Rafi grew up performing scripted theatre at community theaters in Tucson, Arizona. At the age of eleven, he took his first youth improv comedy class, and he became hooked. He began taking improv classes for adults at thirteen and never stopped as he began performing on multiple teams in Tucson as well as coaching multiple teams of varying styles and studying at theaters throughout the U.S. Since high school, Rafi has been running the teen improv program at Arizona Theatre Company, Arizona's State Theatre, in Tucson where he currently (12 April 2021) interns. He currently (12 April 2021) studies at the University of Arizona, majoring in Film and Television and minoring in Creative writing with hopes to go into screenwriting for TV.