Ari Rufino
Ari Rufino was born in Amadiya, Iraq. Ethnically, he is a Kurd and speaks fluent Kurdish to this day. In 1975, after a failed Kurdish uprising against the Iraqi Government, Ari and his family fled the war-torn country and lived in Iran for one year as refugees. Not seeing a future there, his parents decided to immigrate to Canada. Ari grew up in Windsor, Ontario and attended high school at the Walkerville Collegiate Institute. The school offered a creative arts program, where he was first exposed to acting. After graduating, Ari continued his education at the University of Windsor. He worked in casinos as a dealer and pit supervisor. He resigned from casinos in 2008, moved to the U.S. and started a career in film and theater.
Ari Sandel
Ari Devon Sandel was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Calabasas and Tarzana, California. He went to Taft High School for a year and then graduated from Calabasas High. He studied media arts at the University of Arizona in Tucson, where he also received a special certificate in Middle Eastern studies. Ari started his professional career in entertainment in 1999, creating and hosting the comedic TV segment "The Traveler," for the FX Channel's The X Show (1999), in which he traveled the globe, offering a tongue-in-cheek view of the world's unknown hot spots for the young and hip. Earning a master's degree in film from the University of Southern California in 2005, Ari directed and co-wrote the short film West Bank Story (2005), which won the 2007 Academy Award for best short film, live action. His documentary Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland (2006) was his feature documentary directorial debut, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released nationwide in theaters in 2008. Ari then went on to direct episodes of Aim High (2011), an action comedy series that starred Jackson Rathbone and Aimee Teegarden for Warner Bros. Digital. In 2015, he directed the hit high school comedy The Duff (2015) for CBS Films, which was nominated for a People's Choice Award and five Teen Choice Awards. Ari recently completed a romantic comedy for Netflix starring Adam Devine, titled When We First Met (2018), which premiered in 2018, and he is attached to direct a franchise launch of Universal's Monster High (2022), based on the billion-dollar toy line from Mattel. Ari is represented by WME and Principatto Young and is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures of Arts and Sciences. Ari is also represented by the Harry Walker Agency as a public speaker, and speaks globally about filmmaking and how to tackle controversial subjects through comedy. Between projects, Ari is an adjunct professor at U.S.C's School of Cinematic Arts, where he teaches a graduate-level course on how to navigate the film business.
Ari Savonen
Ari Savonen is known for Takapihan Pojat: Joulutarina (2011), Backwood Madness and Törkypukki vol. 2 (2016).
Ari Schneider
Ari Schneider is an actor and producer, known for Gloria Bell (2018), Criminal Minds (2005) and S.W.A.T. (2017).
Ari Shaffir
Ari Shaffir is a writer and producer, known for InAPPropriate Comedy (2013), Keeping Up with the Joneses (2016) and This Is Not Happening (2013).
Ari Sihasale
Ari Sihasale is known for Rumah Merah Putih (2019), Denias, Singing on the Cloud (2006) and King (2009).
Ari Smejkal
Ari Smejkal is known for Rock the Block (2019) and Windy City Rehab (2019).
Ari South
Ari South is known for Pali Road (2015), Project Runway All Stars (2012) and Project Runway (2004).
Ari Stidham
Ari Stidham was born in Westlake Village, CA. He is an actor, writer, director and musician. He performs music such as DRTV (Dr. Television) and plays piano, guitar and trumpet. He is best known for his role as Sylvester Dodd in the TV series Scorpion (2014) and his role in Huge (2010).
Ari Vozaitis
Ari Vozaitis is an actor, known for Burn Country (2016), Point 453 (2017) and Nora (2012).