Ari Frenkel

Ari Frenkel


in New Jersey, U.S.
Ari Frenkel is an award-winning actor, writer, and producer. He also paints sometimes. Maybe you saw him in Amazon's "I'm A Virgo " or FX's "American Crime Story" or HBO's "Silicon Valley" or "Sorry, Ari," his comedy digital series which he writes and stars in. "Sorry, Ari" was named one of the Best Web Series by IndieWire, Best of the Web by Funny or Die, and has accumulated over 5 million views. Originally from New Jersey, Ari earned his BFA in Acting from Montclair State University. During his time there he won the Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Acting Competition at the National level in Washington, DC.

Movies for Ari Frenkel...

No Hard Feelings
Title: No Hard Feelings
Character: Recent Alumnus
Released: June 15, 2023
Type: Movie
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their introverted 19-year-old son, Percy, before he leaves for college. To her surprise, Maddie soon discovers the awkward Percy is no sure thing.
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Title: All Rise
Character: Ryan
Released: September 23, 2019
Type: TV
A look at the personal and professional lives of the judges, lawyers, clerks, bailiffs and cops who work at an L.A. County courthouse.
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Title: Homecoming
Character: College Guy
Released: November 1, 2018
Type: TV
Heidi Bergman is a caseworker at Homecoming, a Geist Group facility helping soldiers transition to civilian life. Years later she has started a new life, living with her mother and working as a waitress, when a Department of Defense auditor questions why she left the Homecoming facility. Heidi quickly realizes that there's a whole other story behind the story she's been telling herself.
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Title: American Crime Story
Character: Mitch
Released: February 2, 2016
Type: TV
An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.
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Title: Silicon Valley
Character: Young Guy
Released: April 6, 2014
Type: TV
In the high-tech gold rush of modern Silicon Valley, the people most qualified to succeed are the least capable of handling success. Partially inspired by Mike Judge’s own experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the late ‘80s, Silicon Valley is an American sitcom that centers around six programmers who are living together and trying to make it big in the Silicon Valley.
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Checkpoint
Title: Checkpoint
Character: David Melamed
Released: May 30, 2013
Type: Movie
"Machsom", the Hebrew word for "Checkpoint", tells the story of Yaniv Greenblatt, a barely 19 Israeli soldier stationed at one of the most dangerous such checkpoints along the West Bank. He would like to be a pacifist and struggles to be fair to the Palestinians, but has to contend with the prying eyes of his superiors. The problems Yaniv faces at home are no easier. His mother is a wheelchair bound hard-right-winger due to the same terrorist attack that killed her husband. The story centers on Yaniv's relationship with his younger brother, Avi, who attends one of the few mixed Jewish-Arab schools in Israel, and builds towards an incident at the checkpoint that challenges all involved to reconsider their previous resolve.
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Pluto
Title: Pluto
Character: Pluto
Released: January 1, 2011
Type: Movie
Pluto can't help himself. Adopting the roles of various men (and women) of different ages, statuses and personalities, Paul "Pluto" Strauss spends his daily life interfering with the lives of strangers. Having nothing better to do with his endless time and countless money, he escapes his own unhappy reality in pursuit of something a little more entertaining. While he is not harassing people he's never net, he spends the rest of his time inconveniencing (and often embarrassing) those closest to him. It is not until Olivia, a girl from his past, reenters his life that Pluto must acknowledge the weight of his lies and the consequences they bring.
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Title: Rizzoli & Isles
Character: Orderly
Released: July 12, 2010
Type: TV
Perhaps their strikingly different personalities make the relationship between detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles so effective. Jane, the only female cop in Boston's homicide division, is tough, relentless and rarely lets her guard down, while the impeccably dressed Maura displays a sometimes icy temperament — she is, after all, more comfortable among the dead than the living. Together, the best friends have forged a quirky and supportive relationship; they drop the protective shield in each other's company, and combine their expertise to solve Boston's most complex cases.
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Moments
Title: Moments
Character: Yuppie / Commercial Personality
Released: December 12, 2009
Type: Movie
In the course of one weekend, Phil and his fellow life drifters learn that the seemingly small and random moments that make up our days are all that we are promised. As the security of being young begins to dwindle and the unavoidable fate of becoming an adult rears its ugly head, we learn that even in the most extreme of scenarios, the outcome is not that bad
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How To Live
Title: How To Live
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
With the help of his new self help book and his dog/therapist, Ari must navigate his life, his past, and the challenges of creativity in today's world. Told through multiple mediums, "How to Live" is an exploration of one man's all-too-familiar artistic journey and the lessons he must learn in order to accomplish his goals.