Aristotle Athari

Aristotle Athari
Born1991 (age 33–34)
Other namesAristotle Athiras
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Maura Grace
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(m. 2021)​

Aristotle Athari (born 1991),[1][2] also known as Aristotle Athiras,[3] is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Athari was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live during its 47th season between 2021 and 2022.[4]

Career

After starting his career in stand-up comedy, Athari began collaborating with Muslim-American comedians Hasan Minhaj, Asif Ali, and Fahim Anwar on sketches under the group name Goatface.[5] An hour-long special of their sketch work aired on Comedy Central in 2018.[6] He had a recurring role on the final season of HBO's Silicon Valley as Gabe.[7] Athari also cohosts the improvised podcast "This Is Americans Live," a parody of the radio show This American Life.[citation needed]

In 2021, Athari was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, alongside fellow newcomers James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season.[8][3] He was the second cast member of Iranian descent and Middle Eastern American cast member in the show's history (following Nasim Pedrad).[5][7] He did not return for the 48th season of SNL.[9]

Personal life

Athari married photographer Maura Grace Hooper in September 2021.[10] He is of Iranian American descent.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hanging in Hedo Twon
2016 Funny Man Donovan
2023 Molli and Max in the Future Max
2024 The French Italian
2025 M3GAN 2.0 In production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2019 The Coop Derrick 15 episodes
Silicon Valley Gabe 5 episodes
2021–2022 Saturday Night Live Various Featured player
2024 Hacks Lewis 2 episodes

References

  1. ^ "'SNL' Season 47: Beck Bennett and Lauren Holt Exit; Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong All Return". Yahoo. September 27, 2021. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "'SNL' COVID-19 outbreak cancels Paul Rudd live audience, Charli XCX out". New York Post. December 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Bucksbaum, Sydney (September 27, 2021). "Meet the 3 new Saturday Night Live cast members joining season 47". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Schwartz, Ryan (September 1, 2022). "SNL: Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat Among 3 More Cast Members Out Ahead of Season 48". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Aristotle Athiras". Just For Laughs. Archived from the original on October 19, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "Goatface". IMDb. November 27, 2018. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (January 5, 2022). "Brillstein Entertainment Signs 'SNL' Cast Member Aristotle Athari". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Gomez, Dessi (September 29, 2021). "Here Are This Season's New 'SNL' Cast Members and Where You've Seen Them Before (Video)". TheWrap. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  9. ^ Ryan Schwartz (September 1, 2022). "SNL: Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat Among 3 More Cast Members Out Ahead of Season 48". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Corbett, Kelly (October 18, 2021). "'SNL' Newcomer Aristotle Athari Got Married Just Days Before Joining the Season 47 Cast". Distractify. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  11. ^ Deggans, Eric (September 27, 2021). "Beck Bennett Is Leaving 'SNL,' But 3 New Cast Members Are Joining The Lineup". NPR. Retrieved November 15, 2021.