Ari Hoptman Explained

Ari Hoptman
Birth Date:	22 February 1967
Birth Place:	Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Education:	Doctorate in Germanic philology
Alma Mater:	Wayne State University University of Minnesota
Known For:	Acting, publications
Notable Works:	A Serious Man

Ari Hoptman (born February 22, 1967) is an American actor, author, and academic, specializing in Germanic etymology, as well as a Marx Brothers historian.^[1]

Career

Hoptman attended Wayne State University before moving to the Twin Cities to graduate school at the University of Minnesota. He studied Germanic philology under Anatoly Liberman, eventually earning his doctoral degree in 2002.^[2] His graduate work investigated the possible relationship between Verner's Law and certain stress patterns of Old Germanic poetry.

At the University of Minnesota, Hoptman teaches classes in the Department of German, Nordic, Scandinavian & Dutch.^[3]

Hoptman has appeared in dozens of theatre productions, plays and solo shows, mostly in comedic roles.^{[4] [5] [6]} Minnesota Public Radio called Hoptman a "great local actor",^[7] and one reviewer said he takes a dry pleasure in unusual couplings in his humor.^{[8] [9]}

Portraying Ira Stone from Laughter on the 23rd Floor four different times, Hoptman has described the journalist as obnoxious, loud, rude, and late on arrival, but "a brilliant writer."^[10]

Filmography

Title	Year	Character
Theater People	2013	Gary
Eden	2012	German Survivalist Leader
A Serious Man	2009	Arlen Finkle
Newtown's Disease	2006	Mr. Hungus
Two Harbors	2005	'Spock' buyer
Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Quest of the Delta Knights	1998	Pancake Breakfast Extra

Publications

Hoptman's books include:

• A Bibliography of English Etymology, Volumes 1–2 with Anatoly Liberman and Nathan E. Carlson^[11]
• Die erste Reise^[12]
• Sprachbau: Grammatik und Arbeitsheft Fur Das Dritte Jahr^[13]
• The Mood of the Tales are Gloomy^[14]
• Verner's Law, Stress, and the Accentuation of Old Germanic Poetry^[15]

Hoptman's work has been used or referrnced in a number of books and journals, including:

• 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond by Sharon Stiteler^[16]
• Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, Volumes 54-55^[17]
• An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction by Anatoly Liberman^[18]
• Current projects in historical lexicography^[19]
• Interdisciplinary Journal for Germanic Linguistics and Semiotic Analysis, Volume 4^[20]
• Intermediate Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook by Jenneke A. Oosterhoff^[21]
• Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA., Volume 36, Issue 1^[22]
• North-western European Language Evolution: NOWELE., Volumes 36–37^[23]
• Sociological Abstracts, Volume 50, Issue 2^[24]

Hoptman is mentioned for his acting in:

• The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers by Cathleen Falsani^[25]
• The Princeton Seventh by James Vculek.^[26]

Notes and References

1. News: Kaylan. Ochen. Duck Soup. 18 April 2014. Weekend America. 8 November 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419023143/http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/11/08/duck_soup. 19 April 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Graduate Student Placement. University of Minnesota. 18 April 2014.
3. News: Hoptman. Ari. 2006 Teaching Staff Article: Ari Hoptman. 17 April 2014. University of Minnesota. 2006.
4. Web site: Ari Hoptman's Theatrical Resume. Ari Hoptman. 17 April 2014.
5. Web site: Ari Hoptman. Theater People. 17 April 2014.
6. News: Fierce Mosquito (Small But Persistent Prose). Common Good Books. 21 May 2013.
7. Web site: Combs. Marianne. The Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski and Dudeism. Minnesota Public Radio. 18 April 2014.
8. News: Mongan. Emily. Ari is Ira: Veteran Twin Cities actor Ari Hoptman is Ira Gershwin in Park Square production. 17 April 2014. Pioneer Press. 13 December 2013.
9. News: Sparber. Max. FRINGE SHORTS: "Tales ... of the Expected" by Ari Hoptman. 17 April 2014. 7 August 2009.
10. News: Bryan . Erin Elliott . Finding 'Laughter' on stage . 17 April 2014 . The American Jewish World . 23 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419011913/http://ajwnews.com/archives/13443 . 19 April 2014 .
11. Book: Liberman, Anatoly. A Bibliography of English Etymology, Volumes 1–2. 2010. U of Minnesota Press. 9780816667727.
12. Book: Hoptman, Ari. Die erste Reise. 2008. Ari Hoptman.
13. Book: Hoptman, Ari E.. Sprachbau: Grammatik Und Arbeitsheft Fur Das Dritte Jahr. 2006. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 9780757538285.
14. Book: Hoptman, Ari. The Mood of the Tales are Gloomy. 2011. Ari Hoptman.
15. Book: Hoptman, Ari E.. Verner's Law, Stress, and the Accentuation of Old Germanic Poetry. 2002. University of Minnesota.
16. Book: Stiteler, Sharon. 1001 Secrets Every Birder Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond. 2013. Running Press. 9780762447343. 7.
17. Book: Boutkan, Dirk. Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, Volumes 54-55. 2000. Rodopi. 247; 295.
18. Book: Liberman, Anatoly. An Analytic Dictionary of the English Etymology: An Introduction. 2008. U of Minnesota Press. 9781452913216. 83.
19. Book: Considine, John P.. Current projects in historical lexicography. 2010. Cambridge Scholars. 9781443821162. 77.
20. Book: Interdisciplinary Journal for Germanic Linguistics and Semiotic Analysis. 1999. University of California. 83; 154.
21. Book: Oosterhoff, Jenneke A.. Intermediate Dutch: A Grammar and Workbook. 2009. Routledge. 9781135975470. VIII.
22. Book: Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA., Volume 36, Issue 1. 2002. Sociological Abstracts, Incorporated. 244.
23. Book: North-western European Language Evolution: NOWELE., Volumes 36–37. 2000. Odense University Press. 75; 78; 88.
24. Book: Chall, Leo P.. Sociological Abstracts, Volume 50, Issue 2. 2002. Sociological Abstracts. 1309.
25. Book: Falsani, Cathleen. The Dude Abides: The Gospel According to the Coen Brothers. 2009. Zondervan. 9780310292463. 210. registration.
26. Book: Vculek, James. The Princeton Seventh. 2011. Original Works Publishing. 9781934962695. 4.