Aristotle Athari Explained

Aristotle Athari
Other Names:Aristotle Athiras
Years Active:2008–present

Aristotle Athari (born 1991),[1] [2] also known as Aristotle Athiras, 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.[3]

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.[4] An hour-long special of their sketch work aired on Comedy Central in 2018.[5] He had a recurring role on the final season of HBO's Silicon Valley as Gabe.[6] Athari also cohosts the improvised podcast "This Is Americans Live," a parody of the radio show This American Life.

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.[7] [8] He was the second cast member of Iranian descent and Middle Eastern American cast member in the show's history (following Nasim Pedrad).[6] 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
2008Hanging in HedoTwon
2016Funny ManDonovan
2023Molli and Max in the FutureMax
2024The French Italian
2025M3GAN 2.0In production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Derrick15 episodes
Silicon ValleyGabe5 episodes
2021–2022Saturday Night LiveVariousFeatured player
2024HacksLewis2 episodes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: September 27, 2021 . 'SNL' Season 47: Beck Bennett and Lauren Holt Exit; Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong All Return . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003071008/https://www.yahoo.com/now/snl-season-47-beck-bennett-160003338.html . October 3, 2021 . 2021-12-19 . Yahoo.
  2. Web site: 2021-12-18 . 'SNL' COVID-19 outbreak cancels Paul Rudd live audience, Charli XCX out . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219022418/https://nypost.com/2021/12/18/snl-has-covid-19-outbreak-may-cancel-everyone-is-fearful/ . December 19, 2021 . 2021-12-19 . New York Post . en-US.
  3. Web site: Schwartz . Ryan . September 1, 2022 . SNL: Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat Among 3 More Cast Members Out Ahead of Season 48 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220901181545/https://tvline.com/lists/snl-melissa-villasenor-leaving-alex-moffat-season-48/#recipient_hashed=b49a6e91826a25cb655304aec1467fb1eba121fc0b6e4a393cab2116a16b2d38 . September 1, 2022 . September 1, 2022 . TVLine.
  4. Web site: Aristotle Athiras . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019143357/https://www.hahaha.com/en/artists/aristotle-athiras . October 19, 2022 . 2021-10-08 . Just For Laughs.
  5. Web site: 2018-11-27 . Goatface . 2021-10-08 . IMDb.
  6. Web site: Kroll . Justin . January 5, 2022 . Brillstein Entertainment Signs 'SNL' Cast Member Aristotle Athari . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20240923041240/https://deadline.com/2022/01/brillstein-entertainment-snl-saturday-night-live-aristotle-athari-1234904833/ . September 23, 2024 . June 6, 2023 . Deadline.
  7. News: Gomez . Dessi . September 29, 2021 . Here Are This Season's New 'SNL' Cast Members and Where You've Seen Them Before (Video) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002173613/https://www.thewrap.com/saturday-night-live-new-cast-where-youve-seen-them/ . October 2, 2021 . October 2, 2021 . TheWrap.
  8. Bucksbaum . Sydney . September 27, 2021 . Meet the 3 new Saturday Night Live cast members joining season 47 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928231208/https://ew.com/tv/snl-season-47-aristotle-athari-james-austin-johnson-sarah-sherman/ . September 28, 2021 . October 2, 2021 . Entertainment Weekly.
  9. Web site: Ryan Schwartz . September 1, 2022 . SNL: Melissa Villaseñor and Alex Moffat Among 3 More Cast Members Out Ahead of Season 48 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902085414/https://tvline.com/lists/snl-melissa-villasenor-leaving-alex-moffat-season-48/aristotle-athari . September 2, 2022 . September 3, 2022 . TVLine.
  10. News: Corbett . Kelly . 18 October 2021 . 'SNL' Newcomer Aristotle Athari Got Married Just Days Before Joining the Season 47 Cast . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211213175333/https://www.distractify.com/p/aristotle-athari-married . December 13, 2021 . December 13, 2021 . Distractify.
  11. News: Deggans . Eric . 2021-09-27 . Beck Bennett Is Leaving 'SNL,' But 3 New Cast Members Are Joining The Lineup . 2021-11-15 . NPR . en.

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