Ari Magder

{{Short description|Canadian-American actor}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Ari Magder

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| birth_name = Ari Joseph Magder

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1983|05|3}}

| birth_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|04|27|1983|06|14}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| resting_place = Sholom Memorial Park

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1989–1996

| known_for = Dan Jones on Shining Time Station

| spouse=

}}

Ari Joseph Magder (May 3, 1983 – April 27, 2012) was a Canadian-born American actor best known for Shining Time Station (1989),{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/01/10/shining-time-station|title=Shining Time Station - EW.com|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2016-07-11}} Rugged Gold (1994){{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/rugged-gold-1200439787/|title=Review: 'Rugged Gold'|last=Everett|first=Todd|work=Variety Magazine|date=1994-12-09|language=en-US|access-date=2016-07-11}} and Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993, about Laurie Bembenek, starring Tatum O'Neal).{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PS1g1rnX7rsC&dq=%22Ari+Magder%22+actor&pg=PR100|title=Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews 1993-1994|last=Prouty|publisher=Taylor & Francis|year=1996|isbn=0824-037979|location=U.S.|pages=May 13, 1993}}

Early life

Ari Magder was born on May 3, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He started acting in 1989 and played Dan Jones in seasons 2 and 3 of Shining Time Station and its first two 1995 specials.

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1991-1995

| Shining Time Station

| Dan Jones

|

1993

| Bookmice

| Jason

|

1993

| Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story

| Sean Schultz

| TV Movie

1993

| E.N.G.

| Peter Kennedy

| 2 episodes

1993

| Tales from the Cryptkeeper

| Randy (voice)

| 1 episode

1994

| Rugged Gold

| Lloyd Henderson

| TV Movie

1996

| Don't Look Back

| Young Morgan

| Film; final role

Death

Ari died from complications of pneumonia on April 27, 2012, in Los Angeles, California.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/obituaries/article/obituaries_june_22-28_2012_20120620/|title=Obituaries: June 22-28, 2012 - Obituaries|work=Jewish Journal|access-date=2016-07-11}} He is interred at Sholom Memorial Park.

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