Aristotle Athari

Aristotle Athari (born July 28, 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]

Aristotle Athari
Born	(1991-07-28) July 28, 1991 (age 33) Plano, Texas, U.S.
Other names	Aristotle Athiras
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Maura Grace ​ (m. 2021)​

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 first Middle-Eastern male on the show and the second cast member of Iranian descent 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. 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. "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. 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.

External links

• Aristotle Athari at IMDb