Ari Hoptman
Ari Hoptman | |
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Born | |
Education | Doctorate in Germanic philology |
Alma mater | Wayne State University; University of Minnesota |
Known for | Acting, publications |
Notable work | A Serious Man |
Website | arihoptman |
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
At the University of Minnesota, Hoptman teaches classes in the Department of German, Nordic, Scandinavian & Dutch.[4]
Hoptman has appeared in dozens of theatre productions, plays and solo shows, mostly in comedic roles.[5][6][7] Minnesota Public Radio called Hoptman a "great local actor",[8] and one reviewer said he takes a dry pleasure in unusual couplings in his humor.[9][10]
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."[2]
Filmography
Title | Year | Character |
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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]
References
- ^ Kaylan, Ochen (8 November 2008). "Duck Soup". Weekend America. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ a b Bryan, Erin Elliott (23 May 2012). "Finding 'Laughter' on stage". The American Jewish World. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Graduate Student Placement". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Hoptman, Ari (2006). "2006 Teaching Staff Article: Ari Hoptman". University of Minnesota. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Ari Hoptman's Theatrical Resume". Ari Hoptman. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Ari Hoptman". Theater People. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Fierce Mosquito (Small But Persistent Prose)". Common Good Books. 21 May 2013.
- ^ Combs, Marianne. "The Coen brothers, The Big Lebowski and Dudeism". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ Mongan, Emily (13 December 2013). "Ari is Ira: Veteran Twin Cities actor Ari Hoptman is Ira Gershwin in Park Square production". Pioneer Press. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Sparber, Max (7 August 2009). "FRINGE SHORTS: "Tales ... of the Expected" by Ari Hoptman". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ISBN 9780816667727.
- ^ Hoptman, Ari (2008). Die erste Reise. Ari Hoptman.
- ISBN 9780757538285.
- ^ Hoptman, Ari (2011). The Mood of the Tales are Gloomy. Ari Hoptman.
- ^ Hoptman, Ari E. (2002). Verner's Law, Stress, and the Accentuation of Old Germanic Poetry. University of Minnesota.
- ISBN 9780762447343.
- ^ Boutkan, Dirk (2000). Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, Volumes 54-55. Rodopi. pp. 247, 295.
- ISBN 9781452913216.
- ISBN 9781443821162.
- ^ Interdisciplinary Journal for Germanic Linguistics and Semiotic Analysis. University of California. 1999. p. 83; 154.
- ISBN 9781135975470.
- ^ Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts: LLBA., Volume 36, Issue 1. Sociological Abstracts, Incorporated. 2002. p. 244.
- ^ North-western European Language Evolution: NOWELE., Volumes 36–37. Odense University Press. 2000. pp. 75, 78, 88.
- ^ Chall, Leo P. (2002). Sociological Abstracts, Volume 50, Issue 2. Sociological Abstracts. p. 1309.
- ISBN 9780310292463.
- ISBN 9781934962695.