- Born
- The youngest of three brothers, Emanuel grew up in a Chicago household, headed by a pediatrician (his father) and a psychiatric social worker (his mother). He learned to be competitive from his brothers, Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, an oncologist and chairman of the department of clinical bioethics at the Warren G. Magnusson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health and Rahm Emanuel, a top advisor to President Bill Clinton and now White House chief of staff for President Barack Obama. Ari's career began as an assistant to Robert Lantz, the veteran New York agent who represented Miloš Forman. He moved to Los Angeles in 1987, landing a job in the mailroom of the Creative Artists Agency.
- IMDb mini biography by: Edgar L. Davis, luludavis@aol.com
- ParentsBenjamin EmanuelMarsha Emanuel
- RelativesEzekiel Emanuel(Sibling)Rahm Emanuel(Sibling)
- Is the basis for Jeremy Piven's character Ari Gold on Entourage (2004).
- His mother used to take him to protest marches against the Vietnam War.
- An active fundraiser for the Democratic Party.
- Brother of Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Congressman representing part of the U.S. 5th Congressional District in Illinois and White House Chief of Staff for Barack Obama, and Ezekiel Emanuel.
- 2007- Ranked #4 on "EW"'s The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood.
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