Lee Arenberg
- Highest Rated: Bob Roberts (1992)
- Lowest Rated: Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
- Birthday: Jul 18, 1962
- Birthplace: Palo Alto, California, USA
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Lee Arenberg has the remarkable ability to morph himself into frightening aliens, twisted psychotherapists, lascivious entertainment executives and everything in between. Most frequently referred to as a character actor, Arenberg maintains a flourishing acting career--almost 20 years spanning television, stage and film. Arenberg has appeared in more than 30 movies, including Cradle Will Rock (1999), RoboCop 3 (1993), Waterworld (1995), Bob Roberts (1992), The Apocalypse (1997), Cross My Heart (1987) and the fantasy adventure feature Dungeons & Dragons (2000). Bitten by the acting bug at age eight when he portrayed David in his Hebrew school play, "Killing Goliath", Arenberg notes that the parable "could be the title of any actor's chances in this game." A native Angeleno, Lee attended Santa Monica high school with "brat packers" Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr. and Emilio Estevez, and co-wrote a play with Estevez which was directed by Penn. Lee's first professional job was in 1986 at the Mark Taper Forum in "Ghetto", a play directed by Gordon Davidson. Within weeks he was cast in three films, including the role of Norton in the feature Tapeheads (1988)opposite Tim Robbins and John Cusack. Guest appearances on television began in 1987 with the hit sitcom "Perfect Strangers" (1986), and have continued with memorable roles such as the parking space-stealing New Yorker on "Seinfeld" (1990) and as the murderous rock promoter opposite Katey Sagal and Sam Kinison in "Tales from the Crypt" (1989), as well as roles on "Arli$$" (1996), "Friends" (1994), "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1993) and "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995). Arenberg can also be seen in the role of the notoriously huge studio head, Bobby G., on the controversial syndicated comedy "Action" (1999) opposite series star Jay Mohr. Arenberg names his family and friends as his inspirations, and states that having grown up on Los Angeles' Westside, he was able to see actors as the parents of friends and classmates, not as just as movie stars. "It also gave me an honest assessment of the industry and what I was getting myself into," he laughs. He credits "fear of failure" as his main motivation, and admires the talents and creativity of such legendary actors Paul Muni, Lon Chaney and Boris Karloff. Lee also credits much of his development as an actor to his participation in the Actors' Gang, one of Los Angeles' oldest theater companies. The Actors' Gang was founded by Lee in 1981 with Tim Robbins and other friends from UCLA. After 20 years as an actor in the group, Lee recently made his writing and directing debut with Foursome, a play about golf, sex and witchcraft. In his leisure time, Arenberg enjoys golf, cooking, blues harmonica, video games and pitching for his softball team Bubblin' Crude, which is made up of other actors, many of whom are friends from high school. He is involved with St. Jude's Children's Hospital and other children's health causes, and animal rights organizations, participating regularly in fund raising efforts on behalf of those charitable causes.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Box
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Year |
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Black Velvet | Actor | — | 2011 | |
A Kiss for Jed (A Kiss For Jed Wood) | Mike | — | 2010 | |
Ashley's Ashes | Actor | — | 2010 | |
Polar Opposites | Actor | — | 2008 | |
44% | Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End | Pintel | $309.5M | 2007 |
53% | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Pintel | $423.1M | 2006 |
79% | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Pintel | $305.4M | 2003 |
Natural Selection | Actor | — | 2003 | |
10% | Dungeons & Dragons | Elwood Gutworthy | $14.9M | 2000 |
64% | Cradle Will Rock | Abe Feder | — | 1999 |
Man Woman Film | Actor | — | 1999 | |
Death Valley | Gregory | — | 1999 | |
Young Hearts Unlimited | Rocky | — | 1998 | |
Johnny Skidmarks | Louie | — | 1998 | |
The Apocalypse | Noel | — | 1997 | |
Mojave Moon | Friendly Motorist | — | 1997 | |
18% | Warriors of Virtue | Mantose | — | 1997 |
The Apocalypse | Actor | — | 1997 | |
45% | Waterworld | Djeng | — | 1995 |
0% | Car 54, Where Are You? | Ivan the Architect | — | 1994 |
47% | Freaked | The Eternal Flame | — | 1993 |
There Goes the Neighborhood (Paydirt) | 2nd Burglar | — | 1992 | |
97% | Bob Roberts | Religious Zealot | — | 1992 |
83% | Roadside Prophets | Happy Days Cook | — | 1992 |
Live! From Death Row | Griffith | — | 1992 | |
46% | Whore | Violent Man | — | 1991 |
21% | V.I. Warshawski | Flesh | — | 1991 |
Snow Kill | Kolt | — | 1990 | |
Martians Go Home | Newsroom Martian | — | 1990 | |
67% | Class of 1999 | Technician | — | 1990 |
26% | The Wizard | Armageddon Registrar | — | 1989 |
17% | Brain Dead | Actor | — | 1989 |
Hollywood Boulevard II | Barcode | — | 1989 | |
60% | Tapeheads | Norton | — | 1988 |
The Underachievers | Joey | — | 1988 | |
40% | Cross My Heart | Parking Attendant | — | 1987 |
38% | Who's That Girl? | Actor | — | 1987 |
TV
Rating |
Title |
Credit |
Year |
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80% |
Once Upon a Time
2011-2018
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Leroy/Grumpy Leroy/Grumpy/Dreamy Leroy |
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57% |
Californication
2007-2014
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Ken |
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63% |
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
2013-2014
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Leroy/Grumpy |
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96% |
Pushing Daisies
2007-2009
|
Bailey |
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50% |
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001-2005
|
Gral |
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Las Vegas
2003-2008
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Floor Guy |
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Charmed
1998-2006
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Mordock |
|
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83% |
Scrubs
2001-2010
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Dr. Moyer |
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-2015
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Joey |
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Grounded for Life
2001-2005
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Hair Plugs |
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My Wife and Kids
2001-2005
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Kevin |
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Two Guys and a Girl
1998-2001
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Man/Mugger |
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Walker, Texas Ranger
1993-2001
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Lester Squigman |
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93% |
Action
1999-2000
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Bobby G. Bobby Gianopolis Bob Gianopolis |
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88% |
Angel
1999-2004
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Tiernan |
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77% |
Star Trek: Voyager
1995-2001
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Pelk |
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ER
1994-2009
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Juke |
|
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88% |
Seinfeld
1989-1998
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Mike |
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86% |
Brotherly Love
1995-1997
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Pasternack |
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86% |
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
1993-1997
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Major Domo |
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89% |
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1994
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Prak |
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Married...With Children
1987-1997
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Sal |
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90% |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993-1999
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Gral |
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Night Court
1984-1992
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DiJilly |
|
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76% |
Roseanne
1988-2018
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Ghost of Halloween Past |
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82% |
Tales from the Crypt
1989-1996
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QUOTES FROM Lee Arenberg CHARACTERS
- Captain Barbossa
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Masters Pintel and Ragetti, take this fishwife to the brig.
- Pintel
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Right this way, Mrs. Fish.
- Elizabeth Swann
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From the sweat of a man's brows, and the strength of his back and the courage of our hearts...Gentlemen, hoist the colors.
- Will Turner
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Hoist the colors.
- Ragetti
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Hoist the colors.
- Pintel
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Hoist the colors!
- Gibbs
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Aye, the winds are on our side boys, that's all we need!
- Pintel
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You know you can't read.
- Ragetti
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It's the Bible. You get credit for trying.
- Pintel
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Pretending to read the Bible's a lie.
- Jack Sparrow
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Palaly, palalalaloolay, parsley, parsnip, par, par...
- Pintel
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Parley?
- Jack Sparrow
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That's the one! Parley!
- Ragetti
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Damn to the depths whatever mud filth thought of Parley!
- Jack Sparrow
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That would be the French.
- Jack Sparrow
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Palalalala...parlalalaluh..pa..paluhluh
- Pintel
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Parlay?
- Jack Sparrow
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That's the one!
- Ragetti
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Oh! Who the blazes thought up "Parlay"?
- Ragetti
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Oh! Who the blazes thought up 'Parlay'?
- Jack Sparrow
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(matter of factly) The French.
- Jack Sparrow
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[matter of factly] The French.
- Pintel
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'Ello Poppet
- Pintel
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'Ello Poppet.
- Pintel
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You? you're supposed to be dead.
- Pintel
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You're supposed to be dead!
- Jack Sparrow
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I'm I not?
- Jack Sparrow
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I am not?
- Pintel
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If anyone so much as mentions the word 'parley', I'll have their guts for garters
- Pintel
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If anyone so much as mentions the word 'parley', I'll have their guts for garters.