Ari Stidham (born August 22, 1992) is an American actor and musician.
He is known for his role as Sylvester Dodd in the television series
Scorpion.Stidham was born on August 22, 1992 in Westlake Village,
California, to a Sephardic Jewish father and an Ashkenazi Jewish
mother. His maternal grandparents were from Russia, and his paternal
grandparents were from Morocco and the United States. He was raised in
an observant Reform Jewish home, and he attended the Center for Early
Jewish Education in Thousand Oaks. He does not identify as religiously
Jewish, but he identifies as culturally Jewish.Stidham began playing
music at four and performed in theater and musical productions
throughout elementary and high school. He later performed with and was
a member of ComedySportz Los Angeles Improvisational comedy
group.Stidham broke into acting with a starring role in the ABC Family
television series Huge. He later auditioned for the part of Sylvester
Dodd in the CBS series Scorpion, despite the role being written for an
African-American actor in his thirties, and was cast in the role after
a single audition. From 2014 to 2018, Stidham was a part of the main
cast for the entirety of the series.
He is known for his role as Sylvester Dodd in the television series
Scorpion.Stidham was born on August 22, 1992 in Westlake Village,
California, to a Sephardic Jewish father and an Ashkenazi Jewish
mother. His maternal grandparents were from Russia, and his paternal
grandparents were from Morocco and the United States. He was raised in
an observant Reform Jewish home, and he attended the Center for Early
Jewish Education in Thousand Oaks. He does not identify as religiously
Jewish, but he identifies as culturally Jewish.Stidham began playing
music at four and performed in theater and musical productions
throughout elementary and high school. He later performed with and was
a member of ComedySportz Los Angeles Improvisational comedy
group.Stidham broke into acting with a starring role in the ABC Family
television series Huge. He later auditioned for the part of Sylvester
Dodd in the CBS series Scorpion, despite the role being written for an
African-American actor in his thirties, and was cast in the role after
a single audition. From 2014 to 2018, Stidham was a part of the main
cast for the entirety of the series.
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