Lee Arenberg (born July 18, 1962) is an American actor, best known for
his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's crew, in the Pirates of
the Caribbean film series. He also had a recurring role as the dwarf
Grumpy in the television series Once Upon a Time. He attended UCLA as
a theatre major.Arenberg attended Santa Monica High School with future
"brat packer" actors 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 the film's co-stars 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 Mike Moffitt on Seinfeld (1992) 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), and
Friends (1994). Arenberg can also be seen in the role of the
notoriously huge studio head Bobby G. on the controversial short-lived
Fox sitcom Action (1999) opposite series star Jay Mohr.Arenberg has
also guest starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Coincidentally, in two of his appearances, ("The Nagus" and "United"),
he played a character named Gral, one a Ferengi and the other a
Tellarite. In 1992, Lee appeared on the TV series Night Court.
Arenberg also played the recurring role of bookie Mike Moffitt in two
episodes of Seinfeld. In "The Parking Space", he and George Costanza
had a parking dispute, while in "The Susie" his thumbs were
accidentally broken while trying to repair Jerry Seinfeld's car
trunk.He also guest starred in the fifth season of Friends in an
episode titled "The One with the Inappropriate Sister". He guest
starred on an episode of Brotherly Love entitled "Motherly Love". He
had a bit part as a bumbling Hold-up Man in RoboCop 3. Lee also played
Dr. Moyer in the Scrubs episode "My Own American Girl". He also
starred as the dwarf Elwood Gutworthy in Dungeons and Dragons (2000),
and the pirate Pintel in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. He
guest starred as "Hair Plugs" in Grounded For Life (2001).
his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's crew, in the Pirates of
the Caribbean film series. He also had a recurring role as the dwarf
Grumpy in the television series Once Upon a Time. He attended UCLA as
a theatre major.Arenberg attended Santa Monica High School with future
"brat packer" actors 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 the film's co-stars 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 Mike Moffitt on Seinfeld (1992) 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), and
Friends (1994). Arenberg can also be seen in the role of the
notoriously huge studio head Bobby G. on the controversial short-lived
Fox sitcom Action (1999) opposite series star Jay Mohr.Arenberg has
also guest starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep
Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
Coincidentally, in two of his appearances, ("The Nagus" and "United"),
he played a character named Gral, one a Ferengi and the other a
Tellarite. In 1992, Lee appeared on the TV series Night Court.
Arenberg also played the recurring role of bookie Mike Moffitt in two
episodes of Seinfeld. In "The Parking Space", he and George Costanza
had a parking dispute, while in "The Susie" his thumbs were
accidentally broken while trying to repair Jerry Seinfeld's car
trunk.He also guest starred in the fifth season of Friends in an
episode titled "The One with the Inappropriate Sister". He guest
starred on an episode of Brotherly Love entitled "Motherly Love". He
had a bit part as a bumbling Hold-up Man in RoboCop 3. Lee also played
Dr. Moyer in the Scrubs episode "My Own American Girl". He also
starred as the dwarf Elwood Gutworthy in Dungeons and Dragons (2000),
and the pirate Pintel in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. He
guest starred as "Hair Plugs" in Grounded For Life (2001).
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