Ari Stidham

Ari Stidham
Stidham at the Camp Conival presentation for the TV show Scorpion at Petco Park during San Diego Comic-Con 2016
Born	(1992-08-22) August 22, 1992 (age 24) Westlake Village, California
Nationality	American
Occupation	actor, singer, composer

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 the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and he was a member of ComedySportz Los Angeles improv 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.

He also releases music under the name DrTelevision, or DRTV. Additionally, through his production company Stidley Inc., he produces "short form alternative comedy" with Zach Green, including a monthly love comedy radio play Dick Duquesne: Tales of a Private Dick.