Ariel Schulman

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Ariel Schulman
Born
Marek Ariel Schulman

(1981-10-02) October 2, 1981 (age 42)
Nationality American
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actor
Relatives Nev Schulman (brother)

Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981) [1] is an American filmmaker and actor. [2] He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary Catfish , and co-directed Paranormal Activity 3 , Paranormal Activity 4 , Nerve and Project Power with Henry Joost.

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Career

Schulman has directed the movies Catfish , Paranormal Activity 3 , Paranormal Activity 4 , and Nerve alongside Joost. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts' film program in 2004. [3] Schulman and Joost founded the production company Supermarché.

His younger brother, Nev Schulman, is the host of Catfish: The TV Show on MTV. They are of German-Jewish, Russian-Jewish, Polish-Jewish, and Romanian-Jewish descent. [4]

In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Fox. [5] In 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets, the film along with numerous Video Game based movies in development at Fox were cancelled. [6] However, this turned out to be untrue, with Capcom confirming that the film was still in development. [7] In 2020, it was revealed that Mattson Tomlin had been hired to help co-write the screenplay. [8] [9]

In 2018, Schulman co-directed the Netflix sci-fi superhero thriller film Project Power alongside Henry Joost from a screenplay by Mattson Tomlin. [10] [11] The film stars Jamie Foxx, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback. [12] It was released on August 14, 2020. [13]

Personal life

His younger brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish .

Filmography (with Henry Joost)

Film

Documentary films

YearTitleDirectorProducerDoPHimselfNotes
2010 Catfish [14] YesYesYesYes
2011Metropolis IIYesYesYesNoDocumentary short
2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari YesYesNoNo

Television

YearTitleDirectorWriterExecutive
Producer
Notes
20113x3YesNoNoTV movie
2012-present Catfish: The TV Show NoYesYes

Acting roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005The Adventures of Slaters's FriendSlaterShort
2006If You See Something, Say SomethingCommuter
2007Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This?Jerry Ruis
Tight ShotsTV series
2008The Pleasure of Being RobbedBoyfriend
2009Family TreeShort

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