Lee Arenberg
Arenberg in 2015
Born (1962-07-18) July 18, 1962
Palo Alto, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouses
Lisa Derrick
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(m. 1999; div. 2006)​
    Katie Meehan
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    (m. 2007)​

    Lee Arenberg (born July 18, 1962) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's crew, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. 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.

    Career

    Arenberg attended Santa Monica High School with future "brat pack" actors Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr. and Emilio Estevez,[1][2] 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 well endowed 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 & Dragons (2000), and the pirate Pintel in the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. He guest starred as "Hair Plugs" in Grounded for Life (2001).

    Lee Arenberg's face as Skeletal Pintel

    A graduate of Santa Monica High in 1980, he starred as the regular character "Grumpy/Leroy" on the hit ABC television series Once Upon a Time.[1][2] As he confirmed when speaking at the Farpoint Star Trek Convention in Timonium, Maryland, Arenberg's character Pintel did not return in the fourth Pirates film.

    Arenberg's face as skeletal Pintel from Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, can be seen popping up in the treasure caves on Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer Island in Disneyland.[3]

    Filmography

    Film

    Actor
    Year Film Role Director Notes
    1987 Cross My Heart Parking Attendant Armyan Bernstein
    1988 Tapeheads Norton Bill Fishman
    1989 The Wizard Armageddon Registrar Todd Holland
    1990 Brain Dead Sacks Adam Simon
    1990 Class of 1999 Marv the Technician Mark L. Lester
    1992 Bob Roberts Religious Zealot Tim Robbins
    1993 RoboCop 3 Robber at donut shop Fred Dekker
    1993 Freaked The Eternal Flame Alex Winter
    Tom Stern
    1995 Waterworld Djeng Kevin Reynolds
    1997 Warriors of Virtue Mantose Ronny Yu
    2000 Dungeons and Dragons Elwood Courtney Solomon
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Pintel Gore Verbinski
    2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
    2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
    2007 Happily N'Ever After Additional Voices Paul J. Bolger
    2012 Mickey Matson and the Copperhead Conspiracy Billy Lee Harold Cronk
    Producer
    Year Film Director Notes
    2011 In the Gray Rob Holloway
    Writer
    Year Film Role Director Notes
    2011 In the Gray screenwriter Rob Holloway

    Television

    YearSeriesRoleNotes
    1987Perfect StrangersLeonEpisode: "Night School Confidential"
    1990Tales from the CryptMarty SlashEpisode: "For Cryin' Out Loud"
    1990, 1992Night CourtMr. Dijilly / Mr. Abraham2 episodes
    1991-2The Idiot BoxVarious characters4 episodes
    1992Live! From Death RowGriffithTV movie
    RoseanneThe Ghost of Hallowe'en PastEpisode: "Halloween IV"
    1992, 1997SeinfeldMike MoffittEpisodes: "The Parking Space", "The Susie"
    1993Married... with ChildrenSalEpisode: "Luck of The Bundys"
    Star Trek: The Next GenerationPrakEpisode: "Force of Nature"
    Star Trek: Deep Space NineGralEpisode: "The Nagus"
    1994Star Trek: The Next GenerationBokEpisode: "Bloodlines"
    1995Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanMajor DomoEpisode: "Tempus, Anyone?"
    1996,1997,1998,2000Arli$$Various characters4 episodes
    1998The Mr. Potato Head ShowBullyboyEpisode: "Equal Writes"
    FriendsThe ManEpisode: "The One with the Inappropriate Sister"
    1999Star Trek: VoyagerPelkEpisode: "Juggernaut"
    1999-2000Action (TV series)Bobby GianopolisMiscellaneous episodes
    2000Two Guys and a GirlMugger / Irene's DadEpisode: "Once Again from the Beginning"
    2001My Wife and KidsKevin AndersonEpisode: "Jay Gets Fired"
    2003CharmedUnidentified DemonEpisode: "Oh My Goddess (Part 1)"
    ScrubsDr. MoyerEpisode: "My Own American Girl"
    2005Star Trek: EnterpriseTellarite Ambassador Gral2 Episodes
    2008Pushing DaisiesArnaud BaileyEpisode: "Circus, Circus"
    2010The Iceman ChroniclesJudge Buttonwillow McKittrick
    2011The CapeRazer's DriverEpisode: "Razer"
    Good Luck CharlieNick, Skyler's Fake DadEpisode: "Monkey Business"
    2011–18Once Upon a TimeGrumpy/Dreamy/Leroy55 episodes
    2013CalifornicationKen (Charlie's boss)[4]3 episodes
    Once Upon a Time in WonderlandLeroyEpisode: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
    2019American GodsAlvissEpisode: "The Ways of the Dead"

    References

    1. 1 2 "Interview With Lee Arenberg". www.officiallypluggedin.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
    2. 1 2 "Lee Arenberg Talks About Grumpy in Once Upon a Time Season 5, Pirates of The Caribbean & More [Interview] | Fox Force Five News". www.foxforcefivenews.com. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
    3. ↑ Shaffer, Joshua C (July 17, 2017). Discovering the Magic Kingdom: An Unofficial Disneyland Vacation Guide - Second Edition. Synergy Book Publishing. p. 539. ISBN 978-0-9991664-0-6. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
    4. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb (8 May 2012). "Scoop: Once Upon a Time's Grumpy Shows Californication Who's Boss". TVLine. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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