| Lee Arenberg | |
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Arenberg in May 2007 |
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| Born | July 18, 1962 Palo Alto, California |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Spouse | Lisa Derrick (1999-2006) |
Lee Arenberg (born July 18, 1962) is an American actor, best known for his role as Pintel, one of Captain Barbossa's crew of miscreants, in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.
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He has guest starred on all the Star Trek spin-offs Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager, and Star Trek: Enterprise. His first appearance was in the ninth episode of the first season of The Next Generation, playing the Ferengi Daemon Bok. In two of his appearances, ("The Nagus" and "United"), he coincidently played a character named Gral (one was 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 Moffit 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).
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 was born in Palo Alto, California. In his leisure time, he enjoys golf, cooking, blues harmonica, video games, and pitching for his softball team Bubblin' Crude, which is made up of other actors, many of whom are friends from high school. He is involved with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and other children's health causes, and animal rights organizations, participating regularly in fund raising efforts on behalf of those charitable causes.
| # | Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Country |
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| 1 | 2003 | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Pintel | Gore Verbinski | U.S. | |
| 2 | 2006 | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Pintel | Gore Verbinski | ||
| 3 | 2007 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End | Pintel | Gore Verbinski |
| # | Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Country |
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| 1 | 2011 | In the Gray | producer | Rob Holloway | U.S. |
| # | Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Country |
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| 1 | 2011 | In the Gray | screenwriter | Rob Holloway | U.S. |
| # | Year | Film | Role | Director | Notes | Country |
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| 1 | 2010 | Lost and Alone | special thanks | Kaleb Wilson | U.S. | |
| 2 | 2011 | Broken Dreams | special thanks | Kaleb Wilson |