Lee Arenberg has the remarkable ability to morph himself into frightening aliens, twisted psychotherapists, lascivious entertainment executives and everything in between. Most frequently referred to as a character actor, Arenberg maintains a flourishing acting career — almost 20 years spanning television, stage and film.

He received many accolades for his part of Pintel in The Pirates of the Caribbean, The Curse of the Black Pearl. Pirates, which was the highest grossing live-action movie of 2003, is now out on DVD. Lee’s Diary of a Pirate is a special feature on Disc 2, along with the blooper reel and other special features.

Lee has appeared in more than 30 movies, including Cradle Will Rock, Robocop 3, Waterworld, Bob Roberts, The Apocalypse, Cross My Heart and others including fantasty adventure feature Dungeons & Dragons.

Currently shooting the sequels (yes, that’s plural) to POTC, Lee appears in the animated feature Happily N’Ever After with Sarah Michelle Gellar, George Carlin, Freddie Prinze Jr and Sigourney Weaver, due to be released later this year.

Bitten by the acting bug at age eight when he portrayed David in his Hebrew school play, Killing Goliath, Arenberg notes that the parable “could be the title of any actor’s chances in this game.” A native Angeleno, Lee attended Santa Monica high school with “brat packers” Sean Penn, Robert Downey, Jr. and Emilio Estevez, and co-wrote a play with Estevez which was directed by Penn. Next Page »