Ari Eldjárn

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Ari.

Ari Eldjárn ([ˈaːrɪ ˈɛlt.jaurtn]; born 5 September 1981) is an Icelandic stand-up comedian, writer and actor.^[1][2][3][4]

Ari Eldjárn
Born	(1981-09-05) 5 September 1981 (age 43) Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation	Stand-up comedian
Years active	2009–present
Partner	Tinna Brá Baldvinsdóttir
Parents	Þórarinn Eldjárn (father) Unnur Ólafsdóttir (mother)

Early life

Ari was born in Reykjavík in 1981. His father Þórarinn Eldjárn is a writer. His mother Unnur Ólafsdóttir is a meteorologist, and his paternal grandfather, Kristján Eldjárn, was the third president of Iceland (1968–1980).^[5]

Career

Ari began to perform stand-up in May 2009.^[6] He wrote for several Icelandic TV programmes, including Mið-Ísland and Hversdagsreglur. He has also appeared in the UK on BBC's Mock the Week.^[7] In November 2020, his stand-up show Eagle Fire Iron was released as a vinyl record by Monkey Barrel Records.^[8] In December 2020 another of his shows, Pardon My Icelandic, aired on Netflix.^[9] In January 2021 Ari was awarded the 2020 Icelandic Optimism Award by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson.^[10]