Ari Joseph Magder (May 3, 1983 â April 27, 2012) was a Canadian-born American actor best known for Shining Time Station (1989), Rugged Gold (1994) and Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993, about Laurie Bembenek, starring Tatum O'Neal).
Ari Magder was born on May 3, 1983, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He started acting in 1989 and played Dan Jones in seasons 2 and 3 of Shining Time Station and its first two 1995 specials.
Ari died from complications of pneumonia on April 27, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. He is interred at Sholom Memorial Park.