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===Personal life===
===Personal life===
His brother is [[Nev Schulman]], the host of [[MTV]]'s [[Catfish: The TV Show]].
His brother is [[Nev Schulman]], the host of [[MTV]]'s ''[[Catfish: The TV Show]]'' and the subject of his premiere documentary, ''[[Catfish (film)|Catfish]]''.


==References==
==References==

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Ariel Schulman
Born
Marek Ariel Schulman

(1981-10-02) October 2, 1981 (age 42)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, producer
RelativesNev Schulman (brother)

Marek Ariel "Rel" Schulman (born October 2, 1981)[1] is an American actor, film director, and producer.[2] He is best known for starring in, producing and directing the 2010 documentary Catfish, and for directing Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4 and Nerve with Henry Joost.

Career

Schulman has directed the movies Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, and Nerve alongside Joost. He graduated from the Tisch School of the Arts' film program in 2004.[3] Schulman and Joost founded the production company Supermarché.

His younger brother, Nev Schulman, is the host of Catfish: The TV Show on MTV. They are of German Jewish, Russian Jewish, Polish Jewish, and Romanian Jewish descent.[4]

In 2017, Schulman and Joost were hired to write and direct an adaptation of Mega Man for 20th Century Fox[5]. In 2019, following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox's assets, the film along with numerous Video Game based movies in development at Fox were cancelled.[6]

Filmography

Director

Year Title Notes
2007 Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Short
2010 Catfish Documentary
2011 Metropolis II by Chris Burden: The Movie Documentary short
Paranormal Activity 3
2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari Documentary short
Paranormal Activity 4
2016 Nerve
Viral
TBA Untitled Schulman/Joost project

Actor

Year Title Role Notes
2005 The Adventures of Slaters's Friend Slater Short
2006 If You See Something, Say Something Commuter Short
2007 Jerry Ruis, Shall We Do This? Jerry Ruis Short
Tight Shots TV series
2008 The Pleasure of Being Robbed Boyfriend
2009 Family Tree Short

Producer

Year Title Notes
2004 In Defense of Lemmings Video short
2005 The Adventures of Slaters's Friend Line producer
2008 AWESOME TV series; executive producer
2010 NY Export: Opus Jazz Associate producer
Catfish Documentary
2011 Metropolis II by Chris Burden: The Movie Documentary short
2012 A Brief History of John Baldessari Documentary short
Catfish: The TV Show TV series; executive producer

Personal life

His brother is Nev Schulman, the host of MTV's Catfish: The TV Show and the subject of his premiere documentary, Catfish.

References

  1. ^ "ariel schulman (rel) on Instagram: "first passport, real first name #tbt"". Instagram. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Ariel Schulman Film Biography – Film". Time Out London. London, United Kingdom. Retrieved 2011-11-08. Screenwriter – 2009 – Catfish
  3. ^ Schulman and Joost, along with Catfish producers, Marc Smerling and Andrew Jarecki, are executive producers of Catfish: The TV Show. "Catfish – Directors Bio". United States: Hopscotch Films. Archived from the original on 2011-02-28. Retrieved 2011-11-08. He graduated from NYU's Tisch Film program in 2004... {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Lipman, Jennifer (March 2, 2011). "Interview: Nev Schulman". thejc.com. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 2015-11-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Kit, Borys (July 19, 2017). "'Catfish' Helmers in Talks to Direct 'Mega Man' Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. ^ Switzer, Eric (August 8, 2019). "Disney Just Scrapped Mega Man, Magic: The Gathering, And Sims Movies".

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