Ari Joseph Magder (May 3, 1983 – April 27, 2012) was a Canadian-born American actor best known for Shining Time Station (1989),[1] Rugged Gold (1994)[2] and Woman on Trial: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story (1993, about Laurie Bembenek, starring Tatum O'Neal).
[3] 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.
[4] He is interred at Sholom Memorial Park.