Ari Loeb grew up as a dancer and circus artist, touring with Cirque du Soleil, Momix, and Pilobolus. He later worked as a choreographer and performer on the Broadway musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. After 16 years in New York City and on the road, Ari returned to his hometown, Los Angeles, pursuing a career in stunts, and has since worked on over one hundred films, television shows and video games, specializing in creature horror, such as Fear The Walking Dead, Zombieland: Double-Tap, Renfield, and the Resident Evil franchise.

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Ari's feature-length screenplay, "Below the Line" placed Semifinalist at Austin Film Festival 2026 for "Drama Feature." His debut novel, Thunder, Az is an award-winning piece of survival horror. His newest novel, The Stunted Man was lauded by Nicolas Cage as "Compelling, poetic, and funny as hell!" It won the Literary Titan Award for "Best Fiction," and the American Fiction Award for "Best Psychological Horror."