- Grew up in Haskovo where he was also born.
- Emigrated to Germany in 1922.
- Had son Simon with his first wife and another son, Henry, with his second wife.
- Parents, Dimiter and Anna.
- His first wife Delphine was English of partly Irish heritage.
- His first son Ari jr. was born in Spring 1930 but died a few weeks after his birth.
- Brother, Alexander and sister, Zvetana.
- Played the guitar.
- During his time in the military, he met and wrote songs with Hristo Smirnenski who would later become a well known Bulgarian poet.
- His prominent tenor singing voice hardly changed between the time he was a member of the Comedian Harmonists and old age, despite a lifetime of chain smoking.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content