Trivia

Born and raised in the Bronx, New York City, New York, USA, in an Orthodox Jewish family.

Was a proudly out gay Jewish man.

Boy George chose Gold to be the spokesmodel for his clothing line RUDE, after interviewing and photographing Gold for AXM magazine,.

In addition to being a singer, songwriter, and DJ, he also was a model and sometime screen and stage actor.

His nickname of "Sir Ari," came from his career as a DJ.

Was discovered at age five while singing at his older brother Steven's bar mitzvah party.

In the early 2000s, Gold was named one of "The 9 Hottest Men in NYC" by H/X magazine and one of the hottest men in the world by DNA magazine.

Was well known for regularly addressing his being both Jewish and gay and also starred in an autobiographical theater production "Ari Gold - Untitled: The Making of a Gay Pop Star".

Was well known for using male pronouns in his songs, and showing affection to men in his music videos.

Was a long time friend of RuPaul, who he also considered a mentor. Early in his career, he appeared alongside RuPaul in Ru's "underground film" [link-tt0837806] portraying Tyrone Cohen.

Made a name for himself performing at the New York City gay bars Barracuda and Splash.