Who is Ariana Berlin? Everything You Need to Know

Ariana Alyse Berlin was born in San Diego, California, on October 29, 1987. She was raised by her parents, Howard and Susan Berlin. Ariana wanted to become a gymnast.

She attended ‘Patrick Henry High School’ and later went to ‘The University of California,’ Los Angeles. She started training at a very young age, hoping to become a world-class gymnast. But little did she know that her journey would be full of struggle.

Ariana competed at the club level to become a part of the 1999 ‘Level 9 Western Championships.’ She started her training at ‘SCEGA Gymnastics’ and later trained at ‘South Coast Gymnastics.’

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Car Accident

Ariana was just 14 years old when fate played spoilsport. She had gone shopping with her mother, and while they were driving on the freeway, a speeding car rammed into their car. The impact of was such that Ariana’s car rolled over multiple times before coming to a halt. The accident almost crushed her hopes of becoming a professional gymnast.

While her mother suffered a minor mental trauma, broken shoulder, and broken tibia, Ariana was forced to stay in induced coma for five days. She suffered two collapsed lungs, broken wrist, broken ribs, broken leg, and a broken collarbone.

Career

Though she started recovering from her injury, it became almost impossible for her to start her training again. She then decided to take part in break-dance classes. Ariana joined a San Diego dance troupe called ‘Culture Shock.’ She was the youngest member of the troupe.

While performing at ‘SeaWorld San Diego,’ she met the head coach of ‘UCLA Bruins gymnastics,’ Valorie Kondos Field, who was impressed with Ariana’s will and determination to make it big.

After a few interactions with Valorie, Ariana realized that her love for gymnastics will stay with her forever. After consulting her head coach, she decided to give gymnastics another shot.

She then started her training to compete for the ‘UCLA Bruins gymnastics team.’ At the age of 17, she joined ‘UCLA Bruins women’s gymnastics team.’ She competed in the 2005-06 season as a walk-on, but was offered a scholarship for the next season.

Ariana eventually became a world-class gymnast and her name was included in the hypothetical sports team ‘All-America’ on four different occasions. She is also known as one of the most successful gymnasts of ‘UCLA.’ Currently, she is seeking better and bigger opportunities to take her career forward.

Other Major Works

Ariana has worked as a stunt performer in a handful of TV shows. A few of them are ‘Three Rivers,’ ‘NCIS: Los Angeles,’ ‘90210,’ ‘Make It or Break It,’ and ‘Shake It Up!’

She has also worked as stunt double for TV shows, such as ‘Switched at Birth,’ ‘Honey 2,’ ‘Greek,’ and ‘The Fosters.’ She has worked as an associate producer for two documentaries, namely ‘89 Blocks’ and ‘Shot In the Dark.’

In 2015, Ariana’s life story was made into a TV movie, which was titled as ‘Full Out: The Ariana Berlin Movie.’ Ariana herself played a ‘UCLA’ coach in the movie.

Personal Life

According to reports, Ariana is dating a man named Jimmy Rotstein, who she met at the ‘UCLA.’ She also shared a picture on Instagram in which she was wearing a wedding band. The photograph sparked off engagement rumors, but Ariana has not shared anything on this.

Ariana Berlin Biography