Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi
Lior Ashkenazi in 2006
Born (1969-12-28) December 28, 1969
Ramat Gan, Israel
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Maya Amsellem
Children 1

Lior Ashkenazi (Hebrew: ליאור אשכנזי‎; born 28 December 1969) is an Israeli screen and stage actor.

Early life

Ashkenazi was born in Ramat Gan, and grew up in its Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood. His parents are Sephardi Jewish emigrants from Istanbul, Turkey, who moved to Israel in 1964.[1] His father, Shmuel, worked as a printer. His mother, Victoria, was a housewife. His parents spoke Ladino at home, and it was his first language. At the age of 16, in the wake of problems in school, he moved to Kibbutz Regavim.[2]

He served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces.

Career

He studied acting at Beit Zvi. After graduating in 1994, he worked for Habima and Beersheba Theater. He starred in many plays at Beit Lessin Theater under the direction of Zipi Pines, one of his teachers at Beit Zvi. He also appeared with the Cameri Theater in Tel Aviv, although Beit Lessin remained his home base.[2]

Personal life

Ashkenazi was first married to actress Shira Farber. After his divorce, he had a relationship with playwright and screenwriter Sigal Avin. In December 2011, he married producer Maya Amsellem. They had a daughter in August 2012.[2]

Partial filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Pocahontas Kocoum (voice) Hebrew dub
1998 Mulan Captain Lee Shang (voice) Hebrew dub
1999 Tarzan Tarzan (voice) Hebrew dub
2001 Late Marriage (Hatuna Meuheret) Zaza
2003 Rutenberg (Ish HaHashmal, Electricity Man) Leonard
2004 Walk on Water (Lalechet Al HaMaim) Eyal
Home on the Range Buck Horse (voice) Hebrew dub
2005 Mulan II Captain Lee Shang (voice) Hebrew dub
2006 The Bubble (HaBuah) Himself Cameo
2008 Bolt Bolt (voice) Hebrew dub
Hello Goodbye Yossi French film
2009 Ultimatum Gil Italian film
2010 Rabies (Kalevet) Danny The first horror feature ever from Israel[3]
2011 Footnote Uriel Shkolnik
2012 Karon Michael Short film
Yossi Moti
2013 Big Bad Wolves[4][5] Micki
2014 The Dune Hanoch French fim
2016 Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer Micha Eshel
2017 Foxtrot Michael Feldmann
2018 7 Days in Entebbe Yitzhak Rabin

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 BeTipul Yadin Yerushalmi
2012 Nesuuim plus Shuky Avrahami Hebrew version of Married with children (his character based on Al Bundy
2013 The Missionary Yonatan Gall TV pilot
2016 Ikaron HaHachlafa Atlas Lead role

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2001Israeli Film AcademyBest ActorLate MarriageWon
Best Supporting ActorRutenberg (Ish HaHashmal)Nominated
2004Best ActorWalk on WaterNominated[6]
2011Best Supporting ActorFootnoteWon
2017Best ActorFoxtrotWon
2015Fangoria Chainsaw AwardsBest ActorBig Bad WolvesNominated[7]

References

  1. ↑ Culture (2018-03-28). "Lior Ashkenazi Goes International". Jewishjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. 1 2 3 The Naked Truth, Haaretz
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-02-06. JFilm Festival presents: Rabies (Winner - Best Feature - Mile High Horror Film Festival)
  4. ↑ Big Bad Wolves official facebook
  5. ↑ Big Bad Wolves on IMDb
  6. ↑ Lior Ashkenazi, Biography. Omanoot Archived January 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominees for Best Actor!
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