Lior Ashkenazi
Lior Ashkenazi | |
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Nationality | Israeli |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian, television presenter |
Years active | 1993-present |
Spouse(s) | Shira Farber (m. 19??; div. 2005) Maya Amsellem (m. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
Lior Ashkenazi (Hebrew: ליאור אשכנזי; born 28 December 1968) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, comedian and television presenter.[1]
Early life[]
Ashkenazi was born in Ramat Gan, Israel, and grew up in its Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood. His parents are Sephardic Jews from Turkey who immigrated to Israel in 1964.[2] 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.[3]
He served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces, and was stationed at the Judea and Samaria Area during the First Intifada.[4]
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.[3] His breakout role came in Late Marriage alongside Ronit Elkabetz in 2001.[4]
In 2016 he appeared alongside Hollywood actor, Richard Gere in the critically acclaimed political drama, Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer.[5] Ashkenazi won an Ophir Award for Best Lead Actor[6] for his performance in the 2017 film, Foxtrot, Israel's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[7]
In November 2018 Ashkenazi appeared in Shakespeare's The Tempest, a joint production between the Old Globe Theatre and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[8]
In 2019 Ashkenazi appeared in HBO's show Our Boys, an American-Israeli series.[9]
Ashkenazi is also a Hebrew-language dubber. He dubbed Li Shang in the 1998 Disney film Mulan and the 2005 sequel as well as the title character in Bolt.
Personal life[]
Ashkenazi was first married to Israeli actress Shira Farber, with whom he had his first daughter. After his divorce, he had a relationship with Israeli playwright and screenwriter Sigal Avin. In December 2011, he married Israeli producer Maya Amsellem. They had a daughter in August 2012.[3]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Pocahontas | Kocoum (voice) | Hebrew dub |
1998 | Mulan | Captain Li Shang (voice) | Hebrew dub |
1999 | Tarzan | Adult Tarzan (voice) | Hebrew dub |
2001 | Late Marriage (Hatuna Meuheret) | Zaza | |
2003 | (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 Li 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[10] |
2011 | Footnote | Uriel Shkolnik | |
2012 | Karon | Michael | Short film |
Yossi | Moti | ||
2013 | Big Bad Wolves[11][12] | 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 | |
2019 | My Zoe | Post-production |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | BeTipul | Yadin Yerushalmi | |
2012 | Shuky Avrahami | Hebrew version of Married with children (his character based on Al Bundy) | |
2013 | Yonatan Gall | TV pilot | |
2016 | Ikaron HaHachlafa | Atlas | Lead role |
2020 | Valley of Tears | Menny | |
2021 | Hit & Run | Assaf | Netflix series |
Awards and nominations[]
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2001 | Israeli Film Academy | Best Actor | Late Marriage | Won | |
Best Supporting Actor | (Ish HaHashmal) | Nominated | |||
2004 | Best Actor | Walk on Water | Nominated | [13] | |
2011 | Best Supporting Actor | Footnote | Won | ||
2017 | Best Actor | Foxtrot | Won | ||
2015 | Fangoria Chainsaw Awards | Best Actor | Big Bad Wolves | Nominated | [14] |
References[]
- ^ Lior Ashkenazi’s filmography (in Hebrew)
- ^ Culture (2018-03-28). "Lior Ashkenazi Goes International". Jewishjournal.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The Naked Truth, Haaretz
- ^ Jump up to: a b Shooting Star Haaretz. 18 August 2005
- ^ Hollywood Press Praises New Israeli Films 'Norman,' 'Past Life' Haaretz. 18 September 2016
- ^ To Culture Minster's Horror, 'Foxtrot' Wins Highest Award at 'Israeli Oscars' Haaretz. 19 September 2017
- ^ Kamin, Debra (19 September 2017). "Israel's 'Foxtrot' Sweeps Ophir Awards to Become Country's Oscar Entry". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ Israeli Actor Lior Ashkenazi to Play Lead Role in L.A. Shakespeare Play Haaretz. 16 September 2018
- ^ "Our Boys Cast". HBO. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-02-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) JFilm Festival presents: Rabies (Winner - Best Feature - Mile High Horror Film Festival)
- ^ Big Bad Wolves official facebook
- ^ Big Bad Wolves at IMDb
- ^ Lior Ashkenazi, Biography. Omanoot Archived January 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ For Your Consideration: The 2015 Chainsaw Award Nominees for Best Actor!
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- Israeli male film actors
- Israeli male voice actors
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- Israeli male stage actors
- Israeli male comedians
- Israeli television presenters
- Jewish Israeli male actors
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- 20th-century Israeli male actors
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