Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi
Lior Ashkenazi in 2006
Born	(1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 47) Ramat Gan, Israel
Occupation	Actor
Spouse(s)	Maya Amsellem
Children	1

Lior Ashkenazi (Hebrew: ליאור אשכנזי‎‎; born in 1969 in (Ramat Gan) is an Israeli screen and stage actor.

Ashkenazi was born to Sephardi Jewish immigrants from Turkey who moved to Israel in 1964. He grew up in the Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood in Ramat Gan. 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.

In the Israel Defense Forces, he served as a paratrooper. 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.

Ashkenazi was first married to actress Shira Farber. After his divorce, he had a relationship with playwright and screenwriter Sigal Avin. He also had a relationship with a woman whose identity remains unknown. In December 2011 he married producer Maya Amsellem. They had a daughter in August 2012.

as dubbing voice actor