Ran Danker
| Ran Danker | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Khalil Danker |
| Born |
January 7, 1984 Virginia, United States |
| Origin | Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer and model |
| Years active | 2007–present (music) 2004–present (actor) |
Ran Danker (Hebrew: רן דנקר; born Khalil Danker on January 7, 1984) is an Israeli actor, singer and model. He is the son of Israeli actor Eli Danker. He has sung such songs as "אני אש" ("I am Fire"). He has also starred in the hit Israeli series HaShir Shelanu. Ran Danker also starred in the 2009 Israeli film Eyes Wide Open as the Yeshiva student Ezri, who has feelings for a married, orthodox Jewish father, Aaron (Zohar Strauss).
Danker was born in Virginia, United States. He went to Israel with his mother when he was 2 years old. He grew up in the Bavli neighborhood in Tel Aviv. During that time he was a member of the Ha-Horesh tribe choir of the scouts youth movement. Towards his Junior High year, Ran and his mother moved to Poleg, Netanya. Between high school and his army service, Ran participated in a few TV commercials: a promo of Channel 10; a commercial of Bank Leumi; and the cell phone company Cellcom. As a teenager, Ran was a delivery boy for Domino's Pizza in Netanya.
He starred in Restless in 2008 and from 2004,four seasons in the hit musical TV series HaShir Shelanu (Our Song). He was also in two children's shows, a musical production of The Sound of Music in Tel Aviv and later Haifa and the Festigal (an annual Hanukkah song festival) in 2004 and 2005. He also models for Diadora.
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