Yon Tumarkin
| Yon Tumarkin | |
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in Rock the Casbah (2012)
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| Born |
22 July 1989 Jaffa, Israel |
| Other names | Yon Tomarkin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Relatives |
Yigal Tumarkin (father) Martin Hellberg (grandfather) |
Yon Tumarkin (Hebrew: יון תומרקין; born 22 July 1989) is an Israeli actor and singer, best known for playing Leo in the TV series Split.
Tumarkin was born and grew up in Jaffa on July 22, 1989. He is the youngest son of Naama Tumarkin and artist Yigal Tumarkin. His grandfather is the German actor and director Martin Hellberg. When he was 13 his parents were divorced and he and his mother moved to Tel Aviv. There he went to the high school (Tichon Ironi Alef) and got the diploma of Art. On August 18, 2008, he took a break from the army for his television work. In 2011 Yon Tumarkin finished his work at the army.
By the age of eight Tumarkin was discovered by casting director Yael Aviv when sitting in a cafe with his father. The next day Tumarkin went to his first audition. During his childhood Tumarkin appeared in many different TV commercials. He got his first bigger acting job at the age of ten in the TV film Who stole the show? (Hebrew: מי גנב את ההצגה). At the age of twelve he appeared in the film Shisha Million Rasism. He played a mute child and Holocaust survivor. From there, his career took off with a leading role in a TV series called Ha-Yeladim Mi'Givat Napoleon (Napoleon Hills Kids). In 2009 Tumarkin sang "Power of Thought" at the Festigal and won the second place for his performance of the song. In the same year he co-starred with Amit Farkash in the TV series Split playing Leo Zachs, a 600-year-old Vampire who looks like a teenager. The series was a hugh success in Israel and was sold to 78 different countries. From 2009 until 2012 Tumarkin was awarded four times in a row with Israeli Television Academy Award as the best actor.
In 2012 he played a main role in the award-winning Israeli drama film Rock the Casbah. In 2014 Yon Tumarkin got a main role in the TV series The Nerd Club.
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