Film and televisionליאור אשכנזי

Lior Ashkenazi

Lior Ashkenazi is an Israeli actor, voice actor and television presenter known for films such as Late Marriage, Footnote and Foxtrot.

born 1968Zaza in Late MarriageLead role in FoxtrotShuki in Married with ChildrenThree Ophir Awards

Born: 28 December 1968, Ramat Gan
Occupation: stage actor, film actor, dub actor, television presenter
Education: Beit Zvi

Lior Ashkenazi was born in 1968 in Ramat Gan

Lior Ashkenazi was born in Ramat Gan in 1968 and grew up in the Neveh Yehoshua neighborhood. His parents were Jews from Turkey who came to Israel in 1964, and Ladino was his first language. At 16 he moved to Kibbutz Regavim.

He joined the IDF in 1988 and served as a paratrooper until 1991. He then studied acting at the Beit Zvi school and graduated with honors.

He worked on stage at Habima, the Beersheba Theater and Beit Lessin, which became his home theater. His film breakthrough came with Late Marriage in 2001, and he later appeared in Walk on Water, Footnote, Norman and Foxtrot. He won Ophir Awards for Late Marriage, Footnote and Foxtrot.

On television he played Shuki in the Israeli version of Married with Children and appeared in Our Boys, Valley of Tears and We Were the Lucky Ones. He also dubbed Li Shang in Mulan and the title role in Bolt into Hebrew.

Lior Ashkenazi's life in 8 milestones

1968
Born in Ramat Gan.
1988
Joined the IDF and served as a paratrooper.
1994
Graduated from the Beit Zvi acting school.
2001
Played Zaza in Late Marriage and won an Ophir Award.
2004
Starred in Walk on Water.
2012
Began playing Shuki in the Israeli Married with Children.
2017
Starred in Foxtrot and won an Ophir Award.
2024
Played Sol Kurc in We Were the Lucky Ones.

Lior Ashkenazi served in the military

He served as a paratrooper in the IDF from 1988 to 1991 and was stationed in the West Bank during the First Intifada. He completed an infantry squad commanders course.