Film and televisionשמיל בן ארי

Shmil Ben Ari

Shmil Ben Ari is an Israeli stage, film and television actor and voice actor, known for the film An Electric Blanket Named Moshe and the series Meorav Yerushalmi.

born 1952An Electric Blanket Named MosheThe series Meorav YerushalmiHebrew voice of Master Shifu

Born: 7 February 1952, Jerusalem
Occupation: film actor, dub actor, stage actor, television actor
Education: Beit Zvi

Shmil Ben Ari was born in 1952 in Jerusalem

Shmil Ben Ari was born in Jerusalem on 7 February 1952 under the name Shimon Ben-Harosh. His family was of Maghrebi Jewish origin, with roots in Morocco and Tunisia.

After his military service, he studied acting at the Beit Zvi school.

He has acted in many films, including Life According to Agfa, Lovesick on Nana Street, Yana's Friends, Nina's Tragedies and Lost Islands. On television he appeared in Meorav Yerushalmi, Zinzana, Merhav Yarkon, Tironut, Hostages and Our Boys. On stage he performed at the Cameri, Habima, Beit Lessin, the Khan and other theaters.

As a voice actor, he gave Master Shifu his Hebrew voice in Kung Fu Panda and voiced Don Lino in Shark Tale. He won the Ophir Award for Best Actor in 1994 and for Best Supporting Actor in 2008, and the Israeli Television Academy Award for Meorav Yerushalmi.

Milestones in Shmil Ben Ari's life

1952
Born in Jerusalem.
1985
Appeared in the television drama Lechem.
1994
Won the Ophir Award for Best Actor for An Electric Blanket Named Moshe.
1998
Began playing Eitan Naveh in the series Tironut.
2003
Starred in the series Meorav Yerushalmi, which earned him a Television Academy Award.
2008
Won the Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lost Islands.
2008
Voiced Master Shifu in the Hebrew version of Kung Fu Panda.
2011
Played the lead role in the play Ki Vanu Vacharta at Habima Theatre.