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Benzali in 2010, photo by s_bukley /bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of Birth: January 20, 1946
Ethnicity: Jewish
Daniel Benzali is a Brazilian-American actor. He is known for his roles on the series NYPD Blue , L.A. Law , and Murder One .
He was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the son of Lee and Carlo Benzali. His father had also been an actor, in Brazilian and Yiddish theatre. He moved with his family to New York City, New York, U.S., in 1953, where he was raised in Brooklyn.
It is unclear if Daniel is of Ashkenazi or Sephardi background. His father’s working in Yiddish theatre suggests Ashkenazi ancestry.