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Ashkenazi in 2011, photo by Prphotos
Place of Birth: Ramat Gan, Israel
Date of Birth: December 28, 1968
Ethnicity: Turkish Jewish
Lior Ashkenazi is an Israeli actor. His films include Late Marriage , Walk on Water , Footnote , Big Bad Wolves , Foxtrot , and Perfect Strangers .
His parents are Turkish Jews from Istanbul. His first language is Ladino.
Lior is married to producer Maya Amsellem. He has a daughter with his former wife, actress Shira Farber; and a daughter with Maya.
Source: Interview with Lior Ashkenazi – http://jewishjournal.com