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Shmil Ben Ari
Ben Ari (right) with Liat Azar in 2008
Born
Shimon Ben-Harush

(1952-02-07) February 7, 1952 (age 72)
Oujda, Morocco
Occupation(s)Actor, voice actor
Years active1982-present
Children3

Shmil Ben Ari (Hebrew: שמיל בן ארי; born February 7, 1952) is an Israeli actor and voice actor.[1]

Biography

Born in Morocco, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He immigrated with his family to Israel in 1956. He studied at Beit Zvi.

As an actor, Ben Ari was the star of the award-winning TV series Meorav Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Mix), popular shows such as Hostages, Zinzana, Merhav Yarkon, Our Boys and Rechov Sumsum and films such as An Electric Blanket Named Moshe (for which he received an Israeli Film Academy Best Actor Award), Buzz, Life According To Agfa, Lovesick on Nana Street, Nina's Tragedies and Yana's Friends.

As a voice actor, Ben Ari performed the Hebrew voice of Shifu in the Kung Fu Panda franchise as well as Don Lino in Shark Tale.

Awards

  • 1994 Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Leading Actor – An Electric Blanket Named Moshe
  • 2004 Israeli Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a drama – Meorav Yerushalmi
  • 2008 Israeli Film Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – Lost Islands

References

  1. ^ Shmil Ben Ari’s filmography (in Hebrew)
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