Shlomi Elkabetz ( he, שלומי אלקבץ; born 5 December 1972) is an Israeli actor, writer and

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. He is known for playing Simon in HBO's ''

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Early life

Elkabetz mother was a hairdresser and his father was a postal employee. His parents were Moroccan Jews who immigrated to Israel. Elkabetz was the youngest of four children. His older sister was the late actress

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Career

Elkabetz is best known for his Vivian Amsalem trilogy comprising the films, '' To Take a Wife'', ''

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'' and '' Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem''. Elkabetz co-wrote and co-directed the films with his older sister,

, who also starred in the films as Viviane Amsalem, an unhappy Israeli housewife trapped in a marriage with a pious man she cannot stand. The films were loosely based on the relationship between the Elkabetz's parents. Elkabetz also directed the 2011 film, ''Edut'', which again starred his sister. In 2016 he produced the film '' In Between''. Elkabetz made his acting debut as the lead in the 2019 series, ''

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Personal life

Since the age of 21, Elkabetz splits his time between

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

and

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. He lives in Tel Aviv with his partner Yuval, and is the father of a daughter, Rene Lilian Elkabetz Dori, co-parenting with the singer Dikla.

Awards and recognition

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* 1972 births Living people Israeli male television actors Israeli film directors Israeli male screenwriters Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent 20th-century Moroccan Jews Academic staff of Sapir Academic College Israeli expatriates in France Israeli gay writers Israeli gay actors Israeli gay artists LGBT film directors Israeli LGBT screenwriters Gay Jews Gay screenwriters {{Israel-film-director-stub