Shmil Ben Ari ( he, שמיל בן ארי; born February 7, 1952) is an

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.Shmil Ben Ari’s filmography
(in Hebrew)

Biography

Born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

, to a

Maghrebi Jewish :''See Mashriqi Jews for more information about Jews in the rest of North Africa and Western Asia.'' Maghrebi Jews ( or , ''Maghrebim'') or North African Jews ( ''Yehudei Tzfon Africa'') are ethnic Jews who had traditionally lived in the Maghre ...

family with parents who emigrated from Morocco and Tunisia. He studied at

Beit Zvi Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts, and a Theater ( he, בית צבי) is an acting school, and a theater located in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel, established in 1950. History Beit Zvi is the country's first theater school ...

. As an actor, Ben Ari was the star of the award-winning TV series Meorav Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Mix), popular shows such as ''

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'', ''Zinzana'', ''Merhav Yarkon'', ''

Our Boys ''Our Boys'' is a comedy in three acts written by Henry James Byron, first performed in London on 16 January 1875 at the Vaudeville Theatre. Until it was surpassed by the run of '' Charley's Aunt'' in the 1890s, it was the world's longest-r ...

'' and ''

Rechov Sumsum ''Rechov Sumsum'' (Hebrew: רחוב סומסום, literally: ''Sesame Street'') is the Israeli adaptation of the U.S. children's show '' of the same name''. The first three series of the show were a joint production of the Israeli Educational Tel ...

'' and films such as '' An Electric Blanket Named Moshe'' (for which he received an

Israeli Film Academy The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...

Best Actor Award), '' Buzz'', Life According To Agfa'', ''

Lovesick on Nana Street ''Lovesick on Nana Street'' ( translit. Hole Ahava B'Shikun Gimel) is a 1995 Israeli comedy drama film directed by Savi Gabizon. It stars Moshe Ivgi, Hana Azulay-Hasfari, Avigail Arieli and Menashe Noy. Critically acclaimed, it won the O ...

'', ''

Nina's Tragedies ''Nina's Tragedies'' ( he, האסונות של נינה) is a 2003 Israeli comedy-drama film about a boy Nadav and his aunt Nina. The film is shown from the perspective of Nadav and tells of his experiences regarding his aunt Nina and her loss, u ...

'' and ''

Yana's Friends ''Yana's Friends'' ( he, החברים של יאנה, translit=HaHaverim shel Yana) is a 1999 Israeli film directed by Arik Kaplun. script editor: Savi Gabizon. Critically acclaimed, it won 10 Israeli Academy Awards including the Ophir Award for B ...

''. As a voice actor, Ben Ari performed the Hebrew voice of

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in the ''

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American media franchise that originally started in 2008 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily voic ...

'' franchise as well as Don Lino in ''

Shark Tale ''Shark Tale'' is a 2004 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. The film was directed by Vicky Jenson, Bibo Bergeron, and Rob Letterman (in his feature directorial debut) ...

''.

Awards

* 1994

Award for Best Leading Actor – ''An Electric Blanket Named Moshe'' * 2004 Israeli Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a drama – ''Meorav Yerushalmi'' * 2008

Award for Best Supporting Actor – ''Lost Islands''

References

External links

* * 1952 births Living people Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts alumni Israeli male film actors Israeli male stage actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male voice actors Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli male actors Male actors from Jerusalem Israeli Mizrahi Jews 20th-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male actors {{Israel-actor-stub