Lior Ashkenazi
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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
Turkish Jews are literally by definiton Mizrahi Jewish, as Sephardi Jews who lived in a Middle Eastern Muslim country for several generations.
Add that Mizrah Jewish tag.