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

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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 70) Jerusalem, Israel
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982-present
Children	3

Biography

Born in Jerusalem, to a Sephardic Jewish family with parents who emigrated from Morocco and Tunisia. 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

External links

• Shmil Ben Ari at IMDb
• Shmil Ben Ari at AllMovie

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