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Israeli actress and comedian

Adi Ashkenazi
Adi Ashkenazi, 2011
Born (1975-03-23) 23 March 1975 (age 49)
NationalityIsraeli
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • television presenter

Adi Ashkenazi (Hebrew: עדי אשכנזי; born 23 March 1975) is an Israeli actress, voice actor, comedian and television host.

Biography

Ashkenazi was born in Herzliya, Israel. Her Sephardic Jewish family immigrated to Israel from Turkey. She studied acting at the Beit Tzvi School for Performing Arts. In 2004, Ashkenazi divorced the actor Coby Doron after three years of marriage. In 2010, she was arrested for illegal possession of drugs, but released immediately. In 2010, it was announced that she was pregnant by her boyfriend of six months, Eitan Ben Zakan. She gave birth to a baby girl in April 2011 and in November 2012 she gave birth to a baby son.

Media career

After graduating from Beit Zvi, she hosted children's shows on Israeli TV's Channel One. In 2000 she appeared in a renewed version of the humour show Domino Gros, together with Maya Dagan and Anat Magen. In 2002, she performed on Yair Lapid's talk show. She managed the comic part of the show and presented a stand-up show together with Maya Dagan. In 2004, she won the "Entertainment woman of the year" prize. In 2006, she was named "Television woman of the year" at the "People of the year" ceremony on Channel Two.

Ashkenazi is the star of "What's that nonsense?" (מה זה השטויות האלה‎).

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2000 Domino (דומינו)
2000–2001 Hanimnomim Maim
2002 Yair Lapid Show stand-up comedian
2004 HaShir Shelanu herself
2005 What's This Bullshit
2013 Bilti Hafich Rona
2020 Levad Babait Nati
2021 Shitat Ashkenazi
2022 Strictly Come Dancing (Israel)
2024 Haiiti Meta

Family

In 2001 Ashkenazi married actor Kobi Doron and in 2004 they divorced. Since 2010, she has been in a relationship with Eitan Ben-Zakan and they have a son and two daughters. The two were married on October 26, 2018.

She lives in Tel Aviv.

References

  1. Israeli chic
  2. עדי אשכנזי והסם: במשטרה "בודקים כך כל חשד"
  3. http://www.jpost.com/LocalIsrael/InJerusalem/Article.aspx?id=194978 Reference on boyfriend and pregnancy: Retrieved: 5 December 2010.
  4. עדי אשכנזי ילדה
  5. "עדי אשכנזי בהופעה". Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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