Adi Ashkenazi (; born 23 March 1975) is an Israeli actress, screenwriter, stand-up comedian and television presenter.
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 boy.
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? ()".
Filmography YearFilmRoleNotes2000Domino (דומינו)2000–2001HanimnomimMaim2002Yair Lapid Showstand-up comedian2004HaShir Shelanuherself2005What's This Bullshit2013Bilti HafichRona2020Levad BabaitNati2021Shitat Ashkenazi2022Strictly Come Dancing (Israel)2024Haiiti 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
External links
Adi Ashkenazi, in the Israeli website ROFL