Yon Tumarkin

Tumarkin was born and raised in Jaffa, Israel, to a family of mostly Jewish descent. He is the youngest son of Naama Tumarkin and artist Yigal Tumarkin. [2] His paternal grandfather was German actor Martin Hellberg, whose father was a pastor.[3] When he was 13, his parents were divorced and he and his mother moved to Tel Aviv.[4] There he went to the high school Tichon Ironi Alef and got the diploma of Art.[5] On August 18, 2008, he took a break from the army for his television work.[6] In 2011, Yon Tumarkin finished his work at the army.[7]

By the age of eight, Tumarkin was discovered by casting director Yael Aviv when sitting in a cafe with his father. The next day, Tumarkin went to his first audition.[8][9] During his childhood, Tumarkin appeared in many different TV commercials.[10] He got his first bigger acting job at the age of ten in the TV film Who stole the show? (Hebrew: מי גנב את ההצגה).[11] At the age of twelve, he appeared in the film Shisha Million Rasism. He played a mute child and Holocaust survivor. From there, his career took off with a leading role in a TV series called Ha-Yeladim Mi'Givat Napoleon (Napoleon Hills Kids).[12] In 2009, Tumarkin sang "Power of Thought" at the Festigal and won the second place for his performance of the song.[13] In the same, year he co-starred with Amit Farkash in the TV series Split playing Leo Zachs, a 600-year-old Vampire who looks like a teenager.[6] The series was a huge success in Israel and was sold to 78 different countries.[14] From 2009 until 2012, Tumarkin was awarded four times in a row with Israeli Television Academy Award as the best actor.[15]

In 2012, he played a main role in the award-winning Israeli drama film Rock the Casbah.[16][17] In 2014, Yon Tumarkin got a main role in the TV series The Nerd Club.[18]

In 2015, Tumarkin starred along Yael Grobglas and Danielle Jadelyn in JeruZalem, an English-speaking Israeli horror film.[19]

In 2016, Tumarkin appeared in the Israeli child series Susey Pere (Wild Horses) as Libby Yahav.[20] In the same year it was announced that Tumarkin was cast in the TV series "המלאך השומר שלי" (My Guardian Angel). The series deals with a group of adolescents who all have their own guardian angel.[21]

In 2018, he played the graphic designer Reuben in an episode of the British crime series McMafia.[22]

During the filming of Split, Tumarkin met Amit Farkash, and the two of them began dating.[23] After their break up, Tumarkin dated the model Alexa Tamari. However, their relationship ended in August 2014.[24] Tumarkin lives in Ramat Gan.[25]

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