Yon Tumarkin (Hebrew: יון תומרקין‎; born 22 July 1989) is
an Israeli actor and singer, best known for playing Leo in the TV
series Split.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. His paternal grandfather was
German actor Martin Hellberg, whose father was a pastor. When he was
13, his parents were divorced and he and his mother moved to Tel Aviv.
There he went to the high school Tichon Ironi Alef and got the diploma
of Art. On August 18, 2008, he took a break from the army for his
television work. In 2011, Yon Tumarkin finished his work at the
army.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. During his childhood, Tumarkin
appeared in many different TV commercials. He got his first bigger
acting job at the age of ten in the TV film Who stole the show?
(Hebrew: מי ×'× ×' × ×ª ×"×"צ×'×"). 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). In 2009, Tumarkin sang "Power of Thought" at the Festigal
and won the second place for his performance of the song. 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. The
series was a huge success in Israel and was sold to 78 different
countries. From 2009 until 2012, Tumarkin was awarded four times in a
row with Israeli Television Academy Award as the best actor.In 2012,
he played a main role in the award-winning Israeli drama film Rock the
Casbah. In 2014, Yon Tumarkin got a main role in the TV series The
Nerd Club.
an Israeli actor and singer, best known for playing Leo in the TV
series Split.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. His paternal grandfather was
German actor Martin Hellberg, whose father was a pastor. When he was
13, his parents were divorced and he and his mother moved to Tel Aviv.
There he went to the high school Tichon Ironi Alef and got the diploma
of Art. On August 18, 2008, he took a break from the army for his
television work. In 2011, Yon Tumarkin finished his work at the
army.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. During his childhood, Tumarkin
appeared in many different TV commercials. He got his first bigger
acting job at the age of ten in the TV film Who stole the show?
(Hebrew: מי ×'× ×' × ×ª ×"×"צ×'×"). 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). In 2009, Tumarkin sang "Power of Thought" at the Festigal
and won the second place for his performance of the song. 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. The
series was a huge success in Israel and was sold to 78 different
countries. From 2009 until 2012, Tumarkin was awarded four times in a
row with Israeli Television Academy Award as the best actor.In 2012,
he played a main role in the award-winning Israeli drama film Rock the
Casbah. In 2014, Yon Tumarkin got a main role in the TV series The
Nerd Club.
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