Luzer Twersky (born July 26, 1985) is an American film and television actor.[1] He is best known for his role in the film Felix and Meira, for which he garnered a Jutra Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 18th Jutra Awards[2] and won the Best Actor award at the Amiens International Film Festival[3] and the Torino International Film Festival.[4]
Luzer Twersky | |
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 Twersky in 2014 | |
| Born | July 26, 1985 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
Career
editBorn and raised in Brooklyn as a Hasidic Jew, Twersky left the community in 2008, after struggling with his faith.[5] He later met fashion designer Duncan Quinn, becoming a model and a retail manager for Quinn's store in Los Angeles,[1] until taking his first acting role in 2010. By 2012, he was cast in his first leading role, in the film Where Is Joel Baum?.[1]
In 2015, he also had a recurring role in the television series Transparent.[6] He appeared in the second season of the HBO show High Maintenance.[7]
In September 2017, he appeared as one of the main characters in the Netflix documentary One of Us, where directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady follow him years after he leaves his Hasidic community in Brooklyn, New York, and how he deals with his ostracization.[8]
In 2023, Twersky played the role of Hasidic Judaism founder, holy man Baal Shem Tov (the Besht) in Ukrainian film «Dovbush»[9] directed by Oles Sanin.
Twersky is mentioned in Penn Jillette's book "God, No!".[10]
Personal life
editTwersky is a cousin of rabbi and transgender activist Abby Stein.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "In 'Felix & Meira', Luzer Twersky Revisits the Hasidic World He Left". The New York Times, April 2, 2015.
- ^ "«La passion d'Augustine» et «Corbo» nommes 10 fois aux Jutra". Canadian Press, January 25, 2016.
- ^ "Félix & Meira à l'affiche le 30 janvier". canoe.ca, December 18, 2014.
- ^ "Torino Film Festival". Torinofilmfest.org. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Breaking Away: A year in the life of Luzer Twersky, a 23-year-old former Satmar who left Hasidism behind". Tablet, December 13, 2010.
- ^ "An Interview with Luzer Twersky: From Ultra-Orthodox to “Transparent” Star". MyJewishLearning, December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Luzer Twersky Left Orthodox Judaism For Sex, Bacon, and Acting". Bedford + Bowery. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Luzer Twersky Uses Vankyo Tablet For Netflix". 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ ""Це як зіграти Ісуса" – американський актор Лузар Тверські про роль у "Довбуші"". Українська правда _Життя. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
- ^ Jillette, Penn (2011). God,no! Signs you may already be an atheist and other magical tales. Simon & Schuster. p. 37.
- ^ Stein, Abby (2019). Becoming Eve: My Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman. Seal Press. p. 155.