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 Twersky in 2014 | |
| Born | July 26, 1985 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
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]
Born 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 has played a 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]
Twersky is a cousin of rabbi and transgender activist Abby Stein. [11]
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