Overview
Guri Weinberg (; born August 1, 1972) is an Israeli-American actor and writer. He is known for playing Stefan in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012), from The Twilight Saga film series based on the novels of the same name by Stephenie Meyer.
Weinberg began his acting career with bit roles in television series and movies, such as The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) and Odd Jobs (1997), before receiving more prominent roles in films such as You Don't Mess With the Zohan (2008). Weinberg also portrayed his father, Moshe Weinberg, in the 2005 film Munich, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the book Vengeance by George Jonas.
He has been married to American film and television actress Tammy Lauren since 1997.
Early life
Weinberg was born on August 1, 1972, in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Mimi and Moshe Weinberg. His father was the coach of the international wrestling team for Israel and of Hapoel Tel Aviv; he had previously been the Israeli youth wrestling champion, and also held a similar title for 8 years, as the Israeli adult wrestling champion. Weinberg was one month old when his father, as national wrestling coach for Israel and as part of the 1972 Summer Olympics team, travelled to Munich, where he was murdered alongside another ten team members in a terrorist attack led by Palestinian terrorist group Black September in the Munich massacre.
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