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Guri Weinberg is the actor who will portray Stefan in the upcoming Breaking Dawn movie.

Biography

Born in August 1972 in Israel. When he was on a month old his father was murdered. His father was Moshe Weinberg a wrestling coach who was the coach of the Israeli Wrestling Team for the 1972 olympics. Members of the PLO or "Black September" snuck into the Olympic Village in the middle of the night and took 11 people hostage. They killed Guri's father and left him fatherless at only a month old. Then they threw Guris Father's naked body onto the streets to make a spectacle for the press. The other athletes were murdered shortly after. Him and his molther lived in Montreal and New York where he learned English. Then when he was in high school they moved to L.A.

He met his wife Tammy Lauren, A American Actress, who talked him into following his passion for painting, photography and writing. At 33 he was asked to play his father in Munich. Which played out his fathers murder on screen.

He auditioned for Breaking Dawn and was offered the role of Stefan. He started a charity after his GFYS story became famous. Him and his wife run it. GFYS has a site and a twitter where you can find more information and GFYS T-shirts.

Notes

Weinberg lost his father in Israel when he was one month old. In the film Munich (2005), Guri plays his own father, Moshe Weinberg, who was one of the Israelis killed in 1972.

Stepson-in-law of Charles Jarrott.

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