Luzer Twersky

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] Twersky and fellow Formerly Hasidic Transgender activist, Abby Stein, are cousins, in two ways. Twersky said that being related to a her made him realize that "I can’t possibly understand what it’s like for a person to come out. I can’t imagine being in her shoes."[7]

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