Date of Birth

2 December 1985, Miami, Florida, USA

Mini Biography

Yani Gellman was born in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor, known for Jason X (2001), The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) and 47 Meters Down (2017). He is also the writer/director of the award winning short Greetings, from the Planet Krog! (2020). He has Sephardic (Spanish Jewish) ancestry and is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Shawn Williams, of Team Renzo Gracie.

Trivia

• He was named after a family friend, writer Jan Joors.
• He was born in Miami. He has Sephardic (Spanish Jewish) ancestry. Because of his father's work as a reporter, the family often moved during Yani's childhood, living in Australia, Spain, and Texas. They settled in Toronto, Canada.