Azman was born in a displaced persons camp in Bad Wörishofen, Germany to Cesia (née Waishand), a sales clerk, and Kuba Zajfman, a tailor and furrier, Holocaust survivors from Chmielnik, Poland.

Although his first stage appearance was at age six,[3] his professional acting career began with the CBC Television series Toby in 1968.

Since then he has worked steadily in film and television[8] with such roles as Tom Shaughnessy on My Life as A Dog and frequent guest appearances on such shows as Murdoch Mysteries.

He began a lifelong interest in art and antiques after being inspired by Painters Eleven artist Harold Town while working together on the Canadian Centennial project at William Lyon Mackenzie C.I.

Azman is married to Canadian artist[17][18] & antique dealer Pulver Zajfman[19] and lives in Toronto and Miami Beach.