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Natalie Portman is the first person born in the 1980s to have won the Academy Award for Best Actress (for Black Swan (2010)).
Natalie was born Natalie Hershlag on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel. She is the only child of Avner Hershlag, an Israeli-born doctor, and Shelley Stevens, an American-born artist (from Cincinnati, Ohio), who also acts as Natalie's agent. Her parents are both of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Natalie's family left Israel for Washington, D.C., when she was still very young. After a few more moves, her family finally settled in New York, where she still lives to this day. She graduated with honors, and her academic achievements allowed her to attend Harvard University. She was discovered by an agent in a pizza parlor at the age of 11. She was pushed towards a career in modeling but she decided that she would rather pursue a career in acting. She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon: The Professional (1994) (aka "Léon"). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996), and Mars Attacks! (1996).
It was not until 1999 that Natalie received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated US$431 million-grossing prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999). She then she starred in two critically acclaimed comedy dramas, Anywhere But Here (1999) and Where the Heart Is (2000), followed by Closer (2004), for which she received an Oscar nomination. She reprised her role as Padme Amidala in the last two episodes of the Star Wars prequel trilogy: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). She received an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Black Swan (2010).
She received a second nomination for Best Actress, for playing Jacqueline Kennedy in Jackie (2016).- Actress
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Mili Avital is the first Israeli actor to establish a career in Hollywood. She started on stage at the age of 17 in Tel Aviv's Cameri National Theater. In film, she won the Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and was nominated for Best Actress, both before she was 20. Moving to the US in 1994, Avital starred in numerous films including Jim Jarmousch's Deadman and Roland Emmerich's Stargate. Her extensive television work includes Law & Order, Damages and a starring stint in Prisoners of War (aka Hatufim)-- which the New York Times listed number one in its "Thirty Best International TV Shows of the Decade" (2019).
For 2024, Avital has just completed Mary opposite Anthony Hopkins and she is currently filming Kugel, a spin off of the hit series Shtisel. An Italian film based on Meir Shalev's award-winning novel, Four Meals, is scheduled for release next year.
As a director, Avital co-wrote and directed Next Stop at the Broadway Comedy Club (2017-2018) and her short documentary film, I Think Myself I Am All the Time Younger, was part of the Tribeca Film Festival in 2004.
Avital lives in London and New York, and has been married for many years to Oscar-winning screenwriter, Charles Randolph. They have two children.- Daniella Kertesz was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for World War Z (2013), Shtisel (2013) and Incitement (2019).
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The youngest of four siblings, Brian George was born in Jerusalem to Jewish parents in July 1952. Both of his parents had immigrated to Israel from India. His father was born in Iraq but raised in Bombay and his mother was born and raised in India. When Brian was a year old, the family immigrated to London. Brian attended an all-boys school in London. In 1966, the family moved to Toronto and he attended public high school, followed by the University of Toronto, where he became involved in theater. George left before graduation and formed an unsuccessful theater group. He joined The Second City, where he trained with comedy greats including John Candy, among others. His career in acting and voice-over work has flourished ever since.- Actor
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Born in 1919 in Jerusalem, Nehemiah Persoff emigrated with his family to America in 1929.
Following schooling at the Hebrew Technical Institute of New York, he found a job as a subway electrician doing signal maintenance until an interest in the theater altered the direction of his life.
He joined amateur groups and subsequently won a scholarship to the Dramatic Workshop in New York. This led to what would have been his Broadway debut in a production of "Eve of St. Mark", but he was fired before the show opened. He made his official New York debut in a production of "The Emperor's New Clothes" in 1940.
WWII interrupted his young career in 1942, when he was inducted into the United Sates Army, returning to the stage after his hitch was over in 1945, three years later. He sought work in stock plays and became an intern of Stella Adler and, as a result, a strong exponent of the Actor's Studio. Discovered by Charles Laughton and cast in his production of "Galileo" in 1947, Persoff made his film debut a year later with an uncredited bit in The Naked City (1948).
Short, dark, chunky-framed and with a distinct talent for dialects, Persoff became known primarily for his ethnic villainy, usually playing authoritative Eastern Europeans.
In a formidable career which had him portraying everything from cab drivers to Joseph Stalin, standout film roles would include Leo in The Harder They Fall (1956) with Humphrey Bogart, Gene Conforti in Alfred Hitchcock's The Wrong Man (1956), Albert in This Angry Age (1958) and gangster Johnny Torrio in Al Capone (1959). That same year he played another gangster, the small role of Little Bonaparte, in Some Like It Hot (1959).
He was a durable performer during TV's "Golden Age" (Gunsmoke (1955), The Twilight Zone (1959)) and well beyond (Chicago Hope (1994), Law & Order (1990)), playing hundreds of intense, volatile and dominating characters.
In later years, his characters grew a bit softer as Barbra Streisand's Jewish father in Yentl (1983) and the voice of Papa Mousekewitz in the An American Tail (1986) will attest. Later stage work included well-received productions of "I'm Not Rappaport" and his biographical one-man show "Sholem Aleichem".
After declining health and high blood pressure forced him to slow down, Persoff took up painting in 1985, studying sketching in Los Angeles. Specializing in watercolor, he created more than 100 works of art, many of which have been exhibited up and down the coast of California. He celebrated his 100th birthday in 2019.- Actor
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Lior Raz was born on 24 November 1971 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor and writer, known for Fauda (2015), Hit & Run (2021) and 6 Underground (2019). He has been married to Meital Berdah since 2008. They have three children.- Niv Sultan was born on 16 September 1992 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for Tehran (2020), Eilat (2018) and Almost Famous (2017). She has been married to Maor Schwietzer since March 2022.
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Maya Eshet was born on 9 May 1990 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress and producer, known for Teen Wolf (2011), Shiur Moledet: Avdei Hashem (2003) and Man Seeking Woman (2015).- Actress
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Reymonde Amsellem was born on 19 July 1978 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress and writer, known for Seven Blessings (2023), Rendition (2007) and My Lovely Sister (2011).- Shadi Mar'i was born on 17 November 1994 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for Munich Games (2022), Fauda (2015) and The Way of the Wind.
- Jonah Lotan was born in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for 24 (2001), Generation Kill (2008) and The Jacket (2005).
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Ori Pfeffer was born on 28 July 1975 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Jolt (2021) and The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017). He has been married to Yael Goldman since 18 June 2009.- Writer
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Gideon Raff was born on 10 September 1972 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a writer and producer, known for Homeland (2011), The Red Sea Diving Resort (2019) and Prisoners of War (2009).- Writer
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Hanan Savyon was born on 21 March 1976 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a writer and actor, known for Maktub (2017), Asfur (2010) and Bros (2024).- Yaara Benbenishty was born on 23 June 1989 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for Exodus to Shanghai (2015), Fauda (2015) and Batel the Virgin (2019).
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Noam Murro was born on 16 August 1961 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a director and producer, known for 300: Rise of an Empire (2014), Watership Down (2018) and Smart People (2008).- Actor
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Born in Jerusalem November 4th, 1929. Fourth generation Israeli. Educated at "Alliance" school of Jerusalem. In his teens studied at "Haohel" Theatre Studio. At the age of 15 joined the "Palmach" underground forces and participated in safeguarding the convoys to Jerusalem. Also fought at the "Palyam" (Palmach's Naval section), where he met Dan Ben-Amotz, who was very impressed with his comic talents, and appointed him to his friend Haim Heffer, founder of the "The Cheezbatron", the Palmach's entertainment troupe. Ophir was the first person asked to contribute his multi-talents to the band and became its undisputed star. Besides his many comic pieces, he became a musical performer, singing the band's first songs: "Dahilak Motke" with Naomi Polani, "Inyan Shel Offi" (A matter of character) with Rivka Kramer and "Ani Akiva". He met his first spouse, the singer Ohela Halevi at The Cheezbatron.
Was invited by Marlene Dietrich to join her in creating a show. The great actress also designated him words of admiration in a book written by her. Life magazine defined him as standing in line with Marcel Marceau as one of the world's best mime artists.- Naomi Levov was born on 25 July 1986 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for On the Spectrum (2018), Yona (2014) and Motek Bool BaEmtza (2021). She has been married to Yossi Marshek since 2013. They have one child.
- David Darlow was born on 25 December 1943 in Jerusalem. He is an actor, known for Miller's Crossing (1990), Road to Perdition (2002) and The Fugitive (1993). He has been married to Rachel Silverman Darlow since 3 April 2006. He was previously married to Kristie Thatcher.
- Vic Tablian was born in Palestine, which was a British Mandate from 1917 to 1948. He is an actor known for his roles in the Indiana Jones' franchise: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) in which he had two roles, as Peruvian guide Barranca and the Nazi collaborating "Monkey Man", and The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) in which he played as Demetrios/Claw. He is also known for Midnight Express (1978), Navy Seals (1990), Sphinx (1981), Eleni (1985), The Bill (1984)...
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Guy Oseary's entrepreneurial leadership and global vision includes the development and innovative business management of artist brands, (Madonna), producing films (vampire film trilogy Twilight), concert tours (Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet Tour" grossed 408 million dollars), management of three-time American League MVP Alex Rodriguez, advisor to the leading coconut water brand company (Vita Coco), and a joint venture partnership with Iconix Brand Group in the apparel industry.
At the age of 15, Guy Oseary began searching for and developing talent in Los Angeles while still in high school. Two years later, he joined what was to become Maverick Records as an A&R man and quickly rose through the ranks to become Chairman of the label. During Oseary's tenure, he guided Maverick to sales of over l00 million units globally including 33 million copies of the debut album of his young discovery Alanis Morrisette. Her "Jagged Little Pill" album would take home four Grammy Awards in l996, including Album of the Year, securing a spot for Maverick Records as one of the industry's leading boutique labels. During Oseary's tenure the label also released albums by Michelle Branch, Prodigy, Deftones and The Wreckers as well as soundtracks to "The Wedding Singer," "The Matrix," "Austin Powers," and Quentin Tarantino's films "Jackie Brown" and "Kill Bill."
In 2005, Oseary became Madonna's manager following several years as the artist's business partner. Their collaboration in all aspects of Madonna's career included the release of multi platinum CDs and two recent worldwide concert tours. The 2006 "Confessions Tour" grossed $195 million and her 2008-2009 "Sticky & Sweet" Tour was the most successful tour by a solo artist in history with gross revenue of 408 million dollars. In 2007, Oseary negotiated a groundbreaking deal by partnering Madonna with Live Nation, the number one touring promotion company in the world. The unprecedented deal is valued at 120 million dollars.
As part of Maverick Films, Oseary executive produced the stunningly successful Twilight series. The latest installment, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse set a new record for the biggest midnight domestic opening in box office history. The three movies to date have grossed over l.7 billion dollars.
In 2009, his client, three-time American League MVP, NY Yankees third baseman, and baseball giant, Alex Rodriguez, won his first World Series Championship.
Oseary co-manages YouTube singing sensation, 13 year-old Greyson Michael Chance. Chance's performance of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" has had 50 million views on YouTube with no signs of slowing down. He is currently recording his debut CD for Ellen Degeneres' new record label ElevenEleven.
NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly, now in its tenth year, is executive produced by Oseary along with NBC's New Year's Eve - also hosted by Daly.
Since 2004, Oseary has been a principal at the top entertainment management company, Untitled Entertainment (in partnership with Jason Weinberg and Stephanie Simon). The firm oversees a roster of clients including Hilary Swank, David Caruso, Penelope Cruz, Naomi Watts, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Lucy Liu, and Blake Lively amongst others.
In early 2010, Oseary became an adviser to Vita Coco, the coconut water brand company. He brought on board an investment group including Madonna, Demi Moore, Anthony Kiedis and Matthew McCounaghey. Vita Coco currently has a 70 percent market share for coconut water in the US with sales continuing to surge monthly.
Oseary has signed on as an advisor to Groupon.com. Forbes proclaimed the company as "the fastest-growing company in web history." In April 2010, at just 17 months old, Groupon's valuation was l.35 billion dollars.
In partnership with Madonna, Oseary formed MDG Icon, a joint venture with Iconix Brand Group which focuses on fashion and apparel projects. The first collection under MDG is a sunglass collection designed by Madonna in collaboration with designer duo Dolce and Gabanna. The first apparel collection, Material Girl, is a fast fashion junior line designed by Madonna and her daughter sold exclusively in all Macy's stores.
Oseary has written two books and has had two photography books published.- Godfrey Quigley was born on 4 May 1923 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was an actor, known for A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975) and Get Carter (1971). He was married to Genevieve Lyons. He died on 7 September 1994 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Palestinian-Israeli actor Makram Khoury was the youngest artist and the first Arab to win the Israel Prize, the highest artistic honor in the country.
He is one of Israel's most respected actors, playing leads in all the major theatres as well as acting in films and on television.
Khoury is an actor's actor: subtle, powerful and protean. He embodies many of the paradoxes of Israeli society. He was born to a Christian-Arab family who belonged to the Greek Orthodox church: Greek Orthodox, Christian, Arab, Palestinian. He and his family fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. After five months of unemployment, Makram's lawyer father decided to risk returning rather than live in a refugee camp.
Makram's family found housing in the Northern Israeli city of Acco. When he graduated high school in 1963, he went to study at The Hebrew University but soon dropped out to act. He trained with Jacqueline Kronberg-an American teacher who had worked with Second City-and also got involved with an Arab Theatre in Haifa. Eventually he went to Drama School in England.
When he returned, even though he soon began getting work at The Cameri Theatre and the Haifa Municipal Theatre, he experienced an identity crisis. The Cameri arranged coaching for him in voice, diction and Hebrew. No professional Arabic theatre existed in Israel, only amateur companies. To fulfill himself as an actor, he had to work in Hebrew.
Khoury came to a compromise with this situation through dreams." With help from his friend Anton Shamas, a distinguished Palestinian-Israeli writer, he decoded a message from his own unconscious. He saw himself as a clown in a circus sitting on a unicycle going around a circle, balancing with arms spread out, saying, 'I'm breathing, I'm alive! & saw a coin with two heads on the handlebars. On one side it said 'Israeli-Arab,' on the other, 'Israeli.' Acting managed to cure his wounds.
Maintaining this balance is particularly challenging for Makram since the 2nd Intifada began. "I started to blame and hate my colleagues. I said: How will I go up on the Israeli stage and act in Hebrew? I can't, I can't. Then I see all these bombs, these terrorist acts that I disagree with, like many other Palestinians, and that brings me back to the balancing."
Makram's wife Wadia is an Art Teacher. Two of his children - Clara & Jamil- are also actors. His daughter Rula is a Project Manager at The Science Museum in Jerusalem.- Director
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Mykola Yeriomin was born on 15 June 1992 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a director and writer, known for The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Komunalne and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).- Hanna-Lee Sakakibara was born in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for On Call, Star Trek: Picard (2020) and CSI: Vegas (2021).
- Jayne Sofiano was born on 22 May 1936 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for The Avengers (1961), The Jazz Age (1968) and Letters from the Dead (1968). She has been married to Bertine Tycer since 1973. They have two children. She was previously married to Patrick Arnsby-Wilson.
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Born and raised in the old city of Jerusalem Israel, Tamar is an Award-Winning actress, writer, VO artist, and jewelry designer. Tamar has acted extensively on various film, TV & Stage productions in both Israel and the U.S.
As a voice-over artist, she is best known for her lead roles in the English versions of the Netflix hit shows 'Money Heist, 'Dark', & 'Fauda'.
As a writer, She is developing a feature, two dark comedy TV shows, a play, and a drama series.
And Tamar is also the designer & maker behind the brand Janjoon Jewelry, which can be found in different museums and stores all across California.- Actor
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Maz Siam was born in East Jerusalem. He is an actor, known for Mr. Mayor (2021), The Chosen (2017) and NCIS: Los Angeles (2009).- Sirhan Sirhan was born on 19 March 1944 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel].
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Tzahi Grad was born in 1962 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an acclaimed actor, director and writer, known for Big Bad Wolves (2013), Giraffes (2001) and Foul Gesture (2006). Was nominated for many awards in Israel for his directing, as well as acting and writing. Won an Israeli Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Someone to Run With (2006). His latest film and third feature as a director is The Cousin (2017). He graduated "Nissan Nativ" Acting Studio. Participated in many plays, films and television series. Also directed a few plays for theater (fringe).- Director
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Amos Kollek was born in 1947 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He is a director and writer, known for Sue (1997), Fast Food Fast Women (2000) and Restless (2008). He has been married to Osnat Shalev since 11 September 1994. They have one child.- Actor
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Yehoram Gaon was born on 28 December 1939 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He is an actor and writer, known for Operation Thunderbolt (1977), I Am a Jerusalemite (1971) and Sabri Maranan (2011).- Producer
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Ayelet Waldman was born in 1964 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is a producer and writer, known for Unbelievable (2019), Lou (2022) and Star Trek: Picard (2020). She has been married to Michael Chabon since 1993. They have four children.- Animation Department
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Tal Kantor was born in 1988 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is a director and writer, known for Letter to a Pig (2022), In Other Words (2016) and Under the Small Sun (2015).- Cinematographer
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George Spiro Dibie was born on 15 November 1931 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for Growing Pains (1985), Just the Ten of Us (1987) and Dudley (1993). He was married to Daniele Parker. He died on 8 February 2022 in Encino, California, USA.- Actor
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Gabriel Loukas was born in Jerusalem, Israel. Starting to act at the age of 12 - Loukas had become a TV kids star when he was only 15, playing the main roles in many TV series and Films. Alongside his acting career, in 2014 Loukas has started to study Film Making at The Steve Tisch School of Film and Television in Tel Aviv University. Loukas directed 6 short films that participated in festivals around the world. Nowadays he's working on his first feature film and developing a TV series. Loukas is based between Berlin and Tel Aviv.- Director
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Dan Wolman was born on 28 October 1941 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a director and writer, known for Hide and Seek (1980), Habiographia Shel Ben (2003) and Valley Of Strength (2010).- Composer
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Armand Amar was born in 1953 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a composer and producer, known for The Concert (2009), Amen. (2002) and Days of Glory (2006).- Director
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Haim Bouzaglo was born on 16 June 1952 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is a director and writer, known for Blank Bullet (2010), Zinzana (1999) and Janem Janem (2005).- Tsilla Chelton was born on 21 June 1919 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. She was an actress, known for Auntie Danielle (1990), Pandora'nin Kutusu (2008) and The Musketeer (2001). She was married to Jacques Noël. She died on 15 July 2012 in Brussels, Belgium.
- Mati Seri was born on 25 December 1952 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for Rambo III (1988), Ha-Yeladim Mi'Givat Napoleon (2001) and Cover-Up (1991).
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Chozy Rani Aiyub is an actor, writer, and producer based in Atlanta, GA. He won a Telly Award for his outstanding drama film Conflict where he plays both roles of Mohammad Abdullah and Moshe Levi, Best Actor in Gold Movie Award (2022), and Best Lead Actor Nominee in Utah Film Award (2023).
During the 2020 plandemic, Chozy Aiyub has produced one feature film titled "The Colonizer". He also produced 5 short films: Conflict, Being X in America, Ganja Hummus, This is Awkward, and Airbnboom. In addition to those, he produced a web series that is on YouTube titled "Cobra's World".
Chozy Aiyub has acted in supporting roles for other film and television series such as Four Amigos (2023), Abiding (2022), AllBlk series Judge Me Not series (2023).
Chozy Aiyub was born in East Jerusalem Palestine to a Palestinian family. His late father was a musician and performing artist who had a band/dance group called "Al-Kawakeb" - translates from Arabic to English as "The Planets" - who after the First Intifada of 1993 changed career into accounting. His mother was a midwife who later became a stay-at-home mom. Chozy attended College de Frere High School in East Jerusalem, where he graduated in 1998. He received his Bachelor in Computer Science in 2006 and a Master in Graphic Communication Management and Technology from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro Georgia.
At a young age, Chozy Aiyub was already involved in performing arts, theater and music from being around his father. At the age of 13, his father bought him his first video camera. That is when Chozy Aiyub began creating short films and casting his friends and neighbors as actors. He would also act in his short films as well. That is when he realized his passion for acting.- Adi Bielski was born on 28 January 1982 in Jerusalem, Israel. She is an actress, known for The Veteran (2011), Turbulence (2010) and Hit & Run (2021). She has been married to Yaniv Adani since 2009. They have one child.
- Jonathan Uziel was born on 26 March 1975 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for Munich (2005), The Debt (2010) and Ha-E (2007).
- Gal Friedman was born on 19 May 1978 in Jerusalem, Israel. He is an actor, known for God's Neighbors (2012), Beaufort (2007) and The Operative (2019).
- Yusef Bulos was born on 14 September 1940 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He is an actor, known for The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), Awakenings (1990) and Simon (1980).
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Maria Antippas was born on 30 May 1928 in Jerusalem, Israel. She was an actress and director, known for The Avengers (1961), Ilektroniki epafi (1987) and The Bacchae (1962). She was married to Donald Cammell. She died on 12 April 2021 in London, England, UK.- Edward Said was born on 1 November 1935 in Jerusalem, Palestine [now Israel]. He was a writer, known for The Myth of 'The Clash of Civilizations' (1998), Great Performances (1971) and The Other (1999). He was married to Mariam Said and Maire Jaanus. He died on 25 September 2003 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Tomy is an Israeli film composer and sound designer.
Being the son of an established musician, Tomy has been involved with music and sound as an avid and creative autodidact since his early childhood. Experimenting with various sound interfaces such as Samplers, Digital Audio Workstations, Turntables and other common Musical Instruments since a young age. releasing his first solo effort by the age of 14. (a DIY free-to-download "beat-tape" made in his bedroom). Since then, he has gained reputation and landed production credits as a versatile music producer, working and having in-studio sessions with notable Israeli musicians including Popular hip-hop artist Ravid Plotnik, Singer-Songwriter Dana Berger, Hiphop Veteran Shaanan Streett, and many others. In Addition, Tomy had also released Two Solo Projects (2017,2020) and Two EP's (2018, 2024) through "Kame'a" Label. One of the songs he had released as a solo artist, made his way to the soundtrack of the Israeli-American thriller television Netflix show "Hit & Run" (Episode #7, 2021).
Tomy had also established a strong demand as a DJ. playing in venues all over Israel and even performing a DJ set in "The Brickhouse" Club, located in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa in the Spring of 2019. Tomy also took part in the Jerusalem Film Festival's (JFF2023) prestigious DJ lineup.
In the present, Tomy has been focusing on expanding as a film composer and a sound designer for short films, advertisements, and video art, collaborating with up-and-coming video and film producers.
Tomy resides in Jerusalem, Israel.- Actor
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Born and raised on the streets of Jerusalem, Shahar comes from both an orthodox and secular Jewish family. He started his acting career by landing the lead role in the biggest prime time drama on Israeli TV, "Ramat Aviv". He later went on to star in other TV, film and stage productions.
Five times Israel national champion and a Master in the Korean martial art Tae-Kwon-Do, Shahar starred and developed "Ajimae", a TV special for Israel's national network. "Ajimae", a blending of Martial Arts and dance techniques coupled with singing was selected the best production of 2002.
He is now the lead in the epic film "King of Beggars". Written and Directed by the acclaimed Israeli Director/Writer Uri Paster, "King of Beggars" is one of Israel's biggest and most lucrative film productions in decades.
Fluent in both English and Hebrew.