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Moni Moshonov 
Moni Moshonov, 2006Born Shlomo Moshonov
August 18, 1951
Sofia, BulgariaOccupation Actor, comedian, theatre director Years active 1977–present Spouse Sandra Sadeh Awards Ophir Award
2001 Late Marriage – Yasha
Ophir Award
2005 KtsarimShlomo "Moni" Moshonov (Hebrew: שלמה "מוני" מושונוב; born August 18, 1951) is an Israeli actor, comedian, and theater director.
Biography
Shlomo (Moni) Moshonov was born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1951. He immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four.
His father, Moshe, who studied law in Sofia, sold textiles in the Ramla market.[1] Moshonov grew up in Ramla. He did his military service in an IDF entertainment troupe. After studying drama at Tel Aviv University, he joined the Haifa Theater, remaining with the group for five years.[2] In 1977 he made his first film appearance in Masa Alunkot ("Journey of Stretchers") alongside Gidi Gov.[1]
In 1978–98, Moshonov and Shlomo Baraba hosted the satirical TV show Zehu Ze!, first on Israeli Educational Television and then Channel 2. He also appeared in the films The Man Who Flew in to Grab (1981), Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986) and Deadline (1987). During the 1980s he starred in five "Festigal" song festivals, performing children's songs. He also starred in Arik Einstein's children's video Like Grownups in 1991. In 1992 he wrote, produced and starred in the film Cables.[2]
He appeared in many theater plays in the Cameri Theater, Habima and the Beit Lessin Theater, as well as several entertainment shows with Baraba.[3] In 2006 he directed Ideal Wedding at Habima and starred in The Goat: or, Who Is Sylvia?.[4][5]
In 2000 he starred in Besame Mucho and in Dover Kosashvili's Late Marriage in 2001, for which he won the Israeli Film Academy Award for best supporting actor. In 2002 he starred in Amos Gitai's Kedma. In 2003 he played in Kosashvili's next film Gift from Above, and starred in Year Zero. In 2004 he joined the sketch show Ktsarim on the Channel 2, for which he won an Israeli Film Academy Award for best actor in a comedy series, and in 2007 he hosted the Israeli version of Thank God You're Here on Channel 10. In 2006 he starred in Forgiveness ("Mechilot") and in We Own the Night in 2007. In 2008 he joined the cast of the second season of Betipul,[4] and starred in Two Lovers.[1]
Moshonov is married to actress Sandra Sadeh and is the father of opera singer Alma Moshonov and actor Michael Moshonov.[6] He lives in Tel Aviv, near Habima Theater.[7]
In 2005, he was voted the 66th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Fried, Yaron (May 21, 2009). "All for love". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1087242.html. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- ^ a b "Moni and Baraba". Mooma. http://mooma.keshet-tv.com/Biography.asp?ArtistId=16961. Retrieved May 18, 2008. (Hebrew)
- ^ "Moni Moshonov". Habama. September 1, 2004. http://www.habama.co.il/Pages/ArtPerson.aspx?PeopleID=1. Retrieved May 18, 2008. (Hebrew)
- ^ a b Reichman, Alon. "Moni superstar". msn. http://bidur.msn.co.il/msnEntertainment/TvAndRadio/Articles/200801/20080120113218.htm. Retrieved May 18, 2008. (Hebrew)
- ^ Pinto, Goel. "Curtains up and lights out". Haaretz. http://news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArtStEngPE.jhtml?itemNo=847308&contrassID=2&subContrassID=11&title='Curtains%20up%20and%20lights%20out%20'&dyn_server=172.20.5.5. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ Ben Ze'ev, Noam (May 17, 2007). "Almost famous". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/858204.html. Retrieved May 18, 2008.
- ^ Halutz, Doron (December 4, 2008). "Star quality". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1041618.html. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3083171,00.html. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
External links
- Moni Moshonov at the Internet Movie Database
- Lior Schlein interviews Moni Moshonov. June 12, 2007. Event occurs at 319 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Op140oKHc. Retrieved May 18, 2008. (Hebrew)
- Moni and Baraba sketch. December 26, 2007. Event occurs at 523 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoxOUqr_XGY. Retrieved May 18, 2008. (Hebrew)
Categories:- 1951 births
- Jewish actors
- Living people
- Israeli people of Bulgarian origin
- Israeli actors
- Israeli comedians
- Israeli theatre directors
- Israeli entertainers
- People from Ramla
- People from Sofia
- Ophir Award winners: Actors
- Bulgarian Jews
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