Moni Moshonov

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 market1 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 years2 In 1977 he made his first film appearance in Masa Alunkot Journey of Stretchers alongside Gidi Gov1 In 197898 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 childrens songs He also starred in Arik Einsteins childrens video Like Grownups in 1991 In 1992 he wrote produced and starred in the film Cables2 He appeared in many theater plays in the Cameri Theater Habima and the Beit Lessin Theater as well as several entertainment shows with Baraba3 In 2006 he directed Ideal Wedding at Habima and starred in The Goat or Who Is Sylvia45 In 2000 he starred in Besame Mucho and in Dover Kosashvilis Late Marriage in 2001 for which he won the Israeli Film Academy Award for best supporting actor In 2002 he starred in Amos Gitais Kedma In 2003 he played in Kosashvilis 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 Youre 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 Betipul4 and starred in Two Lovers1 Moshonov is married to actress Sandra Sadeh and is the father of opera singer Alma Moshonov and actor Michael Moshonov6 He lives in Tel Aviv near Habima Theater7 In 2005 he was voted the 66thgreatest Israeli of all time in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis8 In 2012 he played in Israeli TV Series The Gordin Cell as Peter YomTov an old ShinBet agent from Bulgaria