Adir Miller ( he, אדיר מילר, born ) is an Israeli actor, screenwriter, and comedian. He is well known for his dry humor and his split second improvisation skills.

Early life

Miller was born in Holon,

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, to

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parents who were

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survivors. He served as a commander in the Unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces's Intelligence Corps.

Career

Standup and television

Miller's professional career started in 1999, when he appeared in a

stand-up comedy Stand-up comedy is a comedic performance to a live audience in which the performer addresses the audience directly from the stage. The performer is known as a comedian, a comic or a stand-up. Stand-up comedy consists of one-liners, stories, ...

series called ''

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'', alongside Asi Cohen and

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, among others. Afterwards he appeared in ''The Domino Effect'' and in

Dudu Topaz Dudu Topaz ( he, דודו טופז; September 20, 1946 – August 20, 2009) (born David Goldenberg) was an Israeli TV personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicid ...

's '' HaRishon BaBidur'' on the Israeli Channel 2. In 2000, Miller started his own comedy show, named ''Adir Miller'' after himself. He simultaneously appeared as a comedian in

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's talk show on Channel 2. In 2002, he began hosting his own humoristic

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called ''The Adir Evening'', which lasted 4 seasons. In 2005 he hosted the program ''Our Movie'', and the satire show ''Culture Hall'' together with the Ma Kashur trio. In 2008 Miller created and co-authored the

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'' Ramzor'' (lt. "traffic light") with screenwriter Ran Sarig. The show was broadcast on Israeli Channel 2. In 2010 the series won the

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Award in the category of "Best Comedy Series" and was also the first Israeli television series to win an International Emmy Award in the Best Comedy category.

Theatre

In 2006 Miller appeared in the musical ''HaLahaka'' as Paul Aviv (the role which Tuvia Tzafir played in the original film). In 2009 Miller appeared in the leading role in the play ''Mother-In-Law'' in the

Habima Theatre The Habima Theatre ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv. History ...

Film

In 2007 Miller played in the film '' The Secrets''.In 2010 Miller played a lead role in

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's film ''

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''.Review: The Matchmaker
/ref> For this role Miller won an

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in 2010 in the best leading actor category. In 2013 Miller played a second lead role in

's film "Plaot".

Personal life

He is married to Israeli therapist Sheli Kaspi, and has three children. They reside in

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