Eyal Kitzis (or Kitsis, he, אייל קיציס; born on 7 January 1969) is an Israeli
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), l ...
,
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting foolish (as in slapstick), or employing prop comedy. A comedian who addresses an audience dir ...
and
TV host
A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...
.
He is currently known for presenting the satirical sketch show ''
Eretz Nehederet''.
Early life
Kitziz was born in
Kiryat Ono,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, to a
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
family. He served a soldier in the
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
.
Career
Kitzis began his career in 1993, as an host in the
Israeli Educational Television shows "Zombit" and "Tik-Tak", while in addition he wrote the humorist column "Tzipora" in the newspaper "Hadashot" and later on for the newspaper "Ha'ir". After he finished working for the newspapers, he wrote and published a humorist book called in 1999. Kitzis's big breakthrough came in 1998 when he hosted a humorous
late night show titled "Halomot BeHaKitzis" along with the Israeli comedian
Tal Friedman, which was broadcast on the
Israeli Channel 2. Following the success of the show, Kitzis and Friedman worked together in the show "Nivheret HaHalomot" which also aired in the Israeli Channel 2. At the same time, they began a hosting their own radio show called "Tziporey Laiyla Srutot" on Gali Tzahal.
After the rise of the Israeli humor channel "
Bip", Kitzis and Friedman had a new show on that channel called "Lagaat BaOchel" (Lit. "Touch the food") in 2001, which was a parody of soap operas, and afterwods, in 2002, they both appeared in the show HaChet Ve Onsho" (Lit. "Crime and Punishment") which was a humorous game show. In addition, in 2003 Kitzis started hosting the show "HaDerbi HaGadol" (lit."The big derby") together with the Israeli comedians Eli and Mariano, and in 2004 the humorous reality show "Laughing academy" together with Alma Zack. In 2003 Kitzis started performing as the host of the satirical television show ''
Eretz Nehederet'' (lit. "Wonderful Land") alongside
Tal Friedman,
Orna Banai,
Eli Finish,
Mariano Idelman
Mariano Idelman ( he, מריאנו אידלמן; born 27 June 1974, Argentina) is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is well known for acting in the popular TV show Eretz Nehederet.
Career
In 1996 he appeared in Dudu Topaz's stand-up comedy show ...
,
Dov Navon,
Alma Zack and other guest comedians, including
Assi Cohen and
Yuval Samo
Yuval Semo ( he, יובל סמו; born 20 June 1969) is an Israeli actor and comedian. He became well known for his roles in the popular Israeli TV show, ''Eretz Nehederet'' and later for '' Zanzouri'' and '' Hashoter Hatov'' (''The Good Cop'').
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whom later on became part of the permanent staff of the show. The show gained massive success, both from the critics and from the Israeli audience. In the summer of 2007, Kitzis began hosting the Israeli version of the American trivia game show ''
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' on the
Israeli Channel 2. In August 2007 Kitzis collaborated with Tal Friedman in the children show on the Israeli Logi channel which was called "HaYeduanim" (lit. "The celebrities").
Personal life
Kitzis has been previously married to Dalit Kidon, a
PR person for the Israeli
Channel 10. On 15 October 2009 Kitzis married the Israeli news anchorwoman
Tali Moreno. He has one son.
References
External links
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Israeli entertainers
Israeli male comedians
Israeli male television actors
Israeli radio presenters
Israeli television presenters
Israeli satirists
1969 births
Living people
People from Tel Aviv
Israeli YouTubers
Israeli Jews