Michael Moshonov ( he, מיכאל מושונוב; born ) is an Israeli actor, rapper, musician and TV host. Moshonov won the Ophir Award for Best Actor twice, for ''

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'' and for ''

The Human Resources Manager ''The Human Resources Manager'' ( he, שליחותו של הממונה על משאבי אנוש, translit. ''Shliḥuto shel Ha'Memuneh al Mash'abey Enosh'') is a 2010 Israeli drama film directed by Eran Riklis. It was written by Noah Stol ...

''. He is also known professionally as Mike Mushon.

Life and career

Moshonov was bor in

Tel Aviv, Israel Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, to father of Bulgarian-Jewish descent, and a Romanian-born Jewish mother. He is the son of actors Moni Moshonov and

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, and is the brother of opera singer Alma Moshonov. Moshonov's first appearance on television was in 1990 at the age of four, when he participated in the Israeli children show . In 1991, at the age of five, Moshonov played along with his father in the Israeli children film along with Arik Einstein. In 1992 at the age of six, Moshonov participated along with his father and sister in the successful Israeli children film . In 2001 at age 15 he played in the film '' Late Marriage'' alongside his father. Moshonov studied at the Yoram Levinstein's theater course and in 2004 he played in the Israeli film ''Itzik''. In 2005 Moshonov became a host of the Israeli youth TV show ''Exit'' ('' אקזיט'') alongside

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and others. Through the years Moshonov played in stage productions, films and many television series, including the Israeli drama series "Parashat Ha-Shavua" and the Israeli film '' Dead End''. In addition, he played in Orna Porat stage production "Colors in the sand" (צבעים בחול), which is based on the life story of the Israeli painter

Nahum Gutman Nachum Gutman (as he himself signed; alternate romanisation: Nahum Gutman; he, נחום גוטמן: October 5, 1898 – November 28, 1980) was a Moldovan-born Israeli painter, sculptor, and author. Biography Nachum Gutman was born in Tel ...

. In 2006, Moshonov played the title role in

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's film '' Tehilim'', which was also nominated for the

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prize in the

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. In 2007, Moshonov played in Reshef Levi's film ''

''. For his performance in this film Moshonov was awarded an

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in the "Best Actor" category. In 2008, Moshonov received a leading role in the Israeli Sci-Fi TV series ''Deus''. That same year he played the movie "

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", directed by Samuel Maoz. In 2010, he played in Guy Nattiv's movie ''

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'' (also known as ''The Flood''). For his performance in this film Moshonov was awarded an

in the "Best Supporting Actor" category. In 2018, Moshonov appeared as

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's film ''

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''. Moshonov is also a member of the Israeli hip-hop group "

Cohen@Mushon Cohen@Mushon (; pronounced Cohen At Mushon) are an Israeli hip hop duo comprising the rapper and record producer Michael Cohen and the actor Michael Moshonov. their musical producer and DJ is DJ Mesh. The rappers call themselves by the stage nam ...

" (כהן@מושון), in which performs along with his friend Michael Cohen.

Garden City Movement - Move On (Music Video)

On March 24, 2014 the first music video that Moshonov directed with Lael Utnik,

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and edited by

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was released on

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. The music video was selected for

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Filmography

Discography

Cohen@Mushon

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Music videos

* "Move On",

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(2014)

References

External links

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