Miki Geva (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: מיקי גבע; born 9 October 1979) is an Israeli

stand-up comedian Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts. These performances are typically composed of rehear ...

, musician and actor.

Biography

Geva was born and raised in

Kiryat Malakhi Kiryat Malakhi () also spelled Kiryat Malahi, Kiryat Malachi, or Qiryat Mal'akhi, is a city in the Southern District of Israel, northeast of Ashkelon. In it had a population of . Its jurisdiction is 4,632 dunams (~4.6 km2). History Q ...

. He performed for the first time at the age of nine in a local music festival and did his first stand-up show at 19. He served in the IDF as a driver and singer in the Signal Corps band. After his service he studied Psychology and Film at Tel Aviv University. In the summer of 2001 he was selected to be a host on

Arutz HaYeladim Arutz HaYeladim (, The Children's Channel; Formerly: Arutz Shesh (ערוץ 6) ''channel 6'') (no relation to the British The Children's Channel) is an Israeli children's cable television channel owned by RGE Group, through subsidiary NOGA Comm ...

and later joined

Erez Tal Erez Moshe Tal (; born 27 July 1961) is an Israeli television host. Early life Born as Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila in Tel Aviv, Israel, to Jewish parents. His father, Aharon Ben-Tulila, immigrated from Algeria, whereas his mother Edna is Israeli-bor ...

and Orna Banai's 'Only in Israel' where he was best known for his impersonation of

Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit (; born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima. He remained a Knesset member for Kadima u ...

. He participated in shows like "Weekend", "Israel's National TV Team" and "Laughing from Work". He acted in the series "Five Men and a Wedding", "The Eight", "The Island", "Hasamba Generation 3". He wrote the book 'From My Heart Express' which became a series and the series 'Falling Hard' whose second season is currently airing on Channel 10.

Personal life

Geva is in a relationship with Sapir Zagury, and in 2016 they got married.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Geva, Miki 1979 births Israeli impressionists (entertainers) Israeli male comedians Israeli male musical theatre actors Israeli male television actors Israeli stand-up comedians Jewish Israeli male actors Jewish Israeli singers Living people People from Kiryat Malakhi Tel Aviv University alumni Israeli children's television presenters