Ori Laizerouvich (; born 30 April 1987) is an Israeli actor and comedian. He is best known for starring in the hit Israeli comedy series, '' Shababnikim'' (2017–present).

Early life

His parents are both Jewish immigrants to

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, with his mother coming from coming from Russia and his father coming from Poland. He studied at Amit Amal High School in

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. As a conscript in the

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, he served in the technology unit of the

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. He then studied at the

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from 2009 to 2012.

Career

He began his career on the stage, performing in several productions at the Orna Porat Theater for Children and Youth. He was also a field reporter on a number of youth television programs. In 2007, he participated in the sketches of the program "Shalom and Good Evening", broadcast on Channel 2. From 2014 he played the role of Elbaz in the series ''Zaguri'' which was broadcast on

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in the

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comedy series, (''Miflatzot Ktanot'' ). In 2017, he appeared in

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's comedy-drama film, '' Longing'', which was nominated for the

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for Best Film. In 2017, he was cast as Gedaliah in the

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series, '' Shababnikim'' alongside Daniel Gad, Israel Atias and Omer Perelman Striks. For his performance, the Israeli Television Academy awarded him the Best Actor in a Comedy Series award.

Personal life

In 2021, Laizerouvich got engaged to his partner, Erez Berger, and on March 4, 2022, the pair married. In November 2023, the couple welcomed a son.Two went, three returned: Ori Laizerouvich and his partner landed in Israel with their baby
''Maariv''. 21 November 2023

Filmography

References

External links

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