Yuval Semo (; born 20 June 1969) is an Israeli actor and comedian. He became well known for his roles in the popular Israeli TV show, ''

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'' and later for '' Zanzouri'' and ''

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'' (''The Good Cop'').

Biography

Yuval Semo was born in

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in 1969. His military service was in the Ordnance Corps, after which he worked at a variety of occupations for a variety of employers including the

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, a garage, catering, newspaper delivery and construction. During this period, Semo attended the acting school, "

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". He began his acting career as part of the "Prozac Trio" () with whom he participated in many Israeli TV shows such as "

", "Ha-Retzu'a","

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", "Shidurey HaMahapecha", "Domino", " Naor's Friends" and "

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". From 2001–3 Semo played in the Tzavta theater (succeeding

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). He also played secondary roles in several Israeli films such as "Bekarov, Yikre Lekha Mashehu Tov", "

Yossi and Jagger ''Yossi & Jagger'' () is a 2002 Israeli romantic drama film directed by Eytan Fox about soldiers at the Blue Line (Lebanon), Israel–Lebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war. The film has a sequel entitle ...

" and " Zohi Sdome". In 2007 he joined the cast of the Israeli television show "

" (, lit. Wonderful Country), a

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comedy about current affairs. Among the characters whom Semo memorably parodied were political commentator

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, musician

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, Israel Minister of Justice Daniel Friedmann, Israel Attorney General

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, Israeli politician

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and the

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. In 2010 Semo played in the Israeli film '' Zohi Sdome'' (, ''lit.'' "This is Sodom") together with the rest of the "

" cast. Semo is married to actress Dana (nee Abraham) Semo. The couple have a son, Ran Semo.

Filmography

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(2002) * Bekarov, Yikre Lekha Mashehu Tov (2006) *

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(2006) *

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(Hebrew Dub) (2009) * Zohi Sdome (2010) * Zanzouri (2012) * haShoter haTov (TV series) (2015) *

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(2020) *

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(2024)

Personal life

Semo is married to the actress Dana Avraham-Samo, and the couple has three children. The couple resides in

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