''Ha-Chaim Ze Lo Hacol'' ( he, החיים זה לא הכל;
lit. ''Life is Not Everything'') is a
sitcom
A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ...
on
Israeli television
Television in Israel refers to television broadcasting services in the State of Israel, inaugurated on March 24, 1966. Initially, there was one state-owned channel, operated jointly by the Israel Broadcasting Authority and the Israeli Educational ...
.
The show ran on
Channel 2.
With 9 seasons in the course of 10 years, It is the longest-running Israeli sitcom to date in terms of number of seasons, though not in number of episodes.
Important Figures
*Gadi Noiman (
Avi Kushnir
Abraham Yeshayahu (Avi) Kushnir ( he, אבי קושניר, born 26 August 1960) is an Israeli comedian, actor and host.
Early life
During high school Kushnir studied at the youth village HaKfar HaYarok. Afterwards, during his mandatory military s ...
) - 38 years old, a writer of Benny Knobler's comedy talk show, was married to Dafna, divorced her and returned to her in the last episode of the series, the father of Michal.
*Dafna Ringel (
Anat Waxman
Anat Waxman ( he, ענת וקסמן; born June 26, 1961) is an Israeli actress and comedian.
Biography
Born in Jaffa, Waxman and her family relocated to Jerusalem when she was five years old, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. Throug ...
) - 36 years old, was married to Gadi and divorced him in season 4, studies communication throughout most of the seasons, in Season 9 she is a doctor of communication.
*Mickey Bernstein (
Idan Alterman
Edan Alterman is an Israeli television, film and theater actor.
Biography
Idan Alterman started acting in the theater group קבוצת התיאטרון לנוער
and in בית הכט and after serving in the Israeli Army, in 1992 presented a nu ...
) - 28 years old, friend of Gadi, dimwitted, Orly's partner, marries her at the end of season 3.
*Batya Noiman (
Nurit Cohen
Nurit ( he, נורית) is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located on Mount Gilboa, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council.
History
The village was established as a moshav in 1950 by immigrants to Israel from Yemen ...
) - Mother of Gadi, married to Meir, not satisfied with her life, always hopes that Gadi and Dafna will marry each other again.
*Meir Noiman (Shlomo Vishinski) - father of Gadi. Married to Batya, loves discoveries and science.
*Orly Bernstein (Yael Leventhal) - married to Mickey, an absurd and decisive woman, in season 9 she's a hygienist.
*Benny Knobler (Motti Katz) - A mean-spirited and rude television talk show host, married to Doris, became the channel CEO at the end of the series, conniving, hurtful and rude.
*Doris Knobler (Florence Bloch) - A woman who marries Benny in season 4, and shares a similar rude pattern of behavior like him.
*Michal Zilberman (Lilian Barreto) - Gadi's life partner through seasons 5–7, Mother of Noa Zilberman.
*Noa Zilberman (Avigail Lappin) - The daughter of Michal, she's a manipulative teenager who tends to blackmail people for her own needs.
Minor characters
*Ehud Tal (
Yuval Segal
Yuval Segal ( he, יובל סגל; born 6 December 1971) is an Israeli actor.
Biography
Personal life
Segal was born in Afula, Israel, to a Jewish family. During his childhood his family moved to Kfar Saba. In his youth, he competed in fencing ...
) - Dafna's boyfriend in seasons 5–7.
*Big Mickey (
Dvir Benedek
Dvir Benedek ( he, דביר בנדק; born 29 December 1969) is an Israeli actor. He is chairman of the Israeli screen actors union Shaham.
Biography
Dvir Benedek lives in Givatayim with his wife Irit Natan Benedek and their daughter, Yuli, born ...
) - A boyfriend of Orly throughout season 7, almost married her before she reunited with Mickey Bernstein, loves Orly and lets the two live in his apartment because of his affection for her, but still he is always rejected by her.
*Michal Noiman (Ronnie Herman) - Gadi and Dafna's daughter, born in the second-season finale, First seen as a grown child in season 9.
External links
Official website
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References
Israeli television sitcoms
Channel 2 (Israeli TV channel) original programming
2001 Israeli television series debuts
2011 Israeli television series endings
2000s Israeli television series
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