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 '' Lost Islands'' and for '' The Human Resources Manager''. 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 Shlomo "Moni" Moshonov ( he, שלמה "מוני" מושונוב; born 18 August 1951) is an Israeli actor, comedian, and theater director. Early and personal life Moshonov was born in Ramla, Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family that immigrated ...

and Sandra Sade, 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 Arieh Lieb "Arik" Einstein ( he, אָרִיק אַייְנְשְׁטֵייְן, ; 3 January 1939 – 26 November 2013) was an Israeli singer, actor, comedian and screenwriter. He was a pioneer of Israeli rock music and was named "the voice of Is ...

. 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 ''Late Marriage'' ( he, חתונה מאוחרת, ''Hatuna Meuheret'') is a 2001 Israeli film directed by Dover Kosashvili. The film centers on Zaza (Lior Ashkenazi, in his breakthrough role), the 31-year-old child of tradition-minded Georgian Je ...

'' 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 Ofer Shechter,

Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon (or Maymon, he, שירי מימון ; born ) is an Israeli pop/ R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show ''Kokhav Nolad''. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, ...

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 ''

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''. 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. In 2006, Moshonov played the title role in Raphael Nadjari's film ''

Tehilim The Book of Psalms ( or ; he, תְּהִלִּים, , lit. "praises"), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the ("Writings"), the third section of the Tanakh, and a book of the Old Testament. The title is derived f ...

'', which was also nominated for the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

prize in the

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. '' 4 ...

. In 2007, Moshonov played in Reshef Levi's film '' Lost Islands''. For his performance in this film Moshonov was awarded an

Ophir Award The Ophir Awards ( he, פרס אופיר), colloquially known as the Israeli Oscars or the Israeli Academy Awards, are film awards for excellence in the Israeli film industry awarded by the Israeli Academy of Film and Television. The award, named ...

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 "

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...

", directed by

Samuel Maoz Samuel Maoz (Hebrew: שמואל מעוז; born c. 1962) is an Israeli film director. His 2009 film, ''Lebanon'' won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. He also won the award for Best Screenplay for Lebanon at the A ...

. In 2010, he played in Guy Nattiv's movie '' Mabul'' (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 Matthew the Apostle in Helen Edmundson's film '' Mary Magdalene''. Moshonov is also a member of the Israeli hip-hop group " Cohen@Mushon" (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, Mayan Toledano and edited by Gal Muggia was released on Stereogum. The music video was selected for

Los Angeles Film Festival The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episod ...

Filmography

Discography

Cohen@Mushon

Studio albums

Mixtapes

Music videos

* "Move On",

Garden City Movement The garden city movement was a 20th century urban planning movement promoting satellite communities surrounding the central city and separated with greenbelts. These Garden Cities would contain proportionate areas of residences, industry, and ...

(2014)

References

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