Jonathan Sagall (Hebrew: ×™×"×•× ×ª×Ÿ ס×'ל‎; born April 23, 1959)
is a Canadian-born Israeli actor, director and screenwriter.Sagall was
born to a Jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Several members
of his family were survivors of the Holocaust, who then emigrated from
Poland to Israel after World War II, then to Canada. Sagall immigrated
to Israel from Canada with his family at age 11. During the rest of
his childhood, Sagall grew up in Haifa, Israel, and eventually
graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in this city. His mother, Ruth
Sagall, is an actress at the Haifa Theatre.At a young age, Sagall did
stagework for local Israeli theaters. His first appearance as an actor
occurred in a 1977 Israeli television film which did not gain much
attention. Sagall gained much success after he played Momo in the
successful 1978 Israeli film Lemon Popsicle (Eskimo Limon) which
became an Israeli cult film, and reprised the role in 6 of the 7
sequels: Going Steady (1979), Hot Bubblegum (1981), Private Popsicle
(1982), Baby Love (1984), Young Love (1987) and Summertime Blues
(1988).In 1979, Sagall was an actor in the New Media Bible Series as
Joseph.
is a Canadian-born Israeli actor, director and screenwriter.Sagall was
born to a Jewish family in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Several members
of his family were survivors of the Holocaust, who then emigrated from
Poland to Israel after World War II, then to Canada. Sagall immigrated
to Israel from Canada with his family at age 11. During the rest of
his childhood, Sagall grew up in Haifa, Israel, and eventually
graduated from the Hebrew Reali School in this city. His mother, Ruth
Sagall, is an actress at the Haifa Theatre.At a young age, Sagall did
stagework for local Israeli theaters. His first appearance as an actor
occurred in a 1977 Israeli television film which did not gain much
attention. Sagall gained much success after he played Momo in the
successful 1978 Israeli film Lemon Popsicle (Eskimo Limon) which
became an Israeli cult film, and reprised the role in 6 of the 7
sequels: Going Steady (1979), Hot Bubblegum (1981), Private Popsicle
(1982), Baby Love (1984), Young Love (1987) and Summertime Blues
(1988).In 1979, Sagall was an actor in the New Media Bible Series as
Joseph.
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