Eli Gorenstein (Hebrew: × ×œ×™ ×'×•×¨× ×©×˜×™×™×Ÿâ€Ž; born August 31,
1952) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, director, singer and
cellist.Gorenstein was born in Tel Aviv and was raised in Ramat Gan
during his childhood. His maternal grandfather was philosopher Felix
Weltsch. He went to New York City to study theatre and music and he
holds a master's degree at Tel Aviv University. He began his career
sometime during the 1960s and as a theatre actor, he made frequent
on-stage collaborations with Zachi Noy. He performed at many theatres
across Israel such as the Habima Theatre and the Haifa Theatre.
Gorenstein often starred in theatre adaptions of Shakespeare plays as
well as the musical theatre.Gorenstein appeared as a guest on
children's shows such as Rechov Sumsum (the Israeli production of
Sesame Street) and Parpar Nechmad. He also made appearances in movies,
most notably the 2007 film Israeli Intelligence and the 2018 film The
Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch. He often appeared on Zehu Ze! and
performed a song on that show alongside Shlomo Gronich.Gorenstein has
also had a successful career as a voice actor. He often performed the
Hebrew voices of Disney villains as well as sidekicks and supporting
characters particularly during the Disney Renaissance period. His
roles include Scar from The Lion King, Frollo from The Hunchback of
Notre Dame, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Jafar
from Aladdin, Clayton from Tarzan, Sebastian from The Little Mermaid,
Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Lumière from Beauty and
the Beast, Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, Gilderoy
Lockhart from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Wolf from
Hoodwinked!, Professor Paljas from Alfred J. Kwak, Grimmel from How to
Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and many more. He has frequently
collaborated with Rama Messinger, Dov Reiser and Yuval Zamir.
1952) is an Israeli actor, voice actor, director, singer and
cellist.Gorenstein was born in Tel Aviv and was raised in Ramat Gan
during his childhood. His maternal grandfather was philosopher Felix
Weltsch. He went to New York City to study theatre and music and he
holds a master's degree at Tel Aviv University. He began his career
sometime during the 1960s and as a theatre actor, he made frequent
on-stage collaborations with Zachi Noy. He performed at many theatres
across Israel such as the Habima Theatre and the Haifa Theatre.
Gorenstein often starred in theatre adaptions of Shakespeare plays as
well as the musical theatre.Gorenstein appeared as a guest on
children's shows such as Rechov Sumsum (the Israeli production of
Sesame Street) and Parpar Nechmad. He also made appearances in movies,
most notably the 2007 film Israeli Intelligence and the 2018 film The
Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch. He often appeared on Zehu Ze! and
performed a song on that show alongside Shlomo Gronich.Gorenstein has
also had a successful career as a voice actor. He often performed the
Hebrew voices of Disney villains as well as sidekicks and supporting
characters particularly during the Disney Renaissance period. His
roles include Scar from The Lion King, Frollo from The Hunchback of
Notre Dame, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Jafar
from Aladdin, Clayton from Tarzan, Sebastian from The Little Mermaid,
Eeyore from the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Lumière from Beauty and
the Beast, Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, Gilderoy
Lockhart from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The Wolf from
Hoodwinked!, Professor Paljas from Alfred J. Kwak, Grimmel from How to
Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World and many more. He has frequently
collaborated with Rama Messinger, Dov Reiser and Yuval Zamir.
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