Assi Cohen (Hebrew: × ×¡×™ ×›×"ן‎; born October 10, 1974) is an
Israeli comedian and actor. He is best known for his appearances in
the feature film Colombian Love (alongside Mili Avital), as well as
for television performances in Love Hurts (alongside Dana Modan), "Rak
BeYsrael" with his comedy duo of "Assi and Guri", his role in
Mesudarim (US title Loaded), and for his part in Eretz Nehederet,
where he has impersonated Avigdor Lieberman, Raleb Majadele, and Uri
Geller among others.In a Ynet poll conducted in May 2008, Assi Cohen
was selected by respondents as the funniest Israeli for the second
year in a row. He currently resides in Tel Aviv and is married with
two daughters.Cohen was born in Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family
from Turkey and Egypt, and raised and educated in the coastal city of
Ashdod. During his military service he was an actor for the Israel
Defense Forces' theatre, members of which are soldiers on active duty.
Following his military service he worked as a stand up comic at the
Domino Gross club in Tel Aviv, where he partnered with fellow comedian
Guri Alfi to create the comedy duo of "Assi and Guri".From 1999 onward
he worked as a comedian and joined the TV show Domino, which aired on
the commercial Channel 2 in Israel. The show, a follow-up to the
highly successful Platfus, was a second television production from the
Domino Gross. Participants (such as Adir Miller, Rotem Aboav, Roi
Bar-Natan and Guri Alfi) were comedians who appeared regularly at the
club. Assi Cohen and Guri Alfi continued to tour the country as "Assi
and Guri". They created, among others, favourite characters such as
David (Cohen) and Tikva (Alfi), a disgruntled married couple, and Coco
(Cohen) and Steve (Alfi), a singer and keyboard player duo singing
satirical songs inspired by Mizrahi music.
Israeli comedian and actor. He is best known for his appearances in
the feature film Colombian Love (alongside Mili Avital), as well as
for television performances in Love Hurts (alongside Dana Modan), "Rak
BeYsrael" with his comedy duo of "Assi and Guri", his role in
Mesudarim (US title Loaded), and for his part in Eretz Nehederet,
where he has impersonated Avigdor Lieberman, Raleb Majadele, and Uri
Geller among others.In a Ynet poll conducted in May 2008, Assi Cohen
was selected by respondents as the funniest Israeli for the second
year in a row. He currently resides in Tel Aviv and is married with
two daughters.Cohen was born in Israel, to a Sephardic Jewish family
from Turkey and Egypt, and raised and educated in the coastal city of
Ashdod. During his military service he was an actor for the Israel
Defense Forces' theatre, members of which are soldiers on active duty.
Following his military service he worked as a stand up comic at the
Domino Gross club in Tel Aviv, where he partnered with fellow comedian
Guri Alfi to create the comedy duo of "Assi and Guri".From 1999 onward
he worked as a comedian and joined the TV show Domino, which aired on
the commercial Channel 2 in Israel. The show, a follow-up to the
highly successful Platfus, was a second television production from the
Domino Gross. Participants (such as Adir Miller, Rotem Aboav, Roi
Bar-Natan and Guri Alfi) were comedians who appeared regularly at the
club. Assi Cohen and Guri Alfi continued to tour the country as "Assi
and Guri". They created, among others, favourite characters such as
David (Cohen) and Tikva (Alfi), a disgruntled married couple, and Coco
(Cohen) and Steve (Alfi), a singer and keyboard player duo singing
satirical songs inspired by Mizrahi music.
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