Itay Tiran (Hebrew: × ×™×ª×™ ×˜×™×¨× ×Ÿâ€Ž; born March 23, 1980) is an
Israeli stage and screen actor, director, and a well-known
pro-Palestinian advocate in Israel. As an actor, he is known for his
roles in Forgiveness (2006), Beaufort (2007), The Debt (2007),
Homeland (2008), Lebanon (2009), The Promise (2011), Anleitung zum
Ungluecklichsein (2012), Die Lebenden (2012), Lauf, Junge, lauf (2013)
and Demon.Tiran is one of the most acclaimed Israeli actors of his
day. His performances have gained him various awards and nominations
in Israeli theater and film, winning the award for Most Promising
Actor in Israel Theater in 2003, Best Actor in 2005 for his
performance as Hamlet in the Israeli Cameri Theater production of the
Shakespeare play; Best Supporting Actor for his role as Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus at the 2009 Israel Theater Awards. Itay was
nominated for Best Actor at the Israeli Film Academy Awards for his
roles in Forgiveness and The Debt. In 2009 Tiran collaborated with
world-renowned German conductor Kurt Masur in Mendelssohn's Midsummer
Night's Dream. They performed together with the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra in Tel Aviv moving on to Paris to perform with the Orchestre
National de France at the St. Denis Festival and at the Musée
d'Orsay. In 2009 Tiran joined the Gropius Ensemble, formed by young
conductor Daniel Cohen combining modern classical music and theatrical
elements, performing pieces like Kafka's Kofadam and A Soldier's Tale
by Stravinsky. Tiran's directing debut (2010) with Georg Büchner's
Woyzeck in which he also played the title role, earned him a
well-deserved critical acclaim as a theater director. In March 2011
Tiran and Kurt Masur met again, this time in the Davis Symphony Hall
of San Francisco together with the San Francisco Symphony for the
performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The San Francisco Chronicle
called Tiran's impersonations "relevant and virtuosic".Tiran was born
and raised in Petah Tikva, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. His
father Raffi is a graphics designer who emigrated from Hungary and his
mother Monica is an accountant who emigrated to Israel from Sweden.
His maternal grandmother Deborah survived Auschwitz. Itay is one of
four boys, his youngest brother Alon Tiran is an up-and-coming Theater
director. Itay studied classical piano in the Petah Tikva Municipal
conservatory and later majored in music at Thelma Yellin High School
of the Arts. He was exempted from conscription into the Israel Defense
Forces for mental health reasons. In 1999 he enrolled in the Beit Zvi
Acting School, where his talent was immediately recognized. He paid
his way through school winning scholarship after scholarship. His
roles as a third-year student included Mozart in Amadeus, Nero in
Britannicus, King Richard in Richard II and Berger in the musical
Hair.Upon completing his studies Tiran joined the Cameri Theater in
Tel Aviv. Among his parts were Eilif in Mother Courage, Franz
Jägerstätter in Yehoshua Sobol's Eye Witness (directed by Paulus
Manker), Nicolah in Caviar and Lentils, the title role in Hamlet
directed by Omri Nitzan, Christian in Festen, and Mozart in Amadeus.
In March 2007, Itay received rave reviews from audiences and media in
Washington, D.C., for his performance as Hamlet in the Tel Aviv Cameri
Theater production's world tour. The "Israeli Hamlet" performed in
Shanghai, Cleveland, Gdańsk, Bucharest and Moscow. In 2010, Itay
played Kittel in Yehoshua Sobol's Ghetto followed by a remarkable
directing debut with Georg Büchner's Woyzeck in which he also played
the title role. Tiran's Woyzeck was embraced by the critiques making
him a theater director to reckon with. In late 2011 the Cameri
Theater's production of Cabaret featured a dark, scary MC portrayed by
Itay Tiran which ultimately won him the Best Actor Award at the 2011
Israeli Theater Awards. In July 2012 the Cameri Theater staged a
special project, William Shakespeare's Richard II and Richard III,
directed by Arthur Kogan with Tiran in both title roles. The project
was a huge critical and commercial success. Tiran's virtuosic
performance abilities were awarded at the 2012 Israeli Theater Awards
when he won Best Actor for Richard III. The Cameri's "Richards"
Project won 7 Awards including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor,
Best Play. In the summer of 2013 Tiran adapted the book Little Man,
What Now? by Hans Fallada. The play, beautifully directed, earned him
huge critical acclaim as a Theater Director, the paper Haaretz even
called Tiran the Laurence Olivier of Israeli theater. Tiran's Woyzeck
went to the Büchner Festival in Wiesbaden/Germany in the spring of
2013, opening to rave reviews. It was announced that Tiran is to play
the title role in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in
late 2013. In 2019 Tiran plays the title role in Shakespeare's Othello
at the Staatstheater Stuttgart
Israeli stage and screen actor, director, and a well-known
pro-Palestinian advocate in Israel. As an actor, he is known for his
roles in Forgiveness (2006), Beaufort (2007), The Debt (2007),
Homeland (2008), Lebanon (2009), The Promise (2011), Anleitung zum
Ungluecklichsein (2012), Die Lebenden (2012), Lauf, Junge, lauf (2013)
and Demon.Tiran is one of the most acclaimed Israeli actors of his
day. His performances have gained him various awards and nominations
in Israeli theater and film, winning the award for Most Promising
Actor in Israel Theater in 2003, Best Actor in 2005 for his
performance as Hamlet in the Israeli Cameri Theater production of the
Shakespeare play; Best Supporting Actor for his role as Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart in Amadeus at the 2009 Israel Theater Awards. Itay was
nominated for Best Actor at the Israeli Film Academy Awards for his
roles in Forgiveness and The Debt. In 2009 Tiran collaborated with
world-renowned German conductor Kurt Masur in Mendelssohn's Midsummer
Night's Dream. They performed together with the Israel Philharmonic
Orchestra in Tel Aviv moving on to Paris to perform with the Orchestre
National de France at the St. Denis Festival and at the Musée
d'Orsay. In 2009 Tiran joined the Gropius Ensemble, formed by young
conductor Daniel Cohen combining modern classical music and theatrical
elements, performing pieces like Kafka's Kofadam and A Soldier's Tale
by Stravinsky. Tiran's directing debut (2010) with Georg Büchner's
Woyzeck in which he also played the title role, earned him a
well-deserved critical acclaim as a theater director. In March 2011
Tiran and Kurt Masur met again, this time in the Davis Symphony Hall
of San Francisco together with the San Francisco Symphony for the
performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream. The San Francisco Chronicle
called Tiran's impersonations "relevant and virtuosic".Tiran was born
and raised in Petah Tikva, Israel, to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. His
father Raffi is a graphics designer who emigrated from Hungary and his
mother Monica is an accountant who emigrated to Israel from Sweden.
His maternal grandmother Deborah survived Auschwitz. Itay is one of
four boys, his youngest brother Alon Tiran is an up-and-coming Theater
director. Itay studied classical piano in the Petah Tikva Municipal
conservatory and later majored in music at Thelma Yellin High School
of the Arts. He was exempted from conscription into the Israel Defense
Forces for mental health reasons. In 1999 he enrolled in the Beit Zvi
Acting School, where his talent was immediately recognized. He paid
his way through school winning scholarship after scholarship. His
roles as a third-year student included Mozart in Amadeus, Nero in
Britannicus, King Richard in Richard II and Berger in the musical
Hair.Upon completing his studies Tiran joined the Cameri Theater in
Tel Aviv. Among his parts were Eilif in Mother Courage, Franz
Jägerstätter in Yehoshua Sobol's Eye Witness (directed by Paulus
Manker), Nicolah in Caviar and Lentils, the title role in Hamlet
directed by Omri Nitzan, Christian in Festen, and Mozart in Amadeus.
In March 2007, Itay received rave reviews from audiences and media in
Washington, D.C., for his performance as Hamlet in the Tel Aviv Cameri
Theater production's world tour. The "Israeli Hamlet" performed in
Shanghai, Cleveland, Gdańsk, Bucharest and Moscow. In 2010, Itay
played Kittel in Yehoshua Sobol's Ghetto followed by a remarkable
directing debut with Georg Büchner's Woyzeck in which he also played
the title role. Tiran's Woyzeck was embraced by the critiques making
him a theater director to reckon with. In late 2011 the Cameri
Theater's production of Cabaret featured a dark, scary MC portrayed by
Itay Tiran which ultimately won him the Best Actor Award at the 2011
Israeli Theater Awards. In July 2012 the Cameri Theater staged a
special project, William Shakespeare's Richard II and Richard III,
directed by Arthur Kogan with Tiran in both title roles. The project
was a huge critical and commercial success. Tiran's virtuosic
performance abilities were awarded at the 2012 Israeli Theater Awards
when he won Best Actor for Richard III. The Cameri's "Richards"
Project won 7 Awards including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor,
Best Play. In the summer of 2013 Tiran adapted the book Little Man,
What Now? by Hans Fallada. The play, beautifully directed, earned him
huge critical acclaim as a Theater Director, the paper Haaretz even
called Tiran the Laurence Olivier of Israeli theater. Tiran's Woyzeck
went to the Büchner Festival in Wiesbaden/Germany in the spring of
2013, opening to rave reviews. It was announced that Tiran is to play
the title role in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand in
late 2013. In 2019 Tiran plays the title role in Shakespeare's Othello
at the Staatstheater Stuttgart
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