Shlomo Bar-Aba

Shlomo Bar-Aba (; born July 11, 1950) is an Israeli comedian, actor, dubber and TV host. Since 1978 he has been acting in the long-running Israeli entertainment television program Zehu Ze! (That's It!). He also regularly appeared performed in Israeli theatre, television, and film., "Love in the Lakes" (2019) and "Aspiration for Life" (2020).

During the 1980s, he participated in the dubbing of the character of "Bentz" (Bert from the duo Bert and Ernie on the children's television show Sesame Street), and in 2004 he voiced the character of Sykes in the film "Shark Tale".

As part of the duo "Moni and Bar-Aba", he participated in five Festigal shows. The songs the duo performed were "Friends" (1983), "Tired but Satisfied" (1984), "The Song of Yumbo and Gamba" (1987), "Me and My Shadow" (1988) and "Sandwich Boy" (1990). In 1991, he participated, alongside Moni Moshnov, Gidi Gov, the Yosef sisters and the Hopa Hey trio, in a Passover show called "This is Hopa".

In 1992, he created and starred in the three-part mockumentary "Y. Schwartz and His Struggle in Life" on Channel 1, which over the years has gained the status of a cult series.

In the early days of Channel 2, he played the character of "Bruno" in a regular corner of the Telad franchise, where he presented the broadcast schedule with his characteristic wild humor. In 1998, a second season of "Bruno" was broadcast, this time dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the state.

Hosted the first two seasons of the entertainment program Shel Mi HaSura HaZot? ("Whose Line Is This?")

For many years he was a central actor in the troupes of the "Habima" Theater and the Cameri Theater and was considered one of the most prominent dramatic and comedic actors in Israel.

In 2007, he hosted the game show "Identification Line" on Channel 10.

In 2008, he participated in the production of The Festigal, playing the role of the evil mayor. This was Baraba's return to producing The Festigal, after an 18-year absence.

In 2009, he participated in the third season of the television series, "Parashat HaShavua", which aired on H

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In 2010, he participated in the comedy film "Half a Ton of Bronze", which was shown on HOT VOD.

In 2011, he played the Talmud scholar Professor Eliezer Shkolnik in Joseph Cedar's film, "Footnote", which won the Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. Bar-Aba won the "Ophir Award" for Best Leading Actor for his performance in the film. That same year, he participated as a judge in the entertainment program, "You Made Us Laugh", which aired on Channel 2 as part of the Keshet Media Group. That same year, he participated in a supporting role in the children's show Motek Shel Festival alongside Rinat Gabay and Yael Bar Zohar.

In 2012, Bar-Aba participated in the show Rokdim Im Kokhavim (Dancing with the Stars) on Channel 2 alongside dancer Polina Chiktonov. Later that year, Bar-Aba began participating in the comedy series "You Don't Choose Family" broadcast on Channel 2.

In 2013, he played Menachem Falkman, founder and manager of the "Neve Shmarit" estate in the horror series "The Plague".

In 2015, he first staged a solo show, based on episodes from his personal and professional life. He wrote the show with his partner, Shemer Gaon.

In 2016, the television series "Uri and Ella" was released, starring him as Uri and with the participation of Dina Sanderson, who also wrote the series.

In 2017, he played Rabbi Alter Cooper in the series "Shebabnikim".

In April 2018, he participated in the First season (male participants) of the docu-reality show "It's Never Too Late" which aired on Channel 13.

In December 2018, he participated in the drama series Tel Aviv DA Office ("Pamata") broadcast on Kan 11, in which he played the role of Judge Kahn.

In 2019, he participated in the film "Love in the Lakes".

In 2020, Bar-Aba appeared in the remake of the successful entertainment program "Zehu Zeh!", in the series "Stockholm" on Kan 11, in the series "Hanachala" on Keshet Channel 12, and in the film "Shaifa Chaim".

In 2022, Bar-Aba participated in a leading role in a campaign for the Mediterranean Towers assisted living network.

In 2023, he played Zvi in the series "Six Zeros" broadcast on Kan 11.

Baraba returned to the special season produced by Kan 11 of "This is it!" following the events of the Corona pandemic, and continues to appear on this program in 2024.

In 2024, he participated in the solo play, "Shabbat Boker", written by Michal Aharoni for the Theatronetto Festival, following the story of Shlomo Ron, 85, who was murdered in his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the October 7 attacks.

Selected filmography 1977 1983: , musical 1988: (he received the 1988 Silver Menorah Award as the best actor in this film) 1992: Cables 2011: Footnote 2014: 2019: (Ahava Bi'Shlei'kes), romantic comedy

Awards 2023: Honorary Doctorate from the Bar-Ilan University to the participants of the program Zehu Ze!: Gidi Gov, Dov Glickman, Shlomo Baraba, Muni Moshunov and Avi Kushnir for their joint contribution to Israeli culture on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the state of Israel 2022: Israeli Academy of Film and Television Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award to Zehu Ze! 2021:Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israeli Artists' Association (Shaham) Ophir Award for Best Lead Actor in the 2011 film Footnote. who is 25 years his junior, and the couple has a daughter who was born in 2015. The two were married in September 2017.

Lives in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv.