Assi Cohen
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Assi Cohen (Hebrew: אסי כהן; born 10 October 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.[1] He currently resides in Tel Aviv and is married with two daughters.[2]
Biography
Cohen was born in Israel, to a
From 1999 onward he worked as a comedian and joined the TV show Domino, which aired on the commercial Channel 2 in Israel.[3] 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.
In 2001, alongside his duo performances, Assi played in the TV drama Star Shining above the Heart (Hebrew: כוכב זורח מעל הלב) alongside Dana Ivgi, Irit Sheleg, and Ilana Berkowitz.[3]
In 2002 he joined the show "Rak BeYsrael" (Channel 2) (
In 2003 he acted in the film Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi (Also: Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi). The same year he and Alfi broke up their comedy duo and Cohen married Lian Friedman.[2]
In 2004 Cohen returned to television in the comedy show Eifo Ata Chai?! (Hebrew: איפה אתה חי?!, lit. Where have you been living?!) alongside Erez Tal, Shlomo Baraba, and Hadar Levi. He played several characters such as Coco the Mizrahi singer, and Himri the healer.[3] That year he also starred in the film Colombian Love (with Mili Avital, Menashe Noi and others) as a newly married husband whose father insists he divorce his bride. Also in 2004, Cohen played alongside Dana Modan in the Israeli Emmy Award-winning television drama, Love Hurts (Hebrew: אהבה זה כואב).
In 2005 he participated in the
In 2007 he participated in the entertainment television show "
In 2018 he had the lead role in the dystopian drama miniseries, Autonomies.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Yossi & Jagger | Ophir | |
2003 | Ha-Kochavim Shel Shlomi | Sasi | |
2004 | Ahava Colombianit | Uri Cohen | |
2005 | Munich | Newlywed Man | |
2010 | Zohi Sdom | Prince Ninveh |
Personal life
Cohen is married to Lian and is the father of three daughters. They reside in Givatayim.[6]
References
- ^ Barne'a, Or; Shiloni, Smadar (2008-05-07). "Assi Cohen the Funniest in Israel, Again" (in Hebrew). Ynet. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ a b c Assi Cohen on Eonline.co.il Archived May 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f Assi Cohen on rofl.co.il Archived September 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Happy Independence Day, Gever Gever, nrg.co.il
- ^ CBS greenlights Israeli-based series ‘Mythological X’, Meirav Crystal, Ynet, May 13, 2008.
- ^ "אסי כהן פותח את הלב". mako. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
External links
- Assi Cohen at IMDb