Modi Rosenfeld

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Modi Rosenfeld
Stand-up comedian, actor, cantor
SpouseLeo Veiga

Modi Rosenfeld (born April 29, 1970, in

stand-up comedian and actor.[2]

Early years

Modi was born in

voice
.

Modi studied cantorial music at

Merrill Lynch before entering comedy.[1][4]

Career

Modi is an established headliner at comedy clubs across the United States and is a regular fixture on the comedy scene in both New York and Los Angeles.[5] His home club is the Comedy Cellar. Modi's background and ability to adapt to a variety of audiences has allowed him to create a niche within the Jewish community, performing for Reform and Orthodox audiences around the world.[6] He performed at the launch party of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon in Houston before takeoff.[1]

Modi has contributed to

US Weekly as a member of the fashion police[7][8] and was also semi-finalist on the fourth season of Last Comic Standing.[9] He is the host of his own podcast called And Here's Modi.[10]

According to Modi, his comedic inspirations are

Louis CK.[5] He attributes his comedic timing to Alan King.[3]

He was honored by the City of New York through a proclamation declaring June 26, 2018 "Mordechi 'Modi' Rosenfeld Day."[11]

Modi is the co-founder and producer of the Chosen Comedy Festival, along with comedians Elon Gold and Dani Zoldan.[3][12]

Modi has also been a guest on a few podcasts, such as the Kiddush Club Podcast.[citation needed]

Personal life

Modi is Jewish and is a member of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue, Modern Orthodox congregation in Manhattan, where comedian Sandra Bernhard is also a member.[3][12]

He is gay and is legally married to Leo Veiga, who is also his manager.[12]

Filmography

Year Film/Show Role Notes
1997 Friday Night Modi TV series; episode: "Sunset Beach - Behind the Scenes"
2002 The Sopranos Etan TV series; episode: "Mergers and Acquisitions"
2003 Connecting Dots Tom
2004 Waiting for Woody Allen Mendel Short film
Der Kosh Rabbi
Our Italian Husband Pasquale
2006 Ira & Abby Marvin the Limo Driver
Agent Emes 5: Agent Emes and the Happy Chanukah Rocky Rabinowitz Video
2007 Stand Up Avi
A Perfect Holiday Father in Line
2008 One, Two, Many Jermaine
2009 CSI: NY David Klein TV series; episode: "
Yahrzeit
"
2010 Horrorween Shlomo
2014–2015 Deadbeat Menachem Mendel 5 episodes
2017 Madam Secretary Oded Dahan TV series; episode: "
The Essentials
"
2019
Crashing
 		Himself TV series; episode: "
The Temple Gig
"

Video games

Year Game Role Notes
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Issac Roth
2009
Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned
 		Archive footage
Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Husband: Leo Veiga Comedy is Calling, Jewlarious.com
  2. ^ Modi Rosenfeld at IMDb
  3. ^ a b c d "Interview with Modi Rosenfeld". Interviews with Max Raskin. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ Backstage Show me the Funny: Making Money in Stand-up Comedy Archived 2005-11-07 at the Wayback Machine, May 21, 1999
  5. ^ a b Baltimore Jewish Times Something to Laugh About, March 27, 2014
  6. ^ Laugh Factory.com
  7. US Weekly Fashion police Archived 2005-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
    , 2001
  8. US Weekly Fashion police Archived 2005-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
    , 2003
  9. ^ Hollywood Reporter Lynch part of the family for CBS Pilot[permanent dead link], September 26, 2006
  10. ^ "AND HERE'S MODI". Buzzsprout. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  11. ^ "Jewish Heritage Reception 2018". NYC Mayor's Office of Special Projects and Community Events. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  12. ^ a b c Saval, Malina (2023-01-13). "Modi Rosenfeld, Gay Jewish Comedian, Talks 'Moshiach' Energy, Celebrating Shabbat and Comparisons to Robin Williams and Richard Pryor". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-13.

External links

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