Yoni Chen

Yoni Chen
Yoni Chen
יוני חן
Born	Yonatan Hanono; August 10, 1953; Tel Aviv, Israel
Died	June 27, 1995 (aged 41); Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupations	Actor; voice actor; director; puppeteer;
Years active	1978–1995

Yoni Chen (Hebrew: יוני חן; August 10, 1953 – June 27, 1995) was an Israeli actor, voice actor, director and puppeteer.^[1]

Biography

Chen was born in Israel to a

Cameri Theatre and the Orna Porat Children's Theatre. That same year, he made his debut film appearance in The Band and appeared in other films over the next several years such as Dizengoff 99

.

Among Chen's most popular roles was on the children's puppet show Parpar Nechmad, in which he performed the character Batz the Turtle.

As a voice actor, Chen was heavily involved in the Hebrew language dubbing of

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Yogi Bear in The Yogi Bear Show, all characters in Tip en Tap, several characters in The Smurfs and many more. Chen also founded a dubbing company which was then later acquired by Elrom Studios

after his death.

Personal life

Chen was openly gay. His partner, Ari worked for Israeli Educational Television.

Death

On June 27, 1995, Chen died after suffering from AIDS for some time.^[3] He was nearing his 42nd birthday. Parpar Nechmad underwent a hiatus for a while and eventually, the role of Batz was passed on to Ami Weinberg.^[4]

References

^ Yoni Chen's filmography (in Hebrew)
^ יוני חן ואיילת לוין מתארחים בערוץ הילדים 1993
^ "אורנה לביא פלינט מספרת על יוני חן" (in Hebrew). oldtv.co.il. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
^ 5 מפורסמים שמתו מאיידס (in Hebrew)

External links

Yoni Chen at
IMDb

[1] Yoni Chen's filmography (in Hebrew)

[2] יוני חן ואיילת לוין מתארחים בערוץ הילדים 1993

[3] "אורנה לביא פלינט מספרת על יוני חן" (in Hebrew). oldtv.co.il. Retrieved September 7, 2019.

[4] 5 מפורסמים שמתו מאיידס (in Hebrew)

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