Tuvia Tzafir
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Tuvia Kozlowski December 31, 1945 Tel Aviv, British mandate of palestine |
| Years active | 1964–present |
| Spouse(s) | Yael Tzafir |
Tuvia Tzafir (Hebrew: טוביה צפיר; born December 31, 1945) is an Israeli actor and entertainer.
Tzafir was born in Tel Aviv and was initially named Tuvia Kozlowski. Tzafir grew up in a traditionalist home of Jewish immigrants from Poland who lived in the Florentin neighborhood in the southern part of Tel Aviv. During the early sixties Tzafir got his big breakthrough when he served in the Nahal military band. Since then Tzafir has become one of the biggest Israeli TV, cinema and stage stars. Through his career Tzafir has participated in numerous entertainment, humor and satire television and stage shows.
In the 1970s Tzafir participated in the successful satire show Nikui Rosh, in which he began performing different imitations of Israeli politicians (such as Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, etc.). In the 1980s Tzafir appeared many times as a recurring guest on the Israeli entertainment show Siba LeMesiba (סיבה למסיבה) in which he performed many different imitations of Israeli politicians and participated in a variety of comedy skits. In addition, during that period of time he also participated as a guest star in several episodes of the Israeli sitcom Krovim Krovim. In the 1990s Tzafir provided numerous voices for the Israeli satirical puppet show "Chartzufim". In 2004 Tzafir appeared as a guest star in the Israeli daily comical musical drama series "HaShir Shelanu". In 2005 Tzafir appeared as a guest star in the series "Telenovela Ba'am".
Tzafir also starred in several entertainment stage shows, most of which were written by the satirist Ephraim Sidon.
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