Michael Moshonov (Hebrew: מיכאל מושונוב; born (1986-03-03)March 3, 1986) is an Israeli actor, rapper, musician and TV host. Moshonov won the Ophir Award for Best Actor twice, for Lost Islands and for The Human Resources Manager. He is also known professionally as Mike Mushon.
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Life and career
Moshonov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to actors Moni Moshonov and Sandra Sade. His father is of Bulgarian-Jewish descent, and a his mother is a Romanian-born Jew. He is the brother of opera singer Alma Moshonov. Moshonov's first appearance on television was in 1990 at the age of four, when he participated in the Israeli children show Mesibat Gan. In 1991, at the age of five, Moshonov acted, along with his father, in the Israeli children's film Kemo Gdolim along with Arik Einstein. In 1992 at the age of six, Moshonov participated along with his father and sister in the successful Israeli comedy film Kvalim. In 2001 at age 15 he played in the film Late Marriage alongside his father.
Moshonov studied at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv and in 2004 he played in the Israeli film Itzik. In 2005 Moshonov became a host of the Israeli youth TV show Exit (אקזיט) alongside Ofer Shechter, Shiri Maimon and others.
