Michael Moshonov

Michael Moshonov
מיכאל מושונוב
Born	(1986-03-03) March 3, 1986 (age 38) Tel Aviv, Israel
Other names	Mike Mushon Mushon
Occupations	Actor rapper director musician TV host
Awards	Ophir Award 2008 Lost Islands Ophir Award 2011 The Flood
Musical career
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	2008–present
Musical artist

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.

Moshonov was bor in Tel Aviv, Israel, to father of Bulgarian-Jewish descent, and a Romanian-born Jewish mother. He is the son of actors Moni Moshonov and Sandra Sade, and 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 [he]. In 1991, at the age of five, Moshonov played along with his father in the Israeli children film Kemo Gdolim [he] along with Arik Einstein. In 1992 at the age of six, Moshonov participated along with his father and sister in the successful Israeli children film Kvalim [he]. In 2001 at age 15 he played in the film Late Marriage alongside his father.^[1]

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.

Through the years Moshonov played in stage productions, films and many television series, including the Israeli drama series "Parashat Ha-Shavua" and the Israeli film Dead End. In addition, he played in Orna Porat stage production "Colors in the sand" (צבעים בחול), which is based on the life story of the Israeli painter Nahum Gutman.

In 2006, Moshonov played the title role in Raphael Nadjari's film Tehilim, which was also nominated for the Palme d'Or prize in the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2007, Moshonov played in Reshef Levi's film Lost Islands. For his performance in this film Moshonov was awarded an Ophir Award in the "Best Actor" category.^[2]

In 2008, Moshonov received a leading role in the Israeli Sci-Fi TV series Deus. That same year he played the movie "Lebanon", directed by Samuel Maoz.

In 2010, he played in Guy Nattiv's movie Mabul (also known as The Flood). For his performance in this film Moshonov was awarded an Ophir Award in the "Best Supporting Actor" category.^[3]

In 2018, Moshonov appeared as Matthew the Apostle in Helen Edmundson's film Mary Magdalene.^[4]

Moshonov is also a member of the Israeli hip-hop group "Cohen@Mushon" (כהן@מושון), in which performs along with his friend Michael Cohen.

On March 24, 2014 the first music video that Moshonov directed with Lael Utnik, Mayan Toledano and edited by Gal Muggia was released on Stereogum.^[5] The music video was selected for Los Angeles Film Festival.^[6]

• "Move On", Garden City Movement (2014)

• Michael Moshonov at IMDb
• Doron Halutz (November 21, 2008). "מיכאל מושונוב הוא כבר מזמן לא רק הבן של מוני" [Michael Moshonov is no longer only Moni's son]. Haaretz (in Hebrew).
• Yoni Binart (April 26, 2010). "קורע את העיר: ראיון עם מיכאל מושונוב" [Busting the city: An interview with Michael Moshonov] (in Hebrew). NRG Maariv.
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