Avraham Shalom Levi
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Avraham Shalom Levi | |
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| Born | 1977 Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute |
Avraham Shalom-Levi (Template:Lang-he; born 1977) is an Israeli actor known for his leading role in the film "Valeria is Getting Married" and the Emmi Award winning TV series "Unsilenced". [1]
Biography
Shalom-Levi was born and raised in Jerusalem, as the youngest child of Mazal and Isaac, and has two elder sisters. He attended the experimental high school in Jerusalem, as a Drama major. [2] Between [when] Shalom-Levi lived in New York, where he studies acting at the The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. [3] During this period he acted in the play "Zoo stories" by Edward_Albee[4], and "personal moments", that was directed by Anna_Strasberg[5]. He continued his studies in the Film and Media department at Hunter College, N.Y[6], and founded a New-York city based ensemble for Israeli Theatre named "Huzpah". The group performed two plays that he has authored: his debut "The Shirt"[7], and "Zvika the Soldier", an anti-militaristic solo-performance inspired by his experiences as suffering from PTSD following his mandatory military service as a combat soldier [8]. Upon his return to Israel, a play that he authored and directed, "Coffee with Stawberries" participated in a local theatre festival and immediately after performed at the "Simta [alleyway] Theatre Yafo". He also wrote the script for the short move "Tkasim [Rituals]". In the years that followed Shalom-Levi continued to be a fruitful playwright and creator, as well as playing in many theatre plays, TV shows and films. His recent role as … received the … award. [9]. Shalom-Levi also teaches acting and drama in leading Israeli acting schools, such as a Anat Barzilay school of acting[10], Sophie Markovich acting studio [11], and the Holon Theatre acting studio[12].
Career as an Author/Creator
Playwright
Many of his plays performed in Israel, among them a reproduction of "Zvika the Soldier", "Helmet/Woman", which was performed as part of the stage Center's Solo performances festival, and "Fear" which he co-authored with a group of actor-directors in Holon Theater. Is addition he presented his authored play "Experiments" in Zavta theater, Tel-Aviv, and "Water" and "Ritalin 11" which he authored and directed were presented in the Simta Theater. His play, "The watchmen", took part in the Haifa "act 2" theater Festival.
Script Writer
Wrote scripts for the following movies:
- Wrote and directed the feature film "water - flood"
- Script writer for the film "the bag"
- Script writer for the short film "Rituals"
Acting Career
Theater
Avraham Shalom Levi participated in the play "Buckwoos" in Beit Lessin Theatre, in 2014 he played rabbi Meir Cahana in the solo-performance "Cahana was Right?" written by Yoav Itamar and directed by Elad Sharaby, and Golda Meir in the play "Golda – the last tenanat" that was written and diected by Yaara Perach Reich, and was shown as part of the "Center Stage" series in Jerusalem Festival and later in Zavta theater. In summer 2018 this play was presented at ACUD theater Berlin. In addition, he played in "Outside of love we have nothing in common", by the author and singer "Shai Gabso", at the Simta Theater.
Film
Shalom Levi played in many films and TV shows, among them Michal Vinik's movie "Valeria is Getting Married", The officer in Annemarie Jacir's French-Canadian co-production "Salt of the Sea", a leading role in the movie "On the way to a wedding" (dir: Ran Rinat).
TV
Shalom Levi is a cast member of the Israeli satirical sketch comedy "Eretz Nehederet". He played in the drama series "the Good Policeman", "Shtisel" and "Magpie", and in the comedies "irreversible" with Adi Ashkenazi, and "Sisters", directed by Guri Alfi. His recent role in the Series Alef, where he played the Israeli former president Moshe Katzav, won the "Best supporting Actor in a Drama Series" award as well as the "Best Drama" award of the Israeli Television Academy.
Other Work in the Fields of Theatre and Film
Shalom-Levi was the artistic manager at the 'fringe' center of 'Move', a theater NGO, and took part in founding the open school of acting and theater. He initiated and was the artistic manager of the Hadera Bikkurim (First-fruits) theatre festival, and in the Holon theatre Fringe Center. Shalom-levi taught acting and direction in the "popular university" and at the Anat Barzilay acting studio, directed plays at the Sophie Moskovitch acting studio as well as the Hadera "Bama" (stage) studio, were he directed more than 20 graduation plays. In addition, between 2018-2019 he managed the Hadera municipal youth theatre. Today he teaches public speaking and improving presentation skills at the Ben-Gurion University at the Negev.
Personal Life
Shalom-Levi resides in Ramat Gan, Israel. He is married to Rinat Zemah, an artist and art therapist, and a father of 2.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Pour Sacha (a.k.a. For Sasha) | Shoshana | French drama |
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2022 | Israeli Film Academy | Best Supporting Actor | Valeria is Getting Married | Nominated |
| 2023 | Israeli Television Academy | Best Drama Series | Alef | Won |
| 2023 | Israeli Television Academy | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Alef | Won |
References
Further reading
- Important book to know about
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