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Yosef Shiloach

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Yosef Shiloach

  • Shiloh participated in many theater performances in all the major theaters in Israel, however, most of his best-known roles were in films defined by film critics as "Burekas films", where he usually played stereotypical and extremely extreme eastern characters and especially characters of Persian origin characterized by a heavy accent.
  • He also appeared in international films, such as I Love You Rosa, The House on Chelouche Street and Rambo III.
  • As an occasional voice actor, Shiloach provided the Hebrew voice of Arik (Ernie) on Rechov Sumsum, which is the Israeli TV version of Sesame Street.
  • Shiloach was one of the first graduates of the Beit Zvi acting school.
  • In 1998, Shiloh won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Israel Film Academy and a recognition award from the Tel Aviv Municipality .
  • He was an Israeli film and theater actor, and winner of the " Peres Ophir ".
  • In 2001 , he appeared in Bnei Torti 's film , " Square of Dreams " and was embraced by the industry, after winning the Ofir Award as " Best Supporting Actor " for his role as "Indian Israel".
  • In 1964, Shiloach appeared in his first film, Mishpachat Simchon. He went on to appear in many Israeli films, especially the Bourekas film genre which portrays the life of Sephardi Jews in an exaggerated comic manner.
  • Yosef Shiloach was born in Kurdistan, and he immigrated to Israel at the age of nine.
  • Shiloh was also involved in political and social activity, and in an activity that called for Jewish-Arab coexistence and equal opportunities for Jews of Mizrahi origin.

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