Michael Aloni

Michael Mark Aloni (or Alony; Hebrew: מיכאל אלוני; born 31 January 1984) is an Israeli actor, director, writer and television presenter.

Michael Aloni
Born (1984-01-31) 31 January 1984
Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer, television presenter
Years active2005–present

Early life

Aloni was born in Tel Aviv, to a secular Jewish family. His mother is an attorney and his father is an accountant. During his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, he served as a Gadna commander in the Marva training program of the Education Corps.

He studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio between 2006–2009. He also appeared in a number of advertising campaigns as a male model.[1]

Media career

He is known for starring in Shtisel, Out in the Dark[2] and the 2017–2018 series, When Heroes Fly, produced by Keshet. In April 2018 it won the best series at Canneseries and has been commissioned for a second season.[3] Aloni also hosts the popular reality TV show The Voice Israel. He was cast as Gabriel in The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem.[4] In December 2022, it was announced that Aloni will play the lead character in a TV adaptation of We Were the Lucky Ones, a book of the same name by Georgia Hunter, which tells the true life story of the Kurc family in Poland who survived the Holocaust.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2005–2007 HaShminiya Adam Halevi Series regular
2006 Out of Sight Tomer the Lifeguard Original title: Lemarit Ain
Ha-Alufa Eddy Franco 2 episodes
2009 Ruin Ben
2010 Infiltration Benny Original title: Hitganvut Yehidim
2011 Policeman Nathanael Original title: Ha-shoter
2012 Keshet Beanan Short
Out in the Dark Roy Schaffer
2013 A Place in Heaven Frenchie Original title: Makom beGan Eden
2013-2016, 2020 Shtisel Akiva Shtisel Series regular
2014 Keep it Cool Uri Short
Shovrei Galim Noam 2 episodes
2016 Antenna
Lucid Short
2017 Naor's Friends Raz Hita Episode #4.10
Metim LeRega Lev Alexander Episode #2.1
And Then She Arrived Dan Original title: VeAz Hi Hegiaa
2018 Virgins Journalist
When Heroes Fly Dotan 'Himler' Friedman Series regular
2019 Happy Times Michael Post-production
2019 Our Boys Itzik
2019-2020 Greenhouse Academy The Client/Jason Osmond (alter ego version) seasons 3 & 4
2021 Scenes from a Marriage Poli Episode: "In the Middle of the Night, in a Dark House, Somewhere in the World"
2021-2022 The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem Gabriel

References
  1. A date with Kive
  2. 'Out in the Dark' director brings Palestinian-Israeli affair to light, Los Angeles Times. 26 September 2013
  3. Keshet’s Israeli Drama ‘When Heroes Fly’ Wins Best Series At Canneseries – Full Competition Winners Revealed Deadline. 11 April 2018
  4. "The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem: will it be your next Israeli TV addiction?". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.