Amos Kollek

Amos Kollek was born in 1947 in Jerusalem

Amos Kollek was born on 15 September 1947. He is the son of Tamar and Teddy Kollek, who later served for many years as mayor of Jerusalem. His family left Kibbutz Ein Gev when his father was appointed envoy in Washington.

He attended the Hebrew University Secondary School in Jerusalem. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology and philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As a student he wrote his first novel, Don't Ask Me If I Love, published in English in 1971.

The novel became a film in 1979, with Kollek as writer, producer and lead actor. From the 1980s he worked mainly in American independent film in New York. His films include Goodbye, New York in 1985, Fast Food Fast Women in 2000 and Happy End in 2003.

In 1979 he cowrote his father's autobiography. His 2008 film Restless starred Moshe Ivgy and Ran Danker. In 2010 he made the documentary Chronicle of a Crisis for Channel 8.

Kollek has married 3 times and has 2 daughters. He returned to Jerusalem in 2004 after years in New York. His book Alon Chrome was published in 2017.