Literatureאסף שליטא

Asaf Shalita

Asaf Shalita is an Israeli screenwriter and novelist, creator of the sitcom "My Guardian Angel" and author of the novels "Two Three" and "Cellularish".

born 1974Creating "My Guardian Angel"Writing children's television seriesThe novels "Two Three" and "Cellularish"

Born: 21 January 1974, Netanya
Occupation: writer

Asaf Shalita was born in 1974 in Netanya

Asaf Shalita was born in Netanya in 1974, the second child of a career army officer and a social worker. The family moved to Yavne when he was young, and he grew up there. As a teenager he focused on music, played several instruments and formed rock bands.

He enlisted in 1992 and served as a combat soldier and commander in the Combat Engineering Corps.

After his discharge he went to New York to join the music scene, but lost his voice there for a long period. He later concluded the cause was psychological and recovered, then returned to Israel in 1998. He worked at various jobs while entering the Israeli television and film industry.

In 2004 he began writing for the satire show "Behind the News" on Channel 10, and later wrote for children, about 250 episodes in series such as "The Nerds Club". In 2015 he created "My Guardian Angel" for Nickelodeon. His novels appeared in 2011 and 2020, and he co-wrote films including "The Nerds Club: The Movie" in 2017.

He is married with 2 children and lives in Tel Aviv.