Asi Cohen

Asi Cohen was born in 1974 in Ashdod

Asi Cohen was born on 10 October 1974 in Ashdod and grew up there. His father came from Egypt and his mother, born in Israel, is of Turkish origin. He studied at the Rogozin comprehensive high school in Ashdod.

After his army service he began performing stand-up at the Domino Gross club in Tel Aviv from 1996. In 1999 he joined the Channel 2 sketch show "Domino" and formed the duo "Asi and Guri" with Guri Alfi. The pair toured Israel and created characters such as David and Tikva, and Coco and Steve.

He appeared on "Rak BeYisrael" and in 2002 created "Shidurei Hamahapeha" with Alfi. The duo split in 2003. In 2004 he starred in the film "Colombian Love" and played in the drama "Love Hurts".

In 2005 he joined "Eretz Nehederet", where he impersonated figures such as Avigdor Lieberman, Uri Geller and Raleb Majadele, and had a small role in Steven Spielberg's "Munich". He won Israeli Television Academy awards for "Mesudarim" and later for "HaParlament". He also acted in "Hatufim" and returned to "Eretz Nehederet" in 2015.

He married Lian Friedman in 2003. He lives in Tel Aviv and has two daughters.