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Eli Finish

Eli Finish is an Israeli actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist and dub actor, known as a cast member of the satirical show Eretz Nehederet.

born 1975Impressions on Eretz NehederetComedy duo with Mariano IdelmanVoice dubbing in Hebrew

Born: 17 July 1975, Israel
Occupation: actor, screenwriter, dub actor, stand-up comedian

Eli Finish was born in 1975 in Israel

Eli Finish was born and raised in Netanya. His father came from Tunisia and his mother from Morocco. His mother died of cancer in July 1984.

He attended Sharett High School in Netanya. After finishing his army service in 1996, he studied acting at the HaBustan art school in Netanya.

He first appeared with his high school classmate Mariano Idelman in a stand-up segment on Dudu Topaz's show The First in Entertainment. The duo toured with their own stand-up act and in 2001 had their own series, Ahla Seret. Since 2003 he has appeared on Eretz Nehederet, impersonating figures such as Shimon Peres, Moshe Katzav and Yair Lapid.

In 2005 he played his first dramatic role in the series War Room. He later acted in films such as The World Is Funny in 2012 and dubbed Horton in the Hebrew version of Horton Hears a Who! in 2008. In 2024 he launched a solo stand-up show.

He was married to Lital Gat, with whom he has a son. In 2017 he married Sheli Lavi, and they had a daughter before separating in August 2020. He lives in Netanya, where his house burned down in February 2023.