Erez Shalem

Erez Shalem was born in 1973 in Petah Tikva

Erez Shalem was born on November 4, 1973, and grew up in Petah Tikva. His father immigrated from Algeria, and his mother was born in Israel and raised on Kibbutz Dan. He attended the Amal A multidisciplinary high school.

He did his military service in the Nahal Brigade. He began performing stand-up on the stages of Tzavta and the Camel Comedy Club. At the same time he wrote for and appeared on several TV shows.

From 2008 to 2011 he was a regular panelist on the Channel 2 comedy show Tzhok MeAvoda, hosted by Shalom Asayag. He later joined Mehutz LaHok in 2013 and played the teacher Shimon Amsalem in the 2nd season of Shnot HaShmonim in 2015. In 2016 he played a pizza delivery man in the comedy series Shutafim.

He wrote and acted in the play Shoko Vanil at the Hebrew Theater, a comedy about Ethiopian Israelis. From 2016 he played a rabbi in a play he helped write. In 2020 he wrote the series HaNahala and acted in it.

He is married with 2 children and lives in Gat Rimon.