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Gil Alon

Gil Alon is an Israeli actor, singer, theater director and teacher who was certified as a Zen master in Japan in 2000.

born 1960Playing historical figures on stageDirecting "Mein Kampf" by George TaboriSolo play "Mister C"Zen master certification

Born: 29 April 1960, Ramat Gan
Occupation: actor, stage actor, singer

Gil Alon was born in 1960 in Ramat Gan

Gil Alon was born in Ramat Gan on April 29, 1960. As a teenager he joined several drama courses and played the lead in Chekhov's "The Bear." In 1976 he played Eilif in Ibsen's "An Enemy of the People" at Habima, directed by Yossi Izraeli.

He did his army service as an actor in the IDF theater. He then studied at the Nissan Nativ acting studio from 1980 to 1982.

Alon acted in repertory and fringe theater and often played historical figures, among them Adolf Hitler, Alexander Penn and Leonard Cohen. In the early 1990s he created a solo show. He also directed plays such as "Mein Kampf" by George Tabori and "The Balcony" by Jean Genet.

Since 2000 he has traveled in 5 continents and 50 countries, performing, directing and teaching. He wrote, directed and performed the solo play "Mister C," which opened in Melbourne. He also taught at the Yoram Levinstein acting school and at Tel Aviv University.

Milestones in Gil Alon's life

1960
Born in Ramat Gan.
1976
Played Eilif in "An Enemy of the People" at Habima.
1980
Began studying at the Nissan Nativ acting studio.
2000
Was certified as a Zen master in Japan.
2012
His production of "Mein Kampf" won the directing prize at the Acco Festival.
2015
Received the World Peace Ambassador award from the Save the World Foundation.