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Michael Aloni

Michael Aloni is an Israeli actor, writer and television presenter known for playing Akiva Shtisel in the series Shtisel.

born 1984Akiva Shtisel in ShtiselAdam Halevi in HaShminiyaHosting The Voice Israel

Michael Aloni
Born
30 January 1984, Tel Aviv
Occupation
actor, television presenter, writer, model

Michael Aloni was born in 1984 in Tel Aviv

Aloni was born in Tel Aviv in 1984 to secular Jewish parents. His mother is an attorney and his father is an accountant. He attended Ironi Hadash high school for physics and computers.

In the IDF he served as a Gadna commander in the Marva program of the Education Corps. He studied acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio from 2006 to 2009. Before that he worked as a bartender and appeared in ads as a model.

After his discharge in 2005 he played Adam Halevi for 3 seasons in the teen series HaShminiya. He later appeared in the films Policeman in 2011 and Out in the Dark in 2012. Since January 2012 he has hosted The Voice Israel.

From 2013 he played the lead role of Akiva Shtisel in Shtisel, which Netflix began streaming in 2018. He appeared in Our Boys in 2019, Scenes from a Marriage in 2021 and The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem. In 2017 he directed his first short film and published his first book.

On stage he acted at the Cameri Theatre in 2014 and at Habima Theatre in 2018 and 2024. In 2024 he appeared in We Were the Lucky Ones and One Day in October. In 2025 he starred in the series AMIA.

Milestones in Michael Aloni's life

  1. 1984

    Born in Tel Aviv.

  2. 2005

    Began playing Adam Halevi in HaShminiya.

  3. 2006

    Began acting studies at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.

  4. 2012

    Starred in Out in the Dark and began hosting The Voice Israel.

  5. 2013

    First season of Shtisel aired, with him in the lead role.

  6. 2017

    Directed his first short film and published his first book.

  7. 2018

    Starred in the play Bent at Habima Theatre.

  8. 2021

    Appeared in the HBO miniseries Scenes from a Marriage.

  9. 2025

    Starred in the series AMIA on Channel 13.

Michael Aloni served in the military

He served in the IDF as a Gadna commander in the Marva training program of the Education Corps.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Michael Aloni and Hebrew Wikipedia, מיכאל אלוני, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: צילום דור מלכה, CC BY-SA 4.0

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