Moni Moshonov

Moni Moshonov was born in 1951 in Ramla

Shlomo "Moni" Moshonov was born in Ramla in 1951 and grew up there. His family was Bulgarian Jewish and came to Israel from Sofia. His father Moshe had studied law in Sofia and sold textiles at the Ramla market.

He served in an IDF entertainment troupe. After his service he studied theater at Tel Aviv University. He then joined the Haifa Theater and stayed for 5 years.

From 1978 to 1998 he starred in the satirical TV show Zehu Ze! with Shlomo Bar-Aba and others. With Bar-Aba he appeared in 5 Festigal shows and in several stage shows. In 1992 he wrote, produced and starred in the film Cables.

He acted at the Cameri, Habima and Beit Lessin theaters, and directed at Habima in 2006. He won an award for his role in Late Marriage in 2001 and appeared in the sketch show Ktzarim from 2004. Later TV work included The Gordin Cell in 2012.

He has been married since 1977 to actress Sandra Sade. His children are Alma Moshonov and Michael Moshonov. He lives in Tel Aviv.