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Naor Zion

Naor Zion is an Israeli stand-up comedian, actor, writer and director, known for creating and starring in the sitcom "Naor's Friends".

born 1973The sitcom "Naor's Friends"Stand-up comedy showsCreating the sitcom "Amamiyot"

Born: 10 February 1973, Ramat HaSharon
Occupation: actor, writer, stand-up comedian, television actor

Naor Zion was born in 1973 in Ramat HaSharon

Naor Zion was born in Ramat HaSharon to a family of Persian Jewish origin and grew up there. His father died when he was a child. As a youth he played basketball for the A.S. Ramat HaSharon youth team.

In 1993, after his army service, he appeared in the stand-up segment of Dudu Topaz's entertainment show on Channel 1. In 1994 he joined the humor show "Naflu Al HaRosh" on Channel 2. He then toured Israel with a one-man show of stand-up, sketches and audience interaction that ran for 7 years.

From 2006 to 2011 he created, wrote, directed and starred in the sitcom "Naor's Friends" on Channel 10, and a further season aired in 2017. He also created the sitcom "Amamiyot" in 2014 and the show "Eat and Run" in 2015. In 2018 the production rights to "Amamiyot" were sold to an Indian company.

In 2003 an indictment was filed against him after he threw objects at a restaurant worker, and a court approved a plea bargain that included 120 hours of community service. In December 2020 he admitted in a plea bargain to an assault in Ramat Aviv Mall from 2018 and was convicted. He lives in Tel Aviv.