Nir Jacob Kaplan

Nir Jacob Kaplan was born in 1989 in Tel Aviv

Kaplan was born in Tel Aviv on 8 August 1989 and grew up in Herzliya. His father, Moti Kaplan, was a lieutenant colonel, and his mother, Tami, was a former IDF officer. He was raised as an Orthodox Jew.

As a child he played Noam in the children's TV series Yami, which began in 1995. While still in high school he presented the youth program Berosh Tsair on Reshet Alef of Kol Israel.

In the army he served in the Military Police Corps, in its central unit for special investigations. In the reserves he serves in the Home Front Command information branch.

From 2012 to 2024 he worked at the Sport Channel as a commentator and presenter. He covered Maccabi Tel Aviv basketball in the Euroleague, hosted the soccer show Shabbat BaMigrash and was part of the teams for 3 Olympic Games. In 2024-2025 he called EuroCup games for the Israel Hayom website, and in 2026 he joined Kan 11 for the World Cup broadcasts.

He holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and communication from the Open University and a master's in clinical psychology from Ruppin Academic Center. In 2025 he published a paper on moral injury among Israeli educators.