Ohad Shahar

Ohad Shahar is an Israeli stage and screen actor and voice actor, known for dubbing animated characters into Hebrew.

born 1957Hebrew voice of Mickey MouseDubbing animated films into HebrewStage roles at the Cameri Theatre

Born: 30 October 1957, Haifa
Occupation: actor, dub actor, stage actor
Education: Beit Zvi

Ohad Shahar was born in 1957 in Haifa

Ohad Shahar was born in Haifa on 30 October 1957. He studied acting at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts and finished in 1981. He also performed with the IDF Theatre.

On stage he has worked mainly at the Cameri Theatre and the Tmu-na Theatre, and also at Habima. His roles include Joseph Merrick in The Elephant Man and parts in A Midsummer Night's Dream, All My Sons and Kazablan. In 1988 he appeared with Hanna Maron in a play by Hillel Mittelpunkt.

On screen he appeared in Unsettled Land in 1987 and in Munich in 2005. In 2005 he played Moshe Sharett in a TV film. He starred in Doron Eran films released in 2017 and 2021.

As a voice actor he is the official Hebrew voice of Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny. He voiced Zazu in The Lion King, Iago in Aladdin and Gru in Despicable Me, and dubbed Severus Snape in the Harry Potter films.

From 1985 to 2007 he was married to actress Anat Waxman, and they had two children. He is now married to dancer Maya Koupchik, and they have a daughter.