Sefi Rivlin

Sefi Rivlin was born in 1947 in Rishon LeZion

Yosef "Sefi" Rivlin was born in 1947 and grew up in the workers' moshav Nahalat Yehuda, later part of Rishon LeZion. His father Lipa commanded the Irgun in Rishon LeZion, and his mother Sarah was a teacher. As a young man he played football for Hapoel Rishon LeZion.

He served in the Air Defense Command. He studied acting at the Beit Zvi school.

He began acting in 1973 at the Khan Theater in Jerusalem in Servant of Two Masters. On television he played Fistuk in Rega im Dodley from 1975 to 1981, appeared on Zehu Ze!, and starred in Itche and Sefi on Channel 2. He also acted in films, including HaSodot by Avi Nesher.

A Likud supporter, he appeared in the party's election broadcasts and served on the Rishon LeZion City Council. He won the Israeli Television Academy award and, in 2002, the Golden Mask prize for lifetime achievement.

He was married to Rina and had four children. He was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in 2007 and died in 2013 at Sheba Medical Center. He was buried in the old cemetery of Rishon LeZion.