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Simcha Barbiro

Simcha Barbiro is an Israeli actor and voice actor, known for Hebrew dubbing of animated shows and films and for his stage work.

born 1967Hebrew voice of StitchHebrew dubbing of animated seriesStage roles at Habima and Cameri

Simcha Barbiro
Born
27 April 1967, Israel
Occupation
actor, dub actor, stage actor, television actor
Education
Beit Zvi

Simcha Barbiro was born in 1967 in Israel

Simcha Barbiro was born in Israel on 27 April 1967. He graduated from the Beit Zvi acting school in 1991.

On stage he has worked with many Israeli theaters, including Habima, the Cameri, Beit Lessin, Beersheba Theater and the Khan Theater. At Habima he played in Yitzhak Navon's Bustan Sefaradi from 1998. At the Cameri he appeared in Shakespeare plays such as Richard III and Macbeth, and from 2017 in a play by A. B. Yehoshua.

As a voice actor he dubbed Stitch and Dr. Hamsterviel in Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Mort in the Madagascar films, and Krillin and Frieza in Dragon Ball. After Yoni Chen died in 1995, he took over his roles as Elmer Fudd and Sylvester. In 2007 he replaced Giora Kenneth as Mr. Herriman in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

He has also acted in television series such as Polishuk, Shemesh and LaLa Land, and in radio commercials.

Milestones in Simcha Barbiro's life

  1. 1967

    Born in Israel.

  2. 1991

    Graduated from the Beit Zvi acting school.

  3. 1995

    Took over the dubbing roles of Yoni Chen.

  4. 1998

    Began playing in Bustan Sefaradi at Habima.

  5. 2007

    Replaced Giora Kenneth as Mr. Herriman in Hebrew dubbing.

  6. 2013

    Played Lennox in Macbeth at the Cameri Theater.

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Based on English Wikipedia, Simcha Barbiro and Hebrew Wikipedia, שמחה ברבירו, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The facts are Wikidata's.

Photograph: Reuven Kopitchinski, CC BY-SA 3.0

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