Tal Friedman

Tal Friedman was born in 1963 in Kiryat Ata

Friedman was born on 20 December 1963. His parents were Holocaust survivors. He went to Hugim high school in Haifa.

He served in the Israeli Navy on a missile boat, including during the 1982 Lebanon War. After his discharge he studied acting at Tel Aviv University. There he met Moshe Furster, and in 1988 they staged the comedy show Moshe's Adventures in the Big City.

In 1999 he began the late night show Halomot BeHaKitzis with Eyal Kitzis on Channel 2. He joined the cast of Eretz Nehederet, where he played characters such as Luba the cashier and impersonated public figures. He also acted in films such as Schwartz Dynasty and voiced Sid in the Hebrew dubbing of Ice Age.

Friedman is married to Iris and has 3 children, 2 of them adopted. He lives in Kiryat Tiv'on and leads the band Tal Friedman and the Krayot. He supports Hapoel Haifa.