Yftach Katzur

Yftach Katzur is an Israeli actor, director and businessman known for playing Bentzi in the Lemon Popsicle film series.

born 1958Bentzi in Lemon PopsicleFounding Kolnoa InvestmentsFounding Actmedia Israel

Born: 17 July 1958, Israel
Occupation: actor, stage actor
Education: Beit Zvi

Yftach Katzur was born in 1958 in Israel

Yftach Katzur was born on July 17, 1958, and grew up in Holon. His parents, Mordechai and Shulamit Katzur, were born in the country and fought in the War of Independence.

In 1976 he played the lead role of Alan Strang in Equus at the Cameri Theatre. He served in the IDF Theater and Galei Tzahal. In 1978 he won the Kinor David award for film actor of the year for his role as Bentzi in Lemon Popsicle, and he returned to the role in the sequels.

In 1984 he starred in Atalia with Michal Bat-Adam and finished film directing studies at Beit Zvi. In 1990 he studied at Tel Aviv University and joined the FEMI screenwriting workshop led by Frank Daniel. He wrote newspaper columns, worked as a film critic for Kol Yisrael and directed documentaries.

In 1990 he founded Actmedia Israel with News Corp, which worked in point of sale advertising. In 2002 he founded Kolnoa Investments, a venture capital fund for Israeli films, and was its CEO for 6 years. He later founded the real estate company Feijoya and works as a business strategist.

Katzur is divorced and has a daughter and a son. He lives in Moshav Nir Zvi.