Yossi Marshak Reveals: “I Took a Break from Acting”

In the video, Yossi Marshak appears on the podcast “Vaadat Tarbut” with Nir Yahav. Photo: Reuven Castro. Yossi Marshak, 56, is one of Israel’s most successful and best-known actors. During his career, he has appeared in a long list of successful series and films, including “Yellow Peppers,” “The Jews Are Coming,” “All Is Honey,” “Wake Up the Bear,” “The World Is Funny,” “You Don’t Mess with the Zohan,” and others. But despite his success, he now reveals that he has taken a break from acting.

“I took a break, I haven’t acted for two years,” Marshak revealed on the HOT Talk podcast with Asaf Golan. “The last thing I filmed as an actor was ‘The Traitor.’” When asked why he decided to stop everything, he replied: “Because I don’t have the energy. I find my passion in other things right now. I have a podcast that I’m very happy with. I have ‘Mah Shetagidu’ on television. I am politically active, let’s call it that, that’s the very important thing for me. To be an activist. And I’m focusing on those things now. For me, it was a simple decision.”

As a reminder, Marshak recently spoke on the Walla Culture podcast “Vaadat Tarbut,” where he revealed that in the past he lost campaigns because of his political views. “I think I’m center-left. I’m Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Golan, Yair Lapid, these are the people I support.” Watch the full interview.