Israeli Actor Yossi Marshak Celebrates 57th Birthday with Surprising Life Facts

Yossi Marshak, a well-known Israeli actor and comedian famous for roles in "The Jews Are Coming," "Yellow Peppers," and "Kofiko," turned 57 on August 9, 2023. Born in Wisconsin, USA, Marshak's parents were temporarily in the States for his father's medical training. The family later immigrated to Israel, where Marshak grew up in Rehovot. Before his acting career, he played as a goalkeeper for Maccabi Rehovot's youth soccer team and served as a combat soldier in the IDF's Moran unit of the Artillery Corps.

Following the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, Marshak moved to Manhattan for five years, studying film for a year at New York University. He returned to Israel after the September 11 attacks. Marshak's breakthrough came with the TV drama "Yellow Peppers," where he played Yaniv, earning the Israeli Television Academy Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series in 2011. Despite his dramatic roles, many children recognize him as Shlomka Lazar from the series "Kofiko," a role he began in 2009.

Since 2014, Marshak has been a prominent cast member of the satirical sketch show "The Jews Are Coming," portraying numerous historical and public figures. Politically, he is openly left-wing and active, participating in public campaigns and discussing politics in podcasts and interviews. Marshak was married to actress Maya Dagan from 2004 to 2006 and later had a relationship with actress Naomi Levov, with whom he has two children, born in 2016 and 2022, despite their separation in 2018.