Born in Romania, Bodo
immigrated to Israel in 1950. The following year he
joined the Israel Defense Forces and began his artistic
career: He became one of the founders of the army's
musical troupe, and for six years was the actor and
officer of the Northern Command musical troupe.
After his discharge, he
starred in the play "Moishe Ventilator," a hit that was
staged over one thousand times. He performed on all the
local stages, from the Zira Theatre to the Habima to the
Haifa Municipal Theatre.
Since the time of his
joining the Yiddishpiel Theatre in 1992, he has played
leading roles in almost all of its productions. At the
same time, he fulfilled an old dream of playing a solo
role in Yiddish, "Alone, the Heart is Pure," a selection
of the best of Jewish humor. He appeared with Anat
Atzmon in the show, "Sing and Laugh." Recently, he
starred in Yiddishpiel hits such as "Comedy of the
Year", "The Golden Boys," "Dzigan and Shumacher
Forever," "Gebirtig," "The Wooden Saucer," and more. In
the play, "Mazal Tov, Yidn!", he celebrated fifty years
on stage.
He is an Edith and Israel
Pollack Prize Laureate for 1999 and a Lerner Foundation
Prize Laureate for 2000. He was also awarded the Mayer
Margalit Prize for Lifetime Achievement, presented to
him during the Israel Theater Award Ceremony in 2008. |
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