Amir Shurush (Arabic: أمير شوروش, Hebrew: אמיר שורוש; born 9 July 1984) is an Arab-Israeli actor and comedian.

[1] He appeared in the Israeli comedy series Checkout, which aired on Kan 11,[2] and offered satirical impressions of Mansour Abbas, Ayman Odeh and Youseph Haddad in the Israeli sketch comedy show Eretz Nehederet which airs on Channel 12 (Israel).

[3] He grew up in a major Israeli Hebrew city, and despite his Arabic accent – Shurush disclamed fluency in the latter.

Following his military service, Shurush enrolled in the Beit Zvi Performing Arts and Theater School in Ramat Gan, Israel; from which he graduated in 2009.

[5] Before his professional career, Shurush worked as a waiter, bartender, cook, and sailor on a cruise ship.