Shlomo Bar-Aba (Hebrew: שלמה בראבא, born July 11, 1950) is an Israeli comedian, actor, dubber and TV host.

After dropping out, he transferred to the Central Command Band and participated in its program "Red Alinio La'Bik'a" in 1969, in which he sang a solo on the song "Hamrlava".

Upon his release from the IDF, Bar Abba appeared in the play "The Corkscrew" alongside Uri Zohar and studied for a bachelor's degree in the theater department at Tel Aviv University.

along with Moshonov, Gidi Gov and other actors, where he is best remembered for his character of "Yatsek", a kind of parody of a Zionist pioneer with a mustache, a Tembel hat, khaki pants and an accordion, who explained places in Israel from a humorous perspective.

In cinema, he participated in the films: "Stretcher Journey" (1977), "The Man Who Came to Take" (1981), "The Scroll 83" (1983), "Fictitious Marriage" (1988), "Cables" (1992), "Footnote" (2011), "Leap Up"[2] (2014)[2], "Love in the Lakes" (2019) and "Aspiration for Life" (2020).

In 1992, he created and starred in the three-part mockumentary "Y. Schwartz and His Struggle in Life" on Channel 1, which over the years has gained the status of a cult series.

In the early days of Channel 2, he played the character of "Bruno" in a regular corner of the Telad franchise, where he presented the broadcast schedule with his characteristic wild humor.

In 2007, he hosted the game show "Identification Line" on Channel 10. n 2008, he participated in the production of The Festigal, playing the role of the evil mayor.

That same year, he participated as a judge in the entertainment program, "You Made Us Laugh", which aired on Channel 2 as part of the Keshet Media Group.

That same year, he participated in a supporting role in the children's show Motek Shel Festival alongside Rinat Gabay and Yael Bar Zohar.

In 2012, Bar-Aba participated in the show Rokdim Im Kokhavim (Dancing with the Stars) on Channel 2 alongside dancer Polina Chiktonov.

In December 2018, he participated in the drama series Tel Aviv DA Office ("Pamata") broadcast on Kan 11, in which he played the role of Judge Kahn.

In 2024, he participated in the solo play, "Shabbat Boker", written by Michal Aharoni for the Theatronetto Festival, following the story of Shlomo Ron, 85, who was murdered in his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz in the October 7 massacre.