Tuvia Tzafir

Tuvia Tzafir (Hebrew: טוביה צפיר; born December 31, 1945) is an Israeli actor, comedian, television presenter, singer and entertainer.

In the 1970s, Tzafir was in the cast of the successful satire show Nikui Rosh [he] ("Head Cleaning"), in which he began performing imitations of Israeli politicians (such as Yitzhak Rabin, Menachem Begin, etc.).

During the 1970s and 1980s, Tzafir acted in many Israeli films, among them Salomonico (1972), Charlie Ve'hetzi (1974), Hagiga B'Snuker (1975), Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona (1976), "Eizeh Yofi Shel Tzarot!"

In the 1990s, Tzafir did voices for the Israeli satirical puppet show "Chartzufim"; and starred as Baloo in the Hebrew stage musical adaptation of The Jungle Book.

In August 2005 an Indictment was filed against Tzafir for violent behavior and threats made against an employee at the production studio of the series "Telenovela Ba'am".