After reaching adolescence, Chen attended the Thelma Yellin High School in Givatayim to study drama, then he worked for the Israel Defense Forces.
Among Chen's most popular roles was on the children's puppet show Parpar Nechmad, in which he performed the character Batz the Turtle.
As a voice actor, Chen was heavily involved in the Hebrew language dubbing of Looney Tunes.
[2] Other roles Chen performed included Morten, Gusta and Gorgo in The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, Tin Man in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Yogi Bear in The Yogi Bear Show, all characters in Tip en Tap, several characters in The Smurfs and many more.
Parpar Nechmad underwent a hiatus for a while and eventually, the role of Batz was passed on to Ami Weinberg.