{{Short description|Arab-Israeli actor and comedian (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox person | name = Amir Shurush | image = File:Amir_Shurush_أمير_شوروش_(cropped).jpg | caption = Shurush in 2023 | native_name = أمير شوروش | native_name_lang = ar | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|07|09|df=y}} | birth_place = Eilat, Israel | occupation = Actor, comedian | awards = Awards of the Israeli Television Academy (Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series){{cn|date=December 2024}} | spouse = Tali Ben-Yosef | children = 2 }} [[File:Ramzi09042024.jpg|thumb|Shurush portrating Ramzi Abd Ramzi in 2024]] '''Amir Shurush''' ({{langx|ar|أمير شوروش}}, {{langx|he|אמיר שורוש}}; born 9 July 1984) is an Arab-Israeli actor and comedian.
In 2021, he won the Best Actor – Comedy Series award at the Awards of the Israeli Television Academy.<ref>{{Cite news |last=בירנברג |first=יואב |date=24 March 2022 |title=גיא בלילה המנוח, יוצר "בני אור", זכה בפרס התסריט בטקס פרסי הטלוויזיה |language=he |work=Ynet |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/sy4yx2kgq |access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref>
He appeared in the Israeli comedy series ''Checkout'', which aired on Kan 11,<ref>{{Cite news |title="Checkout" star – "People finally know who I am" |url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/article/875611 |access-date=11 January 2024 |work=Israel Hayom}}</ref> 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).
== Early life == Shurush was raised in Eilat, Israel, and is the son of Anwar Shurush, an Israeli Arab-Christian, and of Jewish-Israeli Meira Shurush.<ref>{{Cite news |title=אמיר שורוש: "הדגל שאני נושא הוא שאין לי אף דגל" |language=he |work=הארץ |url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/2020-01-01/ty-article-magazine/.premium/0000017f-e9b6-df5f-a17f-fbfebdbf0000 |url-access=subscription |access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> He grew up in a major Israeli Hebrew city, and despite his Arabic accent – Shurush disclaimed fluency in the latter.<ref>{{Citation |title=סוכן תרבות {{!}} דב נבון ואמיר שורוש על קופה ראשית – 17.01.20 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLPLnJcIlbs |access-date=2024-01-11 |language=en}}</ref> Shurush mentioned that Arab cuisine is his favorite.
He served in the Israel Defense Forces under the Kfir Brigade. 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=An interview in "Haaretz" newspaper with Amir Shurush |url=https://www.beit-zvi.com/?CategoryID=223&ArticleID=1602 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529021408/https://www.beit-zvi.com/?CategoryID=223&ArticleID=1602 |archive-date=29 May 2022 |access-date=11 January 2024 |language=he}}</ref>
Before his professional career, Shurush worked as a waiter, bartender, cook, and sailor on a cruise ship.<ref>{{Cite news |last=בוקר |first=רן |date=29 October 2021 |title=אמיר שורוש: "הלוואי שאוכל לחזור" |url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/sygvxb00ut |access-date=2024-01-11 |work=Ynet |language=he}}</ref>
== Career == During his career in theater, Shurush performed in the Beit Lessin Theater, Orna Porat Children's Theater, and in the Israeli musical ''Billy Schwartz'' at the Haifa Theatre.
In 2010, he played in the satirical drama series ''15 Minutes''. He performed the role of Amir Dirar, a fictional Arab contestant in a reality show.
In 2011, he played the role of Rifat Dahlak, in the series ''Downtown Precinct''.
In 2014, he played in the drama series ''Temporarily Dead''.
In 2018, he played in the drama series ''The Psychologist'', and the comedy series ''Checkout''.
Since 2020, Shurush has participated in the Israeli sketch comedy show ''Eretz Nehederet'', imitating the likes of: * Ayman Odeh (chairman of Hadash and the Arab Joint List) * Mansour Abbas (chairman of the United Arab List) * Ali Salam (Arab-Israeli mayor of Nazareth) * Furat Nassar (N12's Arab sector correspondent)
== References == {{Reflist}}
==See also== {{Portal|Biography|Comedy|Television|Theatre|Film}} *Lucy Ayoub *Lucy Aharish *Nasrin Kadri *Mira Awad *Huda Naccache *Norman Issa *Yousef "Joe" Sweid
== External links == {{IMDb name|id=nm9428279|name=Amir Shurush}} {{s-start}} {{Succession box | title=Awards of the Israeli Television Academy <br>Best Actor (Comedy Series) | years=2021 | before=Assi Cohen | after=Neveh Tzur }} {{S-end}}
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