List of Israeli Americans
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The list is ordered by category of human endavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
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[edit] Actors
- Natalie Portman Israeli-born American film star (Léon, Star Wars prequel trilogy)[1]
- Chaim Topol one of the most famous Israeli theatrical and film performers (Fiddler on the Roof)[1]
- Oded Fehr Israeli/American actor (The Mummy, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo)[2]
- Mili Avital Israeli-born actress (Stargate)[3][4]
- Ricky Ullman Israeli-born American actor, teen idol (Phil of the Future)[5]
- Tami Stronach Israeli/American actress (The Neverending Story)
- Omri Katz Israeli/American actor (Eerie, Indiana)
- Shiri Appleby Israeli/American actress (Roswell)
- Steve Bond Israeli-born television actor and model
[edit] Arts and entertainment
- Shuki Levy, Israeli-born American music composer whose best known work is soundtrack compositions for children's television programs of the 1980s.
- Ralph Bakshi, Israeli-born animation film director
- Rod Lurie, Israeli-born American director, screenwriter and former film critic.
[edit] Academics
[edit] Humorists
- Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-born comedy writer
[edit] Musicians
- Gene Simmons from KISS, Israeli-born
- Hillel Slovak the original guitarist for the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, Israeli-born.
- Elliott Yamin American singer who is best known for being the third place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.
- Carmit Bachar member of the pop group, The Pussycat Dolls
[edit] Business and commerce
- Haim Saban, a television and media proprietor. notable for his adaptations of Power Rangers. ranked by Forbes as the 98th richest person in America.
- Raanan Katz, Israel/U.S., partial owner of the Miami Heat
- Avi Arad, an Israeli-American businessman.
- Guy Oseary, an Israeli-American businessman.
[edit] Literature, journalism
- Michael Dorfman Russian-Israeli essayist and human rights activist
[edit] Other
- Yossef Bodansky, Israeli-born
- Eli Elezra
- Donna Feldman
- Sharon Genish
- Brian George
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
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