List of Israeli Americans
This is a list of notable Israeli Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in each of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Israeli American or must have references showing they are Israeli American and are notable.
List
Actors
Arts and entertainment
- Ari Emanuel, talent agent and basis for the character Ari Gold on the TV show Entourage.
- 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.
- Avi Nesher, Israeli-born film producer, film director, screenwriter and actor.
- Arnon Milchan, an Israeli-American film producer and businessman who produced many films such as The War of the Roses, Once Upon a Time in America, Pretty Woman, Natural Born Killers, The Devil's Advocate, and L.A. Confidential.
- Rod Lurie, Israeli-born American director, screenwriter and former film critic.
- Ariel Vromen, Israeli-American producer and director.
- Lyor Cohen, the North American Chairman and CEO of Recorded Music for Warner Music Group (WMG).
- Maira Kalman, Israeli-born American illustrator, author, artist and designer.
- Oren Moverman, Israeli-American film director/screenwriter.
- Amir Blumenfeld, Israeli-American writer, comedian, actor, and television host.
Academics
Business and commerce
Musicians
- Gene Simmons from KISS, Israeli-born.
- Hillel Slovak the original guitarist of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers, Israeli-born.
- Elliott Yamin an 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
- Miri Ben-Ari The hip-hop violinist plays songs with emcee Twista and R&B singer Alicia Keys.
- Ofer Ben-Amots Israeli-American composer and professor of composition at Colorado College.
- Goapele, an African-American soul and R&B singer-songwriter, son of a New York-born Israeli Jewish mother.
- Didi Benami an American singer who is best known for being a finalist on the ninth season of American Idol. Daughter of an Israeli Jewish father.
- Inon Zur, an Israeli American award-winning music composer.
- Gil Shaham, an Israeli American award-winning violinist.
- Itzhak Perlman, a violin virtuoso.
- Ill Bill, rapper
- Necro, rapper, younger brother of Ill Bill
Politics
Literature, journalism
- Daniel Pearl – Israeli-American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal, who was kidnapped and murdered in Karachi, Pakistan.[2]
- Michael Dorfman – Russian-Israeli essayist and human rights activist
- Nicole Lapin – Israeli-American business reporter for CNBC
Fashion
Sports
Other
See also
References