Itay Tiran

Itay Tiran is an Israeli stage and screen actor, known for his roles in Forgiveness , Beaufort , The Debt , Homeland , Lebanon , and The Promise , Anleitung zum Ungluecklichsein , Die Lebenden .

Tiran was born and raised in Petah Tikva, a city in central Israel. His father Raffi is a graphics designer who emigrated from Hungary and his mother Monica is an accountant who emigrated to Israel from Sweden. His maternal grandmother Deborah survived Auschwitz. Itay is one of four boys, his youngest brother Alon Tiran is an upandcoming Theater director. Itay studied classical piano in the Petah Tikva Municipal conservatory and later majored in music at Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts. In 1999 he enrolled in the Beit Zvi Acting School, where his talent was immediately recognized. He paid his way through school winning scholarship after scholarship. His roles as a thirdyear student included Mozart in Amadeus, Nero in Britannicus, King Richard in Richard II and Berger in the musical Hair.

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