Gabriel "Gavri" Banai (; born 9 July 1939) is an Israeli actor, singer, and comedian best known for being the part of the trio HaGashash HaHiver.גברי בנאי, Israeli Film Archiveסערת תשדירי הבחירות ופירוק הגשש: גברי בנאי בראיון חגיגי לגיל 80 (an interview)
Banai was born in Jerusalem to the large Banai family (as the youngest one of eight children) of Iranian Jews. He began his entertainment career during military service with Lehakat HaNahal.
Awards 2000: the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and contribution to society and the State of Israel along his with his HaGashash HaHiver colleagues, Shaike Levi and Yisrael Poliakov. 2020: Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality award, together with Shaike Levi. The award reason states that the popular entertainment trio "influenced Israeli culture, the Hebrew language and society in all its aspects".יקירי העיר תל אביב ל-2020: "הגשש החיוור", אנשי תרבות ופעילים חברתיים, Maariv, January 26, 2020 2021: Israeli Artists' Association Lifetime Achievement Awardסנדרסון, גידי גוב, שלמה ארצי ואחרים: הוכרזו זוכי פרס איגוד אמ"י למפעל חיים
Selected filmography Ervinka Giv'at Halfon Eina Ona Schlager Dr. Pomerantz
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