Shuli Rand
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Shalom "Shuli" Rand (Hebrew: שולי רנד) is an Israeli film actor. He is a Haredi Jew and is best known in the English-speaking world for his role as the protagonist in Ushpizin (2004).
[edit] Personal history
Rand was born and raised in Bnei Brak, Israel in a religious-zionist family. After attending a yeshiva until age 18, Rand relinquished Orthodoxy. After compulsory army service, Rand embarked on a career in theater. He attended the Nisan Nativ Acting Studio in Tel Aviv and became a successful theatrical actor.
In 1996 he returned to Judaism, joining the Breslover Hasidic movement, and moved to Jerusalem. Rand withdrew from acting in order to realize his religious aspirations, but after an eight-year hiatus managed to return to the screen with Ushpizin.
The movie was produced in accordance with Halakha and rabbincal consultation, which allowed the Rands to participate. Rand's wife, Michal Batsheva Rand, who had no previous acting experience, acted alongside Rand as the protagonist's wife in Ushpizin. Michal Rand is also a baalas teshuva.
Shuli Rand and his wife have six children.
[edit] Acting career
Rand received the Ofir Prize (Award of the Israeli Film Academy) twice, in 1993 for Life According to Agfa (Best Supporting Actor) and in 2004 for Ushpizin (Best Actor).
In 2004 Shuli and Michal Batsheva Rand founded the Jewish Theatre of Jerusalem.
[edit] References
- Shuli Rand at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography from http://www.ushpizin.com (Flash site)
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