Avi Kushnir was born on August 26, 1960 in Tel Aviv, Israel as Avraham Yeshayahu Kushnir. He is an actor and writer, known for Ha-Chaim Ze Lo Ha-Kol (2001), Sipur Hatzi-Russi (2006) and Ras Pina (2001). He is married to Carmel. They have three children.