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Orel Marcel Tsabari (אוראל מרסל צברי; born 28 November 1993) is an Israeli comedian, actor, and Internet personality.

Early life
Tsabari was born in Rehovot to a Yemenite Jewish father, Yakir, and an Ashkenazi Jewish mother, Miriam. He has a younger sister. At the age of eight in 2001, he made his television debut with a guest appearance on the children's show BaHeder Shel Hanny hosted by Hanny Nahmias. The following year, his family moved to Europe due to his parents' work as Hebrew teachers. They spent two years in Belgium and one year in France, thanks to which Tsabari learnt French. An unpopular child, he took an interest in comedy and began practicing his impressions by watching recordings of Eretz Nehederet. Upon returning to Rehovot, he enrolled in high school at Yeshiva HaDarom, where he took a year of advanced Arabic. In 2011, when he was 17, he auditioned for the ninth season of Kokhav Nolad to imitate judge Margalit Tzan'ani in front of her, to which she reacted positively.

During his mandatory service in the Israel Defense Forces, Tsabari served in Unit 8200 thanks to his knowledge of Arabic. After working at a Club Med ski resort abroad for a time, he studied at Ariel University, from which he obtained a bachelor's degree in Middle East and foreign policy. He began his comedy work as a student by creating videos with Yoni Harlap for the company Shrutonim. He also had a recurring segment for two months on Assaf Harel's show Laila Tov im Assaf Harel on Channel 10. During his third year of university, he did an internship at the municipality of Rehovot and produced social media content. This included comedic videos starring a character of his creation named Irit, which went viral in Israel. After graduating, he worked for the Israeli Ministry of Defense for a year before quitting to fully dedicate himself to his entertainment career.

Career
In July 2024, a clip of Tsabari prank-calling the Katara Hills Hotel in Qatar by purporting to book a room for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar went viral.

Personal life
Tsabari grew up religious but does not practice as an adult, although he has a strong belief in HaShem. He is a fan of the Hapoel Marmorek F.C. from Rehovot and served as its announcer when it was promoted to the Liga Leumit in 2009. Besides his native Hebrew, he is fluent in French and Arabic, and he also knows some Spanish. He began dating Israeli actress Sivan Tam in 2019 and they reside in Rehovot. They got married in June 2022. The day after the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel that started the Israel–Hamas war, he volunteered for reserve service despite having been exempted, and he was assigned to intelligence.