Adir Miller

Adir Miller (Hebrew: born 16 June 1974) is an Israeli actor, screenwriter, and comedian. He is well known for his dry humor and his split second improvisation skills. Miller was born in Holon, Israel, to Jewish parents who were Holocaust survivors, and he served as a commander in the Unit 8200 of the Israel Defense Forces's Intelligence Corps.

Miller's professional career started in 1999, when he appeared in a stand-up comedy series called Domino, alongside Asi Cohen and Guri Alfi, among others. Afterwards he appeared in The Domino Effect and in Dudu Topaz's HaRishon BaBidur on the Israeli Channel 2. In 2000, Miller started his own comedy show, named Adir Miller after himself, and simultaneously appeared as a comedian in Yair Lapid's talk show on Channel 2. In 2002, he began hosting his own humoristic talk show called The Adir Evening, which lasted 4 seasons. In 2008 Miller created and co-authored the sitcom Ramzor with screenwriter Ran Sarig; in 2010 the series won the Israeli Television Academy Award in the category of "Best Comedy Series" and was also the first Israeli television series to win an International Emmy Award in the Best Comedy category.

In 2006 Miller appeared in the musical HaLahaka as Paul Aviv, and in 2009 he appeared in the leading role in the play Mother-In-Law in the Habima Theatre. In 2007 he played Yanki in the film The Secrets, and in 2010 he played a lead role in Avi Nesher's film The Matchmaker, for which he won an Ophir Award in 2010 in the best leading actor category. In 2023, he returned to collaborate with Avi Nesher in his film "Gan Kofim". In 2024 he wrote and produced the movie "The Ring", based on his family's experience in Budapest during the Holocaust. He is married to Israeli therapist Sheli Kaspi, and has three children, residing in Givatayim, Israel.