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Whether he is performing on stage, film or television, experiencing Yuval David is extraordinary. Yuval is a strong, soulful performer with depth cultivated from his beginnings as a formally trained and well-experienced stage actor. Directors and casting directors laud his style and range of performances in comedy and drama, along with his uncanny ability to replicate any accent. His characters shine from a depth of personality, charm and talent. A highly motivated individual, he creates characters through his innate ability to reveal subtle nuance and bold emotion. Critics and audiences have described his versatility as "chameleon-like." He makes and art of portraying a gallery of characters, finding the uniqueness in each. His observation of human life allows him to deeply penetrate each character. His wonderful reputation among his peers continues to flourish with each new role. Moving effortlessly from widely varied characters, Yuval continues to illuminate the humanity and intelligence in transformative and challenging characters. His strong acting talent directs him towards playing engaging leading roles. Yuval plays the romantic, good guy, charming, and the heroic, but also takes on challenging roles showing mean, angry, callous, edgy, bitter, malicious and dark characters. He also easily slips into off beat roles that are quirky, goofy, sly and strange. Yuval began acting at a young age receiving accolades for his roles in plays at theatres around the country, eventually leading him to Broadway and Off- Broadway . The son of internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Ziva Cohen, Yuval was raised in an artistic home. Having the dance background, fused with his athleticism and sports experience, gives Yuval a heightened physical vocabulary. His physical awareness and prowess is evident in the way he uses his entire instrument, his body, in creating and exploring his characters. Yuval began training in the performing arts at a young age, and focused on acting in addition to dance and clowning. Today, with his experience in dance and physical theatre, he incorporates his agility in playing roles with intuition and sensitivity. Since early childhood he knew he would become an actor. He made the realization while in nursery school when his parents took him to see Lily Tomlin in her one-woman show "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." His parents recall him being amazed that the job of this woman on stage was to use her imagination and play all while getting an audience full of people to react together. Growing up in Washington, D.C., in a cultural family with friends from around the globe, Yuval not only speaks various languages, but he developed a magnified awareness of people and humanity. His family tells stories of how he would put on shows for them, and imitate their friends with surprising attention to movement, intonation and accents. His extraordinary ability to do virtually all accents leads him to play characters from around the globe. Yuval is widely known for being a brilliant voice talent, doing accents and character voices, as well as subtle adjustments in the way he uses his voice in every role. Yuval has always consistently received accolades for his performances. Early in his career, Yuval was award ed the Maryland Distinguished Scholar in the Talent of the Arts and the University of Maryland Creative and Performing Arts scholarships. He has built credits, performing in theatre, film, television, commercials and voice-overs. Yuval spends his time between New York and Los Angeles.
Member of Gymkana Exhibitional Gymnastics Troupe for four years. He loved fusing gymnastics with the artistry of live performance.Competitive athlete. He is known for his prowess in kick-boxing, snow skiing, water skiing, cross-country running, track and field, and fencing.Speaks multiple languages, having been raised with English, Hebrew, Spanish, and Yiddish. He thoroughly enjoys French, Japanese, Russian, German, and Arabic.Grandson of Yosef Bienenstok and Tonya (Blass) Bienenstok, who are well known for their heroism exibited during WW2 throughout their horrifying experiences surviving the concentration work and death camps of the Holocaust.Son of internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Ziva Cohen.Grandson of poet and social worker Hadassah Nordstein (d. October 21, 2008).Yuval was born in Washington, D.C.Son of Dr. Aryeh Nordstein.Son of Victor Cohen, the expert Aero-Space Engineer.Descended from agricultural pioneers, his grandfather Menahem Nordstein and great-grandfather Alexander Nordstein.Is a public speaker, often invited to speak and/or be the MC at events for charitable and philanthropic organizations.He has always been involved with social activism, dealing with humanitarian and environmental issues.Known for his uncanny ability to do virtually all accents and dialects. This leads him to play a wide variety of international characters in Theater, Film, and Television.He is a member of the Nordstein family, known for its ancestors who were influential in building Kfar Saba, Israel.His grandparents Yona and Josef Bienenstock were influential on Kibbutz Deganya in Israel during the creation of the State of Israel and it's Independence Day War.Started acting professionally in theatre at a very young age, performing in theaters in Washington D.C., regional theaters around the United States, and eventually to Off-Broadway.Has an extensive background acting in theatre.A championship whistler.Known for his quick wit and creativity, especially in Improvisation and Sketch Comedy. He has performed with Improv and Sketch Comedy groups.Yuval is a founding member of The Winners' Circle, an actors group exclusively for talented, productive, working, and creative actors. Together they have workshops related to every part of an actor's career, and work together on creating original works.Yuval can often be found gracing the stages of theatre and play festivals throughout Los Angeles and New York City.