Background
Yuval Semo was born in Haifa in 1972.
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During this period, Semo attended the acting school, "Beit Zvi".
Career
He became well known for his roles in the popular Israeli television show, Eretz Nehederet and later for Zanzouri and HaShoter haTov (The Good Cop). His military service was in the Ordnance Corps, after which he worked at a variety of occupations for a variety of employers including the Israel Electric Corporation, L"Oréal, a garage, catering, newspaper delivery and construction. From 2001-2003 Semo played in the Tzavta theater (succeeding Hanan Lederman).
He also played secondary roles in several Israeli films such as "Bekarov, Yikre Lekha Mashehu Tov", "Yossi and Jagger" and "Zohi Sdome".
In 2007 he joined the cast of the Israeli television show "Eretz Nehederet" (Hebrew: ארץ נהדרת, lit Wonderful Country), a satirical comedy about current affairs Among the characters whom Semo memorably parodied were political commentator Ehud Yaari, musician Moshe Ben-Ari, politician Isaac Herzog, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel Minister of Justice Daniel Friedmann, Israel Attorney General Menachem Mazuz, Israeli politician Uri Orbach and the Queen of England.
In 2010 Semo played in the Israeli film Zohi Sdome (Hebrew: זוהי סדום, lit "This is Sodom") together with the rest of the "Eretz Nehederet" cast. Semo is married to actress Dana (nee Abraham) Semo.
The couple have a son, Ran Semo.
