Tom Avni was born in 1986 and got his first taste of fame at the age of 3 when he got a guest appearance in the Israeli classic children show "Parpar Nehchmad". at the age of 5, little Tom Avni was a big fan of the famous mime performer "Hanoch Rosen", and had some pretty surprising moves for a child of his age. Rosen, who saw the child do impressions of himself, was very much impressed.5 years later in 1996, Tom Avni got a lead role as "Mowgly" in Rosen's critically acclaimed children's play "The Jungle Book". The play won the award for "best children's play". A year later, Avni was in the traditional children's festival a.k.a. "Pestigal". also directed by Rosen.In 1998 he played the title role in Super Boy (1998), once again directed by Rosen. The film did not do as well as the 2 plays they did together. Today (2002), Tom Avni (in his mid-teens) is learning to become a Dolphin Trainer in the Dolphin Reef owned by his father in Eilat. He is also the youngest host of the Israeli children's channel: "Channel 6". Show less «