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Modi Rosenfeld - Wikipedia

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Modi Rosenfeld
Born	Mordechi Rosenfeld (1970-04-29) April 29, 1970 (age 54) Tel Aviv, Israel
Occupation(s)	Stand-up comedian, actor, cantor
Spouse	Leo Veiga

Modi Rosenfeld (born April 29, 1970, as Mordechi Rosenfeld), known professionally as Modi^[1] (stylized as MODI) is a stand-up comedian and actor.^[2]

Early years

Modi was born in Tel Aviv and moved to Woodmere, New York, with his family when he was seven years old.^[1] He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in 1988 and Boston University in 1992, majoring in psychology and minoring in voice.

Modi studied cantorial music at Yeshiva University's Belz School of Music and continues to sing as a hobby at the synagogue where he prays.^[1]^[3] He was a Wall Street international banker for Merrill Lynch before entering comedy.^[1]^[4]

Career

Modi is an established headliner at comedy clubs across the United States and is a regular fixture on the comedy scene in both New York and Los Angeles.^[5] His home club is the Comedy Cellar. Modi's background and ability to adapt to a variety of audiences has allowed him to create a niche within the Jewish community, performing for both Orthodox and non-Orthodox audiences around the world.^[6] He performed at the launch party of the late Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon in Houston before takeoff.^[1]

Modi has contributed to US Weekly as a member of the fashion police^[7]^[8] and was also semi-finalist on the fourth season of Last Comic Standing.^[9] He is the host of his own podcast called And Here's Modi.^[10]

According to Modi, his comedic inspirations are Don Rickles, Jackie Mason, George Carlin, and Louis CK.^[5] He attributes his comedic timing to Alan King.^[3]

He was honored by the City of New York through a proclamation declaring June 26, 2018 "Mordechi 'Modi' Rosenfeld Day."^[11]

Modi is the co-founder and producer of the Chosen Comedy Festival, along with comedians Elon Gold and Dani Zoldan.^[3]^[12]

Modi has also been a guest on a few podcasts, such as the Kiddush Club Podcast.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Modi is Jewish and is a member of the Sixth Street Community Synagogue, Modern Orthodox congregation in Manhattan, where comedian Sandra Bernhard is also a member.^[3]^[12]

He is gay and is legally married to Leo Veiga, who is also his manager.^[12]

Filmography

Year	Film/Show	Role	Notes
1997	Friday Night	Modi	TV series; episode: "Sunset Beach - Behind the Scenes"
2002	The Sopranos	Etan	TV series; episode: "Mergers and Acquisitions"
2003	Connecting Dots	Tom
2004	Waiting for Woody Allen	Mendel	Short film
	Der Kosh	Rabbi	Short film
	Our Italian Husband	Pasquale
2006	Ira & Abby	Marvin the Limo Driver
2006	Agent Emes 5: Agent Emes and the Happy Chanukah	Rocky Rabinowitz	Video
2007	Stand Up	Avi
2007	A Perfect Holiday	Father in Line
2008	One, Two, Many	Jermaine
2009	CSI: NY	David Klein	TV series; episode: "Yahrzeit"
2010	Horrorween	Shlomo
2014–2015	Deadbeat	Menachem Mendel	5 episodes
2017	Madam Secretary	Oded Dahan	TV series; episode: "The Essentials"
2019	Crashing	Himself	TV series; episode: "The Temple Gig"