Ilan is a Latino actor based in NYC and Ithaca, NY who received his MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School. He has acted on film, TV, and regional theater. He recently co-hosted the Maryland Public TV program Jewish Delis: Something to Kvell About and will appear in the upcoming film The Birthday Party starring Willem Dafoe. He is a member of AEA.

Ilan is a highly experienced improviser who trained at the UCB and Magnet in NYC. He performed on house teams at the Magnet for five years, is a member of the puppet musical improv team HR Shovin’ Stuff, and created the professional improvised show Undressed: The Musical. Ilan has toured the east coast, performing improv professionally at schools, summer camps, and corporate events.

Ilan teaches improv and acting at all levels, from performers on main stages in NYC, to grade school students, to corporate clients. Ilan co-founded and serves as artistic director of the improv theater and school Funny’s Improv and taught a weekly improv workshop at the NYC offices of Meta (Facebook). He once taught improv to Punkie Johnson (SNL)!