Yossi Banai (1932 – May 11, 2006) was an Israeli performer, singer and dramatist. Banai was born in Jerusalem, and grew up in the neighborhood of the Mahne Yehuda market. He was one of the more prominent members of a family celebrated for producing several famous performers and musicians: his brothers Gavri, Ya'akov and Haim are actors, his son Yuval and nephews Ehud, Uri, Me'ir and Evyatar are singers (some of whom occasionally act), and his niece Orna is an actress and comedian.