Avraham Aviv Alush ( he, אברהם אביב אלוש; born ) is an Israeli actor, musician, model, and television host. best known as Amos Dahari "The Baker" in the Israeli series '' Beauty and the Baker'', and as

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in the American film '' The Shack'' (2017). He also played a leading role in the Israeli series ''

Valley of Tears The Valley of Tears ( he, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, ''Emek HaBakha'') is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, w ...

'' (2020).

Early life

Alush was born in

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik ( he, קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city was named after the poet H ...

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, to a family of both

Sephardic Jewish Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

( Tunisian-Jewish) and

Mizrahi Jewish Mizrahi Jews ( he, יהודי המִזְרָח), also known as ''Mizrahim'' () or ''Mizrachi'' () and alternatively referred to as Oriental Jews or ''Edot HaMizrach'' (, ), are a grouping of Jewish communities comprising those who remained i ...

(

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) descent. He grew up in

Karmiel Karmiel ( he, כַּרְמִיאֵל) is a city in northern Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre-Safed road, ...

, with his younger sister Reut Alush, who is also an actress. Alush was enlisted as an Infantry combat soldier in the

Golani Brigade The 1st "Golani" Brigade ( he, חֲטִיבַת גּוֹלָנִי) is an Israeli military infantry brigade that is subordinated to the 36th Division and traditionally associated with the Northern Command. It is one of the five infantry brigade ...

of the

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, where he served from 2000 to 2003.

Career

Acting

In 2012 he was cast as a series regular in the

Ran Danker Ran Danker ( he, רן דנקר; born Khalil Yosef Danker on January 7, 1984) is an Israeli–American actor, singer and model. He starred in hit Israeli series such as '' HaShir Shelanu'' (2004–2007), '' The Gordin Cell'' (2012–2015), ...

-starring psychological series, '' The Gordin Cell''. In 2013 he began appearing in '' Beauty and the Baker'' alongside

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. In Israel the series was positively reviewed by ''

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'' newspaper. In 2017

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acquired global rights of the first two seasons of the show to stream them worldwide on

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. Prior to his role in the American film '' The Shack'' in 2017, he had only played in Israeli films and television. With the making of this film, he is also the first Israeli actor to play

in an English-language film. He has also appeared as a stage actor, appearing in the

Habima Theater The Habima Theatre ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the center of Tel Aviv. History ...

production of ''

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'' in 2016. He previously appeared in the theater's 2012 production of ''

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan provided by a Jewish moneylender, Shylock. Although classified as ...

'' where he played Gratiano.

Modeling

He has appeared in fashion advertising campaigns for FILA and Castro.

Music

In 2018 he collaborated with Elai Botner on the single,“Hachi Karov Elayeich” (“Closest to You”) with '' Tablet'' magazine naming it the “Hottest Israeli Song of the Summer” In March 2019 the duo released a new single and music video

Personal life

In 2011, he married Israeli lawyer Nofar Koren, with whom he has four children. They resided in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, Israel. During the coronavirus pandemic he moved with his family to a farm in northern Israel near Mount Meron. In 2021, Alush had declared that he became more religious.

Filmography

Selected films and television: *''The Island'' (TV) (2007) *'' The Arbitrator'' (TV) (2007) *'' Asfur'' (TV) (2010-2011) *''Alenby'' (TV) (2012) *'' The Gordin Cell'' (TV) (2012-2015) *'' Beauty and the Baker'' (TV) (2013-2021) *''The Red Hood Setup'' (2014) *''An Israeli Love Story'' (2016) *'' The Women's Balcony'' (2016) *'' The Shack'' (2017) *

Valley of tears The Valley of Tears ( he, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, ''Emek HaBakha'') is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, w ...

(שעת נעילה) TV (2020)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alush, Aviv 1982 births Living people People from Karmiel Israeli male film actors Jewish Israeli male actors Israeli male television actors 21st-century Israeli male singers Israeli male models Jewish male models 21st-century Israeli male actors Israeli people of Tunisian-Jewish descent Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli Mizrahi Jews