Avraham Aviv Alush (; born ) is an Israeli actor, musician, model, and television host. He is best known for playing Amos Dahari "The Baker" in the Israeli series ''

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

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'' (2020).

Early life

Alush was born in

Kiryat Bialik Kiryat Bialik (, also Qiryat Bialik) is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. The city was established on July 18, 1934, during the Fifth Aliyah. It is one of the five Krayot suburbs to the north of Haifa. In it had a population of . The city ...

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, to a family of both Tunisian Jewish and

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descent. He grew up in

Karmiel Karmiel () is a city in the Northern District of 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, from Sa ...

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

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of the

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, where he served from 2000 to 2003.

Career

In 2012 he was cast as a series regular in the

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-starring psychological series, ''

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''. In 2013 he began starring as Amos Dahari in ''

'' alongside

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. It became one of the most-watched shows in Israel and was a critical success. The show was released to international audiences on

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and on

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in the United Kingdom. In 2016 he had a supporting role as Rabbi David, a charismatic and handsome young man in ''

The Women's Balcony ''The Women's Balcony'' () is a 2016 Israeli comedy film directed by Emil Ben-Shimon. The film stars Evelin Hagoel, Yigal Naor, Orna Banai and Aviv Alush. The film follows a Mizrahi synagogue congregation in Jerusalem's Bukharan Quarter. The ...

''. The film was a major box office hit in Israel and Alush was nominated for an

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for Best Supporting Actor.Awards
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in an English-language film. In 2020 he signed with

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, the talent management agency. He has also appeared as a stage actor, appearing in the

Habima Theater The Habima Theatre ( ''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 Habima was founded as an ...

production of ''

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

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'' where he played Gratiano.

Additional work

He is also a model and has appeared in fashion advertising campaigns for

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and Castro. 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 In 2025, Alush released his debut album titled עולם הפוך (''Olam Hafukh'' – ''Upside Down World'').

Personal life

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

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, Israel. During the

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he moved with his family to a farm in northern Israel near

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. In 2021, Alush declared that he had become more religious.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alush, Aviv 1982 births Living people People from Karmiel People from Kiryat Bialik 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 Mizrahi Jews