Erez Moshe Tal ( he, ארז טל; born 27 July 1961) is an Israeli television host.
Early life
Born as Erez Moshe Ben-Tulila 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
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, to
Jewish
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parents. His father, Aharon Ben-Tulila,
immigrated
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from
Algeria
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, whereas his mother Edna is
Israeli-born. His family
Hebraized its surname to Tal (dew in Hebrew) when he was four years old.
Career

His first hit program was ''Ma Yesh?'' ("What's Up?"), broadcast on
Galatz, Israel's IDF Radio, where he started his partnership with
Avri Gilad
Avri Gilad ( he, אברי גלעד; born 21 November 1962) is an Israeli media personality.
Avraham Kwastler (later "Avri Gilad") started his professional career in the mid-1980s as a host on Israel Defense Forces Radio. He has hosted many telev ...
. Tal and Gilad co-hosted TV show ''Ha'olam Ha'erev'' (The World Tonight) in the early 1990s, broadcast on the then-experimental
Channel 2. When Channel 2 became Israel's first commercial television station, Tal hosted and produced the Israeli edition of
''Wheel of Fortune'', and later devised two different program formats:
''The Vault'' that was sold to several foreign TV stations, and ''The Brain''.
In 2008, he hosted the Israeli version of the reality show, ''
Big Brother'', named ''
HaAh HaGadol''.
Tal also participates in comedy programs: ''Only in Israel'', which he created,
opposite
Orna Banai, and ''Night Club'' with Maya Dagan and others. He introduced several comedians to wider audiences, notably
Assi Azar
Assi Azar ( he, אסי עזר; born 10 June 1979) is an Israeli television host.
Biography
Assi Azar was born in Holon, Israel.[Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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grand final, the first time the country provided a TV commentary for Eurovision.
Tal hosted the
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
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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 ...
alongside
Bar Refaeli,
Assi Azar
Assi Azar ( he, אסי עזר; born 10 June 1979) is an Israeli television host.
Biography
Assi Azar was born in Holon, Israel.[Lucy Ayoub
Lucy Ayoub ( ar, لوسي ايوب; he, לוסי איוב; born 21 June 1992) is an Israeli television presenter, poet and radio host, formerly of the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (IPBC) and currently working for Keshet Media Group. ...](_blank)
.
See also
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List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
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Since 1988, it ...
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1961 births
Living people
Israeli Sephardi Jews
Israeli television presenters
Israeli radio presenters
Israeli entertainers
Israeli people of Algerian-Jewish descent
People from Tel Aviv
Israeli Mizrahi Jews