Ofer Shechter (; April 8, 1981) is an Israeli actor,
stand-up comedian
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,
television host
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, and former
model
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.
Early life
Shechter was born and raised in
moshav
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Israel
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, to a family of
Ashkenazi Jewish
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descent. At the age of seven, Shechter took part in a commercial for a watermelon ice pop which was broadcast on Israeli television. After his military service in the
Israel Defense Forces
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, Shechter attended the
Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio
Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio () is an acting school, and a theater located in Hatikva Quarter, a neighbourhood of Tel Aviv in Israel. The vocational school was founded in 1988.
History
Prior to the establishment of the school in 1988, ...
and studied acting in front of a camera.
Career
By 2003 Shechter was selected, together with a group of young Israeli hosts that included Mali Levi, Michael Hanegbi, and
Yael Goldman
Yael Goldman-Pfeffer (; born 24 September 1978) is an Israeli television host, actress, and model.
Early life
Yael Goldman was born in Kiryat Ono, Israel. Both her parents Dan Goldman and Idit ( Fishler) are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. She serv ...
, to host the Israeli youth TV show ''Exit'' on the newly established Israeli Channel 10. In "Exit" Shechter received a wide media exposure, not necessarily because of his hosting talent but because of the many provocations Shechter caused during the show, which most notably was the one he did during a live show in which he revealed his
buttocks
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before the young audience. Due to his many provocations, eventually the show was transferred to be broadcast on cable.
By 2003 Shechter played in the
Hot 3
Hot 3 (styled as HOT3; ; also available in HD as HOT3 HD) is an Israeli television channel of the cable television company HOT.Samakh. In 2005 Shechter played the lead role in the telenovela '' Telenovela Ba'am'' (Soap opera, Inc.) alongside Yael Bar-Zohar and in 2006 he played in the telenovela ''Ha-Alufa'' (The champion) alongside
Yehuda Levi
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. In addition, meanwhile Shechter also participated in several campaigns and advertisements for Cellcom and Bamba. Shechter was also featured as the leading model in the swimsuit campaign for the Israeli swimsuit manufacturer Pilpel in 2006. In addition, Shechter also participant in the regular cast the satirical show '' Mo'adon Layla'' (nightclub). Shechter participated also in dubbing several Animated series and movies to Hebrew — amongst them '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'' (as Zuko in season 1, after which he was replaced by Liron Lev) and the film ''
Cars
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'' (as Lightning McQueen).
In 2006 Shechter took part in the Israeli film ''
NO exit
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'' which won the Wolgin award in the
Jerusalem Film Festival
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. In 2007 Shechter participated in the second season of the telenovela "Ha-Alufa". In 2008 Shechter participated in the weekly drama series "To love Anna" Channel 10 alongside
Moshe Ivgy
Moshe Ivgy (; born 29 November 1953) is an Israeli actor and director.
Biography
Moshe Ivgy was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Moroccan Jewish family. He was married to actress Irit Sheleg. Their daughter Dana Ivgy is also an actress. Afte ...
, the movie " Lost Islands" directed by Reshef Levy, the series "Lost & Found," and the Israeli drama series ''Until the wedding'' (עד החתונה). Shechter also participates in the satirical show ''Shavua Sof''. In 2009 Shechter continued to play a series ''Ha-Alufa'' . In November 2009 he played in the Israeli drama series ''Noah's Ark''. In February 2009 Shechter played the lead role in the Israeli drama film ''Phobidilia''.
In 2023, Shechter competed in the 9th season of Israel's
Rokdim Im Kokhavim
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('Dancing with the Stars'), where he was eliminated 11th (out of 18 couples).
Selected filmography
* ''Metim Le Rega'' (2014–)
* ''Cupcakes'' (2013)
* ''
Rabies
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