Omer Dror (; born 1 August 1993) is an Israeli actor and model. He is known to international audiences for his role as Tzachi in '' The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem'' which airs on

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Early life

He was born in 1993 in the United States to Reli (née Abadi) and Erez Dror, before the family returned to Israel in 1994. He was raised in

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Career

Early in his career he worked as a model in

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. In Israel he has appeared in campaigns for Castroדרור: איך הפכתי מילד חנון ומחוצ'קן לגבר סקסי ומאושר
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through the Israeli importers of the brand, Factory 54. In 2024 he appeared in a campaign for

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. He first appeared on screens in 2011, with a role in '' Alifim''.עומר דרור על הטרדות מיניות בתעשיית האופנה: "לפעמים הגבול נחצה"
''PP Plus''. 3 June 2021 In 2014 he was cast to play Israeli singer,

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in a

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. Omer cast by

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and Fox who said: “I really believe in Omer. He has a lot in common with Mike Brant. Omer is handsome and tall like Mike, and he has that rare star quality. He is modest and genuine. Although he's young and inexperienced, he's hungry and hard working, and I believe he will surprise the world with this film.” In 2015 he performed and sang with the

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at the

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festival, alongside Daniel Litman and

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. In 2017, he starred alongside

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in the teen movie, '' Kimaat Mefursemet'' (''Almost Famous''). He later appeared alongside

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in the 2019 spy comedy, ''

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''. He has also had a number of stage roles. In 2017 he cast as Alan, the younger gay lover of the central character in the

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production of the American play, ''

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('Dancing with the Stars'), where he was eliminated 6th (out of 15 couples). In 2024 he began playing the lead role of Peter in a touring stage production of ''

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'' alongside

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Personal life

He was in a relationship with the model, Michal Peres for three years between 2017 and 2020. He was later in a relationship with the actress, Naya Federman for two years, between 2021 and 2023. He previously dated the model,

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, who later married the actor,

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. Since 2024, he has been in a relationship with Or Prianti, a wedding dress designer from

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.(4 February 2025)
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Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dror, Omer Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Jewish Israeli male actors Jewish male models Israeli male models Living people 1993 births 21st-century Israeli male actors