Zvika Hadar (, ; born 7 April 1966) is an Israeli actor, comedian and television host.
Biography
Zvi (Zvika) Fruchter (later Hadar) was born in
Beersheba
Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...
, Israel, to Romanian Jewish family. As a child, he studied piano. Early in his career, he composed numbers for musicals.
Hadar first appeared on television as
Jojo Khalastra on the satiric show
Ha-Comedy Store. He was the host of
Kokhav Nolad
''Kokhav Nolad'' (; meaning "A Star Is Born") was an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists, based on the British ''Pop Idol'' model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has become popular and ...
, the Israeli version of ''
Idol
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'' for ten seasons. He has also acted in a number of Israeli movies including starring in ''
Pick a Card''.
In September 2012, Hadar suffered cardiac arrest upon arriving at clinic in Tel Aviv for a checkup. The cardiologist performed CPR and revived him. He was transferred taken to
Ichilov Hospital
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and was released after cardiac catheterization.
He is a devoted supporter of
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club (, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli professional association football, football club from the city of Beersheba, Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The club was estab ...
.
Awards and recognition
In 1999, he was nominated for Best Actor award at the
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy for his role in
Afula Express.
Filmography
*1997-2004:
''Shemesh'' as Nachum Shemesh
*1999: ''Kochavim Baribu'a'' (TV series)
*1997: ''Afula Express'' as David
*2001: ''Shachar'' (TV series)
*2010: ' (TV series) as Gadi Amit
*2013: ''Hunting Elephants'' as Daniel
*2017: ''Zvika and Eyal do school'' (TV series) with
Eyal Doron"Zvika and Eyal do school"
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References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Male actors from Beersheba
Mass media people from Beersheba
Israeli people of Romanian-Jewish descent
Israeli Jews
Israeli male comedians
Tel Aviv University alumni
Israeli television presenters