Zvika Hadar
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Zvika Hadar is an Israel
i actor, comedian and television host.
, Israel, to Romanian Jewish family. As a child, he studied piano. Early in his career, he composed numbers for musicals.
He first appeared on television as "Jojo" in Ha-Comedy Store
. He was the host of Kokhav Nolad
, the Israeli version of Idol
since 2003 for nine consecutive seasons in addition to a number of other shows. He has also acted in a number of Israeli movies including starring in Afula Express.
In 2005, he was voted the 37th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i actor, comedian and television host.
Biography
Zvi (Zvika) Fruchter (later Hadar) was born in BeershebaBeersheba
Beersheba is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the seventh-largest city in Israel with a population of 194,300....
, Israel, to Romanian Jewish family. As a child, he studied piano. Early in his career, he composed numbers for musicals.
He first appeared on television as "Jojo" in Ha-Comedy Store
Ha-Comedy Store
Ha-Comedy Store was an Israeli entertainment program which was broadcast on the Israeli Channel 2 between the years 1994-1996...
. He was the host of Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad
Kokhav Nolad is an Israeli reality television show searching for talented new vocalists based on the British Pop Idol and American Idol model. Since its debut on Israeli Channel 2 in 2003, Kokhav Nolad has achieved great popularity and turned out many new musical stars...
, the Israeli version of Idol
Idol series
The British talent search television series Pop Idol has spawned spin-offs in 42 territories, in what is now referred to as the "Idols" format, as described by FremantleMedia...
since 2003 for nine consecutive seasons in addition to a number of other shows. He has also acted in a number of Israeli movies including starring in Afula Express.
Awards and nominations
In 1999, he was nominated for Best Actor award at the Awards of the Israeli Film Academy for his role in Afula Express.In 2005, he was voted the 37th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet
Ynet
Ynet is the most popular Israeli news and general content website. It is owned by the same conglomerate that operates Yediot Ahronot, the country's secondleading daily newspaper...
to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.
Filmography
- 1998: Shemesh (TV series) as Nachum Shemesh
- 1999: Kochavim Baribu'a (TV series)
- 1999: Afula Express as David
- 2001: Shachar (TV series)
- 2010: Blue Natalie (TV series) as Gadi Amit