Assi Azar ( he, אסי עזר; born 10 June 1979) is an Israeli television host.

Biography

Assi Azar was born in

Holon Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa. ...

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on nrg.co.il He is of Bukharan-Jewish and Polish-ashkenazi descent. In 2005, Azar

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as gay. Shortly after, he began to create the documentary film, ''Mom and Dad: I Have Something to Tell You''. On 11 April 2016, Azar married his Spanish boyfriend Albert Escolà Benet at a ceremony in

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. Azar is an

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advocate. In 2009, he was listed among the most 100 influential gay people in the world by ''

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''. In January 2022, the actor Yehuda Nahari alleged that Azar sexually harassed him during a job interview at Azar's home.

Media career

He co-hosted '' Big Brother - Israel'' with

Erez Tal 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, Israel, to Jewish parents. His father, Aharon Ben-Tulila, immigrated from Algeria, whereas his mother Edn ...

until 2015 and ''

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'' with

Rotem Sela Rotem Sela ( he, רותם סלע) is an Israeli model, actress and television presenter best-known for playing Noa Hollander on the hit TV-show ''Beauty and the Baker'' (2013–2021). Early life Sela was born in Kiryat Haim, Israel, to Jewish p ...

. He is also the creator of the romantic comedy TV series, ''

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''. His first program was online TV show ''KIK''. In 2004–2005 Assi co-hosted TV youth show ''Exit''. Later he participated in the programs ''The Show]'', ''Good Evening with Guy Pines'' and ''The Champion: Locker Room'', as well as the satirical programs ''Trapped 24'' and ''Talk to My Agent''. Azar hosted the

Eurovision Song Contest 2019 The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 was the 64th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest with the song " Toy" by Netta. Organised by the European Broad ...

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

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. ...

and

Bar Refaeli Bar Refaeli ( he, בר רפאלי; born ) is an Israeli model, television host, businesswoman and actress. She is among the most internationally successful models to come from Israel, appearing on the cover of the 2009 ''Sports Illustrated'' Sw ...

. It was reported that Tal and Refaeli would be the main hosts, while Azar and Ayoub would host the green room. On 28 January, Azar and Ayoub hosted the contest's semi-final allocation draw at the

Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv Museum of Art ( he, מוזיאון תל אביב לאמנות ''Muzeon Tel Aviv Leomanut'') is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art from Israel and aroun ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Azar, Assi 1979 births Israeli Sephardi Jews Israeli people of Yemeni-Jewish descent Israeli television presenters Gay entertainers LGBT Jews LGBT entertainers from Israel Living people People from Holon LGBT broadcasters from Israel Israeli Mizrahi Jews 21st-century LGBT people

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Media career

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