Shabtai Konorti ( he, שבתאי קונורטי; December 13, 1943 – May 27, 2002) was an

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Biography

Born in Bulgaria, Konorti moved to Israel with his family at the age of six. He studied at the Municipal High School in Tel Aviv before serving in the

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. He then went on to study acting at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio. Konorti took an interest in stage acting and he was one of the people involved in the creation of the

Jerusalem Khan Theatre Jerusalem Khan Theatre (תיאטרון החאן – Teat'ron HaKhan, lit. "The Caravanserai Theatre") is a repertory theatre based in Jerusalem. The theatre is located near the Jerusalem–Khan railway station, Jerusalem Railway Station, in an old ...

. He also worked at the Ohel Theatre and the

Habima Theatre The Habima Theatre ( he, תיאטרון הבימה ''Te'atron HaBima'', lit. "The Stage Theatre") is the List of national theatres, national theatre of Israel and one of the first Hebrew language theatres. It is located in Habima Square in the ce ...

where he starred in stage adaptations of ''

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'', ''

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'' and more. On screen, Konorti appeared several times on the satirical television program ''

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''. He made several film appearances as well, including a short cameo appearance as a mechanic in the 1993 film ''

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'' directed by

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Personal life

Konorti was briefly married to the singer Suki Lahav during the 1970s and he also has one daughter from another relationship. His half-brother is the painter Benny Desha.

Death

In August 2001, Konorti was involved in a severe car accident which left him mortally injured and placed in a coma. He succumbed to his injuries on May 27 the following year at the age of 58 and was interred at

Yarkon Cemetery Yarkon Cemetery ( he, בית העלמין ירקון) is the main cemetery for the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area of Israel. It is located within the Petah Tikva city limits, between the Yarkon River in the West, Highway 5 in the North, and the 491 ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Konorti, Shabtai 1943 births 2002 deaths Male actors from Tel Aviv Bulgarian emigrants to Israel Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent Jewish Israeli male actors Bulgarian Jews in Israel Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male stage actors 20th-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male actors Road incident deaths in Israel Burials at Yarkon Cemetery