Shahar Tavoch ( he, שחר טבוך; born ) is an Israeli actor, singer, voice actor and TV host.

Biography

Early life

Tavoch was born and raised in

Ramat Gan, Israel Ramat Gan ( he, רָמַת גַּן or , ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv and part of the Gush Dan, Tel Aviv metropolitan area. It is home to one of the world's major diamond exchanges ...

, and has studied in Blich high school. His mother, Ettie, is head of accounting at the

Open University of Israel The Open University of Israel ( he, האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ''Ha-Universita ha-Ptuha'') is a distance-education university in Israel. It is one of ten public universities in Israel recognized by the Council of Higher Education (CH ...

, and his father, Shaul, is a sales agent.

Professional career

In 2012–2013, he hosted the TV show ''Click'' on

Arutz HaYeladim Arutz HaYeladim ( he, ערוץ הילדים, The Children's Channel; Formerly: Arutz Shesh (ערוץ 6) ''channel 6'') is an Israeli youngster cable television channel owned by RGE, through subsidiary NOGA Communications Limited. It was one of ...

, in which the participants present videos they have uploaded on YouTube, and the prank show ''Staaam!'', in which the hosts (Oded Paz, Tal Mosseri, Dana Frider, etc.) prank various teen stars. In 2013, he played the role of Shloimele Efros, son of Yosele and Shaindl in the play ''

Mirele Efros ''Mirele Efros'' was an 1898 Yiddish play by Jacob Gordin. Some have called it "the Jewish Queen Lear". The title character is a powerful matriarch who becomes bitterly estranged from her own family. Lulla Rosenfeld, in her commentary to Jacob A ...

'' in 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 ...

. In 2014, he participated in the game show ''

Raid the Cage ''Raid the Cage'' or ''Kluv Hazahav'', ( he, כלוב הזהב), is an Israeli game show, where couples complete trivia and physical challenges to haul prizes from a gigantic cage before the doors slam shut. The original version aired on Channe ...

'', along with Maya Shoham. In 2017, he participated in the reality TV show '' Rising Star''. In 2018, he played the character of Erez in the film ''Herzl's Susita''. In the same year, he played the role of Matan in the show ''Our Treasure'' on the

Kan Educational Kan Educational ( he, כאן חינוכית, Kan Hinuchit) is a public television channel in Israel designated for children, on behalf of the Israel Broadcasting Corporation. The channel launched on August 15, 2018 and replaced Israeli Educati ...

channel. In 2019, he played the character of Niv in the youth series ''Runaway'' on

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. In March 2020, he played the role of Lev in the series ''Mishpaha BeHanpaka''. He appeared in the music video for the song ''קוצ'י מוצ'י'' by Taylor Malkov and Ben Zini. In the same year, he dubbed various characters for ''

Lodge 49 ''Lodge 49'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jim Gavin. It aired on the cable television network AMC in the United States from August 6, 2018, to October 14, 2019, spanning two seasons and 20 episodes. The title alludes ...

''. In October 2020, Kan 11 aired the drama series ''

Valley of Tears The Valley of Tears ( he, עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, ''Emek HaBakha'') is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, w ...

'', in which Tavoch played the role of Avinoam. In March 2021, he played the role of Brosh in the TV series ''Sky''. That same year, he dubbed George's character in

A Week Away ''A Week Away'' is a 2021 American Christian jukebox musical teen drama film directed by Roman White. The film was written by Alan Powell (actor), Alan Powell, Kali Bailey, and Gabe Vasquez. The film's songs were produced and mixed by Adam Watts ...

, and a character in

Yes Day ''Yes Day'' is a 2021 American family comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay and screen story by Justin Malen, based upon the children's book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. It stars Jennifer Garner ...

On July 19, 2021, he released his first single, פחדן (; ). In August of the same year, ''Who's the Boss?'' aired, in which he plays the role of Gomme. Tuvoch appeared in the ''

Festigal Festigal ( he, פסטיגל) is an annual Israeli song and dance musical show for children. Festigal is held every year at Hanukkah time, during the school vacation. It began as a song contest but the format gradually changed to include perform ...

'' alongside his co-actress from ''Sky'' and ''Mishpaha BeHanpaka'', Bar Minieli. On January 9, 2022, he released his second single, מישבאלי (; ). That same year, he dubbed Thomas in '' Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go''. On July 4 of the same year, he released his third single, "Mangal".

Personal life

In November 2020, Tavoch stated in an interview to ''

Yediot Ahronot ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' ( he, יְדִיעוֹת אַחֲרוֹנוֹת, ; lit. ''Latest News'') is a national daily newspaper published in Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in 1939 in British Mandatory Palestine, ''Yedioth Ahronoth'' is the largest paid n ...

'' that following the connection that he formed with his co-actor

Aviv Alush Avraham Aviv Alush ( he, אברהם אביב אלוש; born ) is an Israeli actor, musician, model, and television host. best known as Amos Dahari "The Baker" in the Israeli series ''Beauty and the Baker'', and as Jesus in the American film '' T ...

during the filming of ''

'', he has started keeping

Sabbath In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat (from Hebrew ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, commanded by God to be kept as a holy day of rest, as G ...

and putting on

tefillin Tefillin (; Modern Hebrew language, Israeli Hebrew: / ; Ashkenazim, Ashkenazic pronunciation: ), or phylacteries, are a set of small black leather boxes with leather straps containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with verses from the Torah. Te ...

. Shahar Tavoch has stated that he is homosexual.

References

1999 births Living people People from Ramat Gan Israeli male film actors Israeli male television actors Israeli male voice actors Israeli male stage actors Israeli television presenters 21st-century Israeli male actors 21st-century Israeli male singers Gay singers Israeli gay actors Israeli gay musicians Israeli LGBT singers 21st-century Israeli LGBT people {{Israel-singer-stub