Shay Stern ( he, שי שטרן; born 7 March 1967) is an Israeli television personality and presenter.

Early life

Stern was born on 1967. He is one of four children of journalist Yair Stern. His grandfather

Avraham Stern Avraham Stern ( he, אברהם שטרן, ''Avraham Shtern''), alias Yair ( he, יאיר; December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942) was one of the leaders of the Jewish paramilitary organization Irgun. In September 1940, he founded a breakaway m ...

was the leader of the militant Zionist group named

Lehi Lehi (; he, לח"י – לוחמי חרות ישראל ''Lohamei Herut Israel – Lehi'', "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel – Lehi"), often known pejoratively as the Stern Gang,"This group was known to its friends as LEHI and to its enemie ...

, who was assassinated in 1942 by the British authorities in

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

. Stern grew up in the Tzameret HaBira suburb of

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He attended and graduated from the

Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

TV career

From 1997 to 1999, he produced "The 91st Minute" program in the Sports Channel 2. On 1999, Stern produced the humorous late night show titled "Halomot BeHaKitzis", which was presented by comedians Eyal Kitzis and

Tal Friedman Tal Friedman ( he, טל פרידמן; born 20 December 1963) is an Israeli actor, comedian and musician. Biography Friedman was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, in 1963. His father was a holocaust survivor. He served in the Israeli Navy on a missile ...

, and was a great success. In 2008 he produced the humorous amusement quiz program on Channel 24. In 2009, he co-produced and co- hosted with Amira Bouzaglo the interview program "Do Not Ask", which was first program to broadcast on Bip channel at late night. In this show, Stern first moved to the front of the screen as a presenter and interviewer. After two seasons, the show moved to Channel 2 for an earlier broadcast hour. Stern combined in the program interviews with unfamiliar fringe people, with strange hobbies alongside interviews of celebrities from the entertainment industry. His interview style incorporated awkward and naive questions, sometimes silly, that manage to surprise the interviewees and elicit unexpected answers from them. In the third season, on Channel 2, he combined interviews with politicians and dealt with economic, social and political questions, also in his unique style. After five seasons of "Do Not Ask", he began airing a talk show called "Speak to Me" on Channel 24. In April 2013, he left Channel 2 and moved to Channel 10, to begin hosting program called "Shay on Friday", which included 29 programs. The show was filmed in front of an audience, and also incorporated field articles in which Stern continued to engage with various social issues. In August 2014, the program returned earlier than planned in a special edition of

2014 Israel–Gaza conflict The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge ( he, מִבְצָע צוּק אֵיתָן, translit=Miv'tza Tzuk Eitan, ), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territories, Pale ...

, and was filmed without an audience and was called "Shay on Broadcast". The program has since been broadcast in this format. In October 2014, the second season aired. Starting in January 2019, the sixth season of the program was broadcast on Channel 13.

Personal life

Stern and his wife Daphna have three children, and they currently reside in

Herzliya Herzliya ( ; he, הֶרְצְלִיָּה ; ar, هرتسليا, Hirtsiliyā) is an affluent city in the central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it h ...

. In 2012, he published his book "Mickey, I'm Talking to You", which was published by Modan Publishing House. The book deals with a Jerusalemite who is at a turning point in his life. In 2014, his second book "The Most Normal in the World" was also published.

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