Yehezkel Lazarov ( he, יחזקאל לזרוב Y'ḥezeqel Lazarov; born 8 February 1974) is an Israeli actor, director, and multidisciplinary artist. In 2022 he was elected to serve as the head of the school of Performing Arts at the Kibbutzim Seminary College.
Biography
As a child, Lazarov performed as a professional tap dancer in musicals. After graduating from the High School of Arts as a ballet dancer and serving as a singer in a military band, he danced with the
Batsheva Dance Company for four years. He studied theater at the Actors’ Centre in London before joining the
Gesher Theatre and the
Cameri Theatre as an actor.
His leading roles include Tevye in the 2018 Broadway National Tour of ''
Fiddler on the Roof'', Mack the Knife in ''
The Threepenny Opera
''The Threepenny Opera'' ( ) is a " play with music" by Bertolt Brecht, adapted from a translation by Elisabeth Hauptmann of John Gay's 18th-century English ballad opera, '' The Beggar's Opera'', and four ballads by François Villon, with mu ...
'' at the Gesher Theatre (winning the Israeli Theatre Award for best actor), Lysander in
''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'', Figaro in
''The Marriage of Figaro'', Avigdor in ''
Yentl'', Alexander Pen in ''Was It a Dream?'', Rudi in ''The Aristocrats'', the titular roles in Sholom Aleichem's ''
Stempenyu
Stempenyu ( yi, סטעמפּעניו, 1822–79) was the popular name of Iosif Druker (), a klezmer violin virtuoso, bandleader and composer from Berdychiv, Russian Empire. He was one of a handful of celebrity nineteenth century Jewish folk violin ...
'' and ''
The Picture of Dorian Gray
''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' is a philosophical novel by Irish writer Oscar Wilde. A shorter novella-length version was published in the July 1890 issue of the American periodical '' Lippincott's Monthly Magazine''.''The Picture of Dorian G ...
'', and Zach in ''A Chorus Line''. In addition to his work as an actor, Lazarov has served as the in-house choreographer at the Gesher Theatre and Cameri Theatre.
Lazarov has played leading roles in more than 40 films and television productions, including ''The Mentalist'', ''Mama’s Angel'' (Series Mania – Official Competition, France), the Israeli films The Kindergarten Teacher (2014 film), ''The Kindergarten Teacher'' and The Debt (2007 film), ''The Debt'', ''Fragile'', Russian episodic series ''Mata Hari (TV series), Mata Hari'', ''The Fifth Heaven'', ''Waltz with Bashir'' (winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film), ''Three Mothers (2006 film), Three Mothers'', ''A Touch Away (TV series), A Touch Away'', and ''The Dybbuk'' (nominated for best actor).
As a theater director, Lazarov has served as the adapter, set designer, and choreographer for all his projects, including ''Lolita / Joan of Arc'', ''Fathers and Sons, Alice, Falling Out of Time'' (based on the David Grossman novel) at the Gesher Theater, ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' at the Habima Theatre, and ''Igloo'' (written by Lazarov), which premiered at the Israel Festival and won the Best Director award.
Lazarov is the artistic director and founder of Studio Ankori Middle and High School for Creative Thinking and Entrepreneurship. He is the co-founder, artistic director, and curator of AZA13, an art venue in Tel Aviv. Among his multidisciplinary exhibitions are "Hope", "Censorship", "Demonstration", and "The Art to Survive".
As a visual artist, Lazarov's photography and video artworks have been shown in several gallery exhibitions. He has written and directed a number of short films, including ''Snow'' and ''Lashabiya'', which have been screened in many international film festivals.
Filmography
Film/Television
Theater
Theatre Director
Short Films
References
External links
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Israeli male film actors
Male actors from Tel Aviv
Thelma Yellin High School of Arts alumni
1974 births
Living people
Israeli male television actors
Israeli male voice actors
Israeli male stage actors
Israeli people of Bulgarian-Jewish descent
Israeli people of Uzbekistani-Jewish descent