Assi Azar

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Assi Azar (2008)

Assi Azar ( Hebrew אסי עזר; Born June 10, 1979 in Cholon , Israel ) is an Israeli presenter .

Life

Azar is descended from Bukharan Jews and Teimanim Jews .

In 2005 it was announced that Azar was gay , four years later, in 2009, he was named one of the top 100 most influential gays by the US magazine Out . In the same year, his documentary Mom, Dad, I have something to tell you (German: Mama, Papa: I have to tell you something) premiered on Israeli television about his homosexuality. In 2016 he married his Spanish friend Albert Escolà in Barcelona .

Career

His career started with the online television show KIK . In 2004 and 2005 he was the host of the youth program Exit . Together with Erez Tal , he hosted the Israeli version of Big Brother from 2008 to 2015 . Since 2013 he has also moderated the casting show HaKokhav HaBa .

On January 26, 2019, it was announced that he will be hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv together with Bar Refaeli , Erez Tal and Lucy Ayoub . He also moderated the semi-final draw of the Song Contest on January 28, 2019 together with Lucy Ayoub.

Web links

Commons : Assi Azar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c ASSI AZAR (TV HOST)
  2. ↑ אסי עזר יוצא מהארון
  3. ↑ THEIR BIG FAT ISRAELI-SPANISH WEDDING
  4. ↑ Josianne Zwart: Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar & Lucy Ayoub to host Eurovision 2019! In: eurovision.tv. January 25, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Evert Groot: Semi-Final Allocation Draw pots revealed! In: eurovision.tv. January 26, 2019, accessed January 26, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Azar, Assi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Azar, Assi (full name); אסי עזר (Hebrew)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Israeli moderator
DATE OF BIRTH June 10, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Cholon , Israel