Assi Azar
| Assi Azar | |
|---|---|
 Azar on stage, 2008 | |
| Born |
10 June 1979 Holon, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Known for | Hosting Big Brother - Israel and The Next Star |
| Spouse(s) |
Albert Escolà (m. 2016) |
Assi Azar (Hebrew: אסי עזר; born June 10, 1979) is an Israeli television personality. He co-hosts Big Brother - Israel with Erez Tal until 2015 and The Next Star with Rotem Sela.
Early life
Azar was born in Holon, Israel.[1] He is of Bukharan-Jewish and Yemenite-Jewish descent.[2]
Career
His first program was online TV show KIK. In 2004–05 Assi co-hosted TV youth show Exit.[1] Later he participated in the programs The Show, Good Evening with Guy Pines and The Champion: Locker Room, as well as the satirical programs Trapped 24 and Talk to my Agent.
Personal life
In 2005 Azar came out as a homosexual.[3][4] Shortly after, he began to create the documentary film,[4] Mom and Dad: I Have Something to Tell You.
On April 11, 2016, Azar married his Catalan boyfriend Albert Escolà in a ceremony in Barcelona.
Azar is an LGBT rights advocate. In 2009, he was listed among the most 100 influential gay people in the world by OUT Magazine.[4]
References
- 1 2 Azar on nrg.co.il (in Hebrew)
- ↑ http://awiderbridge.org/assi-azar/
- ↑ "Assi Azar comes out", ynet, March 31, 2005. (in Hebrew)
- 1 2 3 "ASSI AZAR: Israeli TV personality and gay rights advocate". Cornell University. Spring 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.