Yehuda Levi

Levi was born in Petah Tikva, Israel,[1] but grew up in South Africa. He is of Polish-Jewish (his mother) and Bulgarian-Jewish heritage (his father). He also spent much of his childhood in South Africa,[1] from the ages of 7 to 14 (1986 - 1993). He attended the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts, and graduated with excellence.[2]

During his Israel Defense Forces military service, he was a commander of the Education Corps band.

He is an established actor, and came to the attention of the Israeli public through his soap opera roles.[1] In May 2006, HaAlufa (The Champion), a soap opera centered on a soccer team, premiered starring Levi as the main character and captain of the team "Hakoakh Yerushalaiyim" (Jerusalem Power). In 2014 he began playing a famous celebrity called Yehuda Levi in the Hot TV series, A Very Important Man.[3] He also has the lead role as a Mossad trainer in the Channel 2 series, Mossad 101 that began airing in 2015.

His film roles include Jagger in Yossi & Jagger.[4]

Levi was previously in a relationship with the Israeli model Yael Bar Zohar and acted alongside her in the soap opera, Ramat Aviv Gimel.[5] In 2006, Levi got into a high-profile relationship with Israeli singer and actress Ninet Tayeb, the first winner of the show Kokhav Nolad. Haaretz described them as "Israel's favourite celebrity couple",[6] with The Jerusalem Post declaring them "Israel's Brangelina".[7] In 2013, after 8 years together, the couple broke up, stating that the breakup was mutual.[6] He has been described as one of the two most talked-about male stars in Israel (along with Ran Danker), Tayeb's former partner.[8]

In 2017, he married Israeli model Shlomit Malka. The two live together in Tel Aviv.

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