Tzachi Halevy
Tzachi Halevy | |
|---|---|
 HaLevy in 2018 | |
| Born | 12 March 1975 Petah Tikva, Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
Tzachi Halevy (or Tsahi HaLevi;[1] Hebrew: צחי הלוי; born 12 March 1975) is an Israeli film and television actor and singer.
Early and personal life[edit]
HaLevi was born and raised in Petah Tikva, Israel, to an Israeli family of both Sephardi Jewish and Mizrahi Jewish descent.[2] His father was an 8th generation Sabra, whereas his mother is of Moroccan-Jewish origin. As a child he lived in many countries due to his father's work in the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.[3]
Halevy has resided in Tel Aviv since the late 1990s.[citation needed] He is divorced from the Israeli dancer Una Holbrook, with whom he has a son. He married Arab-Israeli news anchor Lucy Aharish in a private ceremony on October 10, 2018, after a four-year relationship he kept secret due to fear of harassment.[4][5][6] Their marriage was criticized by many for his "non-Jewish Intermarriage", but others congratulated them.[7][8][9] Aharish gave birth to their son in March 2021.[10]
Career[edit]
Music[edit]
Halevy has been a member of the Mayumana troupe that combines dance, song, and percussion since 1999.
Halevy's breakthrough came in 2012, when he took part in the first season of the reality show The Voice Israel under mentor Shlomi Shabat. He reached the final but did not win. After appearing on The Voice, he began working on his first album "Kivvunim" ("Directions"), which was released in 2012. In 2014, he collaborated with Idan Raichel and wrote the French song "Petit Roi". In 2015, he released the single "Tamali Ma'aek, a cover of an Arabic song he performed during the shooting of Fauda.
In December 2020, Halevy won the first season of The Singer in the Mask, the Israeli production of The Masked Singer as The Rooster. Among his fellow contestants was his wife Lucy, who performed as The Stork.
Acting[edit]
In 2012, Halevy began his acting career, appearing on plays at Habima Theatre and Haifa Theater.
In 2013, Halevy starred in the drama film Bethlehem, Ophir Award winner for best picture.[11] He portrayed 'Razi', a Shin Bet agent, and won an Ophir Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance.[11]
In 2014, he portrayed 'Shlomi Daddon' on the Hot 3 television series Metim LeRega alongside Agam Rudberg, Ofer Shechter, and Yuval Segal. That year, he also appeared on Betulot as 'Haim Toledano', and worked alongside Sasson Gabai and Maggie Azarzar.
In February 2015, the political-thriller television series Fauda first aired on 'yes'. In it Halevy portrays 'Naor', a member of a Mista'arvim unit.[12] He later appeared in the 2015 drama film The Kind Words as 'Ricky.'
In 2016, Halevy played a small role on Channel 10's drama television series Hostages. In 2017, he appeared on the second season of the television action series Mossad 101 as 'Liron Harriri', the head of a crime family, and on HOT's Full Moon as 'Baruch'. In 2018, he appeared as Ephraim in Mary Magdalene, written by Helen Edmundson and directed by Garth Davis.[13]
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bethlehem | Razi | |
| 2015 | The Kind Words | Ricki Cohen | |
| 2017 | Cracks | Short | |
| Outdoors (Bayit Bagalil) | |||
| Damascus Cover | Rami Elon | ||
| Domino Street | Phadi | Short | |
| 2018 | Mary Magdalene | Ephraim | |
| Neither shore nor dove | L'homme | ||
| Echo (Hed) | Shay | ||
| The Angel | Colonel Gaddafi | ||
| Terror (Pigua) | Short | ||
| Herzl's Susita (HaSusita Shel Herzl) | |||
| 2019 | All in | Yaki | |
| Mossad | Guy Moran | ||
| Forgiveness (Mechila) | |||
| 2020 | Laila in Haifa | Gil | |
| Cinema Rex | Meir | Short | |
| 2022 | A Brush with Death (HaMossad Met Mitzhok) | Uri Amir | Short |
| Silent (HaShtika) | |||
| My Name is Claire | Short | ||
| 2023 | Let the Party Begin | Gadi Harush | |
| The Engineer | Gili | ||
| Akelli | Assad | ||
| Be'Emtsa Hachayim | Yonatan | ||
| 2024 | Jaque Mate | Yair |
Television[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2017 | Temporarily Dead (Metim LeRega) | Shlomi Dadon | Series regular |
| 2014 - 2019 | Sirens (Bayit Bagalil) | Haim Toledano | Series regular |
| 2015 | Dig | Udi | 4 episodes |
| 2015 - 2022 | Fauda | Naor | Series regular |
| 2016 | Hostages (Bnei Aruba) | Sheikh | |
| 2017 | Full Moon | Baruch | |
| 2019 | Sisters (HaAchayot HaMutzlachot Sheli) | Gadi | |
| Forever | Nicola | Series regular | |
| The Grave (BaYom SheHaAdama Raada) | Gabi | Series regular | |
| 2021 | The Cops (HaShotrim), AKA Line in the Sand | Alon Shenhav | Series regular |
| The Women's Balcony | Kobi (Jackie) Felisian | Series regular | |
| PMTA | Yoav Zamir | 8 episodes | |
| Motek Bool BaEmtza | Amos Abuksis | Short | |
| 2023 | Kapningen | Saïd Khelfi | Series regular Swedish series |
References[edit]
- ^ "Tsahi Halevi". IMDb. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ קצין המסתערבים שהפך לרקדן שר על חיילים ("The Mista'arvim officer that became a dancer who sings about soldiers") Assaf Nevo, Mako, 8 August 2011
- ^ "כבר אין לי חלומות, מפני שקיבלתי הזדמנות לחיות את החלום" ("I no longer have dreams, since I was given the opportunity to live the dream") Smadar Shir, ynet, 29 October 2017
- ^ "פרסום ראשון: החתונה הסודית של לוסי אהריש וצחי הלוי". mako. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Lucy Aharish weds 'Fauda' star Tzachi Halevy". The Jerusalem Post. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Popular anchor, actor marry in secret interfaith wedding". The Times of Israel. 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Jewish 'Fauda' star sparks controversy over marriage to Muslim news anchor". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Jewish 'Fauda' star's marriage to Muslim newswoman gets condemnations from right". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Celebrity Jewish-Arab Wedding Stirs Mixed Feelings in Israel". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Lucy Aharish and Tsahi Halevi welcome baby boy
- ^ a b "'Bethlehem' heads to Academy Awards after winning six 'Israeli Oscars'" - Haaretz
- ^ "How has Israel become a global TV powerhouse?" - Jerusalem Post
- ^ Lindsay, Jessica (28 March 2018). "Who was Mary Magdalene and who is in the cast of the new movie about her?". Metro. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
External links[edit]
- Tzachi Halevy on Facebook
- Tzachi Halevy at IMDb
- Profile on 'edb.co.il' (in Hebrew)
- Yoav Birenberg, "It is never too late", ynet, 15 February 2017 (in Hebrew)
| International | |
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| National | |
| Other | |
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Israeli Sephardi Jews
- Israeli male film actors
- Israeli male television actors
- 20th-century Israeli male actors
- 21st-century Israeli male actors
- Israeli male models
- Jewish male models
- People from Petah Tikva
- Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent
- Israeli Mizrahi Jews
- Masked Singer winners