Tzipi Shavit

Tzipi Shavit (Hebrew: ציפי שביט‎; born April 1, 1947) is an Israeli actress, comedian entertainer, who is best known as a children's entertainer. She is sometimes described by the media as the "First Lady of Israeli entertainment."[1]

Tzipi Shavit
Born
Tzipora Shavit

(1947-04-01) April 1, 1947
Neve Yam, Mandatory Palestine
OccupationActress, comedian, entertainer
Years active1960s – present
Spouse(s)Avishay Dekel
Children2

Early life

Shavit was born in kibbutz Neve Yam, Israel. She served in the Israel Defense Forces in Tzevet Havai of the Southern Command.

Career

Shortly after that, she participated in the film Our Neighborhood. In 1969 her manager got her a part in the stage comedy show A Funny Thing Happened to Me On The Way To Suez written by Saul Biber The show was canceled shortly thereafter due to a publicized objection by a bereaved mother who lost her son in The Sinai War. In 1971, Shavit played in the stage musical Jumbo in which she sang the song "Everyone went to the Jumbo" to the tune of the Italian song "Volevo un gatto nero". In 1972, Shavit acted in the stage show Chocolate Mint Gum - The Zionist Congress of laughter alongside Yardena Arazi. In the Spring of 2016, performed in the play "Noah's Ark."[2] In 2017, she starred in the play My Mother the General (Hebrew: אמי הגנרלית) an adaptation from the 1979 film by the same name.[3] Shavit was a featured singer in the song and music video "Casanova (Good Aunt)" by Israeli singers Eve and Lear (Hebrew: איב אנד ליר).[4]

Personal life

Shavit resides in north Tel Aviv with her husband, producer Avishay Dekel.[5][6] They have two children and six grandchildren.[6][7] Shavit was a close friend of fellow Israeli actor Sefi Rivlin.[8]

In a 2017 interview, she explained that her positivity was partly thanks to her Jewish beliefs and faith.[9] age 71

References
  1. סגל, איתי (2017-03-27). "ציפי שביט מציגה: 70 דברים שלמדתי". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. Froim, Yoni (2016-04-13). "לא נחה: ציפי שביט באנרגיות שיא". Ynet. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  3. ויינברג, אורין (2017-09-27). ""הקשב המפקדת!": ציפי שביט תככב בהצגה "אמי הגנרלית"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. בוקר, רן (2017-09-25). "ציפי שביט שרה ראפ עם איב אנד ליר". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. "ציפי שביט חוגגת יום הולדת בלי אף מתנה בשבילה". TMI Online (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  6. Stotlnd, Ilana (2012-11-08). "כוכב שביט: ציפי שביט סבתא לארבעה נכדים". NRG מעריב (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  7. Froim, Yoni (2017-03-15). "מבצע סבתא: ציפי שביט מבלה זמן איכות עם הנכדים". Ynet. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  8. Zigelman, Itamar (2017-03-12). "ספי ריבלין - 4 שנים למותו. ציפי שביט: "גאון אמיתי, חבר נפש"". Maariv (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  9. Toker, Yair (2017-01-22). "כוכבת הילדים ציפי שביט: "מודה לאבינו מלכנו, הגדול מכולם" - כיכר השבת". כיכר השבת (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
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