David "Dudu" Fisher (born November ; ×"ו×"ו פישר) is an Israeli
cantor and performer, best known for his Broadway performance as Jean
Valjean in the musical Les Misérables.The son of a Holocaust
survivor, Fisher was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. Fisher had a son in
June . His wife Revital is his promoter and his agent.[citation
needed]Fisher began cantorial studies at age , after his discharge
from the army following three years of service that included the Yom
Kippur War. He studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, and studied
privately under Cantor Shlomo Ravitz. He then took up the cantorial
position at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, followed by four years in
South Africa. For over years, he was the cantor at Kutsher's Hotel in
the Catskills during the Jewish high holidays. In , he became the
Chief Cantor of the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, New York
and its now defunct subsidiary, the New York Synagogue in
Manhattan.After being mesmerised by the London performance of the s
hit musical, Fisher, despite no prior acting experience, requested the
part in a Hebrew production of Les Misérables. He played its leading
role, Jean Valjean, in Israel from -. In he was invited to perform
the role before Queen Elizabeth II. He played the role on New York
City's Broadway during the winter of -, and later at London's West
End. At both venues, Fisher was the first performer excused from
Friday night and Saturday performances, as he is an Orthodox Jew and
was not able to perform because of the Sabbath.
cantor and performer, best known for his Broadway performance as Jean
Valjean in the musical Les Misérables.The son of a Holocaust
survivor, Fisher was born in Petah Tikva, Israel. Fisher had a son in
June . His wife Revital is his promoter and his agent.[citation
needed]Fisher began cantorial studies at age , after his discharge
from the army following three years of service that included the Yom
Kippur War. He studied at the Tel Aviv Academy of Music, and studied
privately under Cantor Shlomo Ravitz. He then took up the cantorial
position at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv, followed by four years in
South Africa. For over years, he was the cantor at Kutsher's Hotel in
the Catskills during the Jewish high holidays. In , he became the
Chief Cantor of the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, New York
and its now defunct subsidiary, the New York Synagogue in
Manhattan.After being mesmerised by the London performance of the s
hit musical, Fisher, despite no prior acting experience, requested the
part in a Hebrew production of Les Misérables. He played its leading
role, Jean Valjean, in Israel from -. In he was invited to perform
the role before Queen Elizabeth II. He played the role on New York
City's Broadway during the winter of -, and later at London's West
End. At both venues, Fisher was the first performer excused from
Friday night and Saturday performances, as he is an Orthodox Jew and
was not able to perform because of the Sabbath.
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