Yeshayahu "Shaike" Levy (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output
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לוי‎) (born 13 December 1939) is an Israeli comedian, singer and
actor. He is best known for his role in the Gashash HaHiver (HaGashash
HaHiver) comedy trio, which won the Israel Prize in 2000.Yeshayahu
(Shaike) Levy was born in Cairo, Egypt to Mazal and Moshe Levy. He
left Egypt with his mother in 1944, after the death of his father. The
family settled in Tel Aviv but Levi spent his adolescent years in
Kibbutz Ein Hayam and later Givat Brenner. In 1956-1957 he led the
singing group the "Givat Brenner Foursome" alongside Daniel
Vardon.During his military service, Levy served in the IDF troupe at
the Gadna and then at the Central Command Troupe. Shortly after his
discharge in 1960, he joined the band "The Small Hours Club" in Safed.
Levi was accepted to the Cameri Theater and played a small role in a
play called "The Twelfth Night" but when Naomi Polani constructed
HaTarnegolim (Hebrew: ×"×ª×¨× ×'×•×œ×™× â€Ž lit. The Roosters) band,
Levi preferred it over the Cameri. Levy says that he hadn't studied
acting or voice coaching and that Naomi Polani was like a school to
the group.In 1962 Levy acted in his first movie role as an 'enemy
pilot' in the film Sinaia (Hebrew: ×¡×™× ×™×"‎), which was based on
an actual event from the Suez Crisis where a Bedouin baby was brought
to Israel by an army medic after her mother had been accidentally
injured by Israeli forces during the fighting. Following military
service in entertainment units, Levi joined HaTarnegolim and
afterwards joined the HaGashash HaHiver trio in late 1963. The team
staged ll comedy acts and participated in ll films along with numerous
festivals, musical recordings, and television performances during a
time span of 40 years.
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CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans
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לוי‎) (born 13 December 1939) is an Israeli comedian, singer and
actor. He is best known for his role in the Gashash HaHiver (HaGashash
HaHiver) comedy trio, which won the Israel Prize in 2000.Yeshayahu
(Shaike) Levy was born in Cairo, Egypt to Mazal and Moshe Levy. He
left Egypt with his mother in 1944, after the death of his father. The
family settled in Tel Aviv but Levi spent his adolescent years in
Kibbutz Ein Hayam and later Givat Brenner. In 1956-1957 he led the
singing group the "Givat Brenner Foursome" alongside Daniel
Vardon.During his military service, Levy served in the IDF troupe at
the Gadna and then at the Central Command Troupe. Shortly after his
discharge in 1960, he joined the band "The Small Hours Club" in Safed.
Levi was accepted to the Cameri Theater and played a small role in a
play called "The Twelfth Night" but when Naomi Polani constructed
HaTarnegolim (Hebrew: ×"×ª×¨× ×'×•×œ×™× â€Ž lit. The Roosters) band,
Levi preferred it over the Cameri. Levy says that he hadn't studied
acting or voice coaching and that Naomi Polani was like a school to
the group.In 1962 Levy acted in his first movie role as an 'enemy
pilot' in the film Sinaia (Hebrew: ×¡×™× ×™×"‎), which was based on
an actual event from the Suez Crisis where a Bedouin baby was brought
to Israel by an army medic after her mother had been accidentally
injured by Israeli forces during the fighting. Following military
service in entertainment units, Levi joined HaTarnegolim and
afterwards joined the HaGashash HaHiver trio in late 1963. The team
staged ll comedy acts and participated in ll films along with numerous
festivals, musical recordings, and television performances during a
time span of 40 years.
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