Yuval Zamir (Hebrew: יו×'ל זמיר‎; July 15, 1963 â€" December
21, 2011) was an Israeli actor, voice actor, singer, writer and
theatre director.Born in Givatayim to a shoemaker and a housewife,
Zamir began acting in children's plays at age 11 and then studied at
Thelma Yellin High School. He then joined the choir at the IDF as a
soloist. Before beginning his career, Zamir took vocal pedagogy
classes under the guidance of Netania Davrath and later went to study
further acting at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.In 1987, Zamir took part
in a number of plays at the Habima Theatre and the Cameri Theatre.
These include stage adaptations of King Lear, Pied Piper of Hamelin
and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His success on stage had led him to
star in Off-Broadway productions and he even directed plays of his
own. On screen, Zamir appeared in several films, including the 1982
film Noa at 17.Zamir found his greatest fame as a voice actor mainly
during the 1990s. He was internationally known as the original Hebrew
voice of the title character in the Winnie the Pooh franchise. Other
Hebrew dubbing roles Zamir performed included the Beast in Beauty and
the Beast, John Smith's singing voice in Pocahontas, Hopper in A Bug's
Life, Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland, Gus in
Cinderella, Alan-a-Dale in Robin Hood, Henk in Alfred J. Kwak, Jethro
in The Prince of Egypt and more.
21, 2011) was an Israeli actor, voice actor, singer, writer and
theatre director.Born in Givatayim to a shoemaker and a housewife,
Zamir began acting in children's plays at age 11 and then studied at
Thelma Yellin High School. He then joined the choir at the IDF as a
soloist. Before beginning his career, Zamir took vocal pedagogy
classes under the guidance of Netania Davrath and later went to study
further acting at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.In 1987, Zamir took part
in a number of plays at the Habima Theatre and the Cameri Theatre.
These include stage adaptations of King Lear, Pied Piper of Hamelin
and A Midsummer Night's Dream. His success on stage had led him to
star in Off-Broadway productions and he even directed plays of his
own. On screen, Zamir appeared in several films, including the 1982
film Noa at 17.Zamir found his greatest fame as a voice actor mainly
during the 1990s. He was internationally known as the original Hebrew
voice of the title character in the Winnie the Pooh franchise. Other
Hebrew dubbing roles Zamir performed included the Beast in Beauty and
the Beast, John Smith's singing voice in Pocahontas, Hopper in A Bug's
Life, Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland, Gus in
Cinderella, Alan-a-Dale in Robin Hood, Henk in Alfred J. Kwak, Jethro
in The Prince of Egypt and more.
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