Dudu Topaz (Hebrew: ×"ו×"ו טופז‎; September 20, 1946 â€"
August 20, 2009) (born David Goldenberg) was an Israeli TV
personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and
radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicide while
incarcerated, having been criminally charged with conspiring violence
against prominent media figures in Israel.David Goldenberg, later Dudu
Topaz, was born in Haifa, in then British Mandate of Palestine (now
Israel) to Lilly and Eliyahu Goldenberg. His father was a radio
announcer, actor and director. After his army service, Topaz studied
acting in London. Upon his return, he performed with the Haifa Theatre
and appeared in entertainment shows around the country. Topaz was
married two times and had three sons.In the 1970s, he took part in an
Israeli radio show called "לצון × ×•×¤×œ על לצון"
(loosely:"A pranker falls for a prank"). His first job in television
was as an English teacher in the Israeli Educational Television. In
the early eighties Topaz began to direct television game shows in
Channel 1. The most successful of those was the game show "Play It"
(שחק × ×•×ª×"). Topaz was a television host in the Israeli public
TV Channel 1 in the eighties and early nineties, as well as running
some successful sketch comedy shows on stage.In the nineties he was
the host of popular show "Rashut Habidur" (The Entertainment
Authority), later renamed "Ha'Rishon Ba'Bidur" (The First at
entertainment), that aired for 11 seasons between 1994-2004 on Channel
2 commercial channel, and is one of the highest rated shows ever aired
on commercial TV in Israel. After the show ended, Topaz hosted several
other shows on other channels, but in May 2007 he announced that he
would no longer host TV shows, but would pursue other careers such as
acting and documentary film making.
August 20, 2009) (born David Goldenberg) was an Israeli TV
personality, comedian, actor, screenwriter, playwright, author and
radio and television host. In August 2009 he committed suicide while
incarcerated, having been criminally charged with conspiring violence
against prominent media figures in Israel.David Goldenberg, later Dudu
Topaz, was born in Haifa, in then British Mandate of Palestine (now
Israel) to Lilly and Eliyahu Goldenberg. His father was a radio
announcer, actor and director. After his army service, Topaz studied
acting in London. Upon his return, he performed with the Haifa Theatre
and appeared in entertainment shows around the country. Topaz was
married two times and had three sons.In the 1970s, he took part in an
Israeli radio show called "לצון × ×•×¤×œ על לצון"
(loosely:"A pranker falls for a prank"). His first job in television
was as an English teacher in the Israeli Educational Television. In
the early eighties Topaz began to direct television game shows in
Channel 1. The most successful of those was the game show "Play It"
(שחק × ×•×ª×"). Topaz was a television host in the Israeli public
TV Channel 1 in the eighties and early nineties, as well as running
some successful sketch comedy shows on stage.In the nineties he was
the host of popular show "Rashut Habidur" (The Entertainment
Authority), later renamed "Ha'Rishon Ba'Bidur" (The First at
entertainment), that aired for 11 seasons between 1994-2004 on Channel
2 commercial channel, and is one of the highest rated shows ever aired
on commercial TV in Israel. After the show ended, Topaz hosted several
other shows on other channels, but in May 2007 he announced that he
would no longer host TV shows, but would pursue other careers such as
acting and documentary film making.
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