Tzipi Shavit (Hebrew: ציפי ש×'יט‎; 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."Shavit was born in kibbutz Neve
Yam, Israel. She served in the Israel Defense Forces in Tzevet Havai
of the Southern Command.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." In 2017, she starred in the play My Mother the General
(Hebrew: × ×ž×™ ×"×'× ×¨×œ×™×ª) an adaptation from the 1979 film by
the same name. Shavit was a featured singer in the song and music
video "Casanova (Good Aunt)" by Israeli singers Eve and Lear (Hebrew:
× ×™×' × × ×" ליר).Shavit resides in north Tel Aviv with her
husband, producer Avishay Dekel. They have two children and six
grandchildren. Shavit was a close friend of fellow Israeli actor Sefi
Rivlin.
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."Shavit was born in kibbutz Neve
Yam, Israel. She served in the Israel Defense Forces in Tzevet Havai
of the Southern Command.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." In 2017, she starred in the play My Mother the General
(Hebrew: × ×ž×™ ×"×'× ×¨×œ×™×ª) an adaptation from the 1979 film by
the same name. Shavit was a featured singer in the song and music
video "Casanova (Good Aunt)" by Israeli singers Eve and Lear (Hebrew:
× ×™×' × × ×" ליר).Shavit resides in north Tel Aviv with her
husband, producer Avishay Dekel. They have two children and six
grandchildren. Shavit was a close friend of fellow Israeli actor Sefi
Rivlin.
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