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Israeli actor

Amit Rahav
Born (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 27)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2014–present

Amit Rahav (Hebrew: עמית רהב; born 9 August 1995) is an Israeli actor. He is best known for his role as Yanky Shapiro in the 2020 Netflix miniseries Unorthodox.[1]

Early life[edit]

Rahav was born in Tel Aviv, Israel to a British mother and Israeli father, and he grew up in an English-speaking household.[2] His parents are divorced.[3] He was raised as a secular Jew and continues to define himself as such.[4]

At 18, he began serving a three year term in the Israel Defense Forces in the theater and entertainment troop.[1] He was a drama counselor in Clayton, Georgia at Camp Ramah Darom for three months in summer 2016 through the Jewish Agency for Israel.[5][6][7]

Since he left the military, Rahav has appeared in various movies and television shows. His first significant role was on the Israeli TV show, Mishpacha Sholetet, and he has since acted in various other Israeli shows.[5] In 2015, he appeared in two episodes of the American thriller TV series Dig.[8]

In 2016, he appeared in Flashback, an Israeli show for teenagers. Rahav’s portrayal of Aviv, a student who comes out as gay on the show, made history as Aviv was the first gay character in an Israeli children’s show.[9]

In 2020, Rahav starred as Yanky Shapiro in the German-American Netflix original miniseries Unorthodox.[10] In April 2020, he signed with talent agency Lighthouse Management & Media.[11]

Personal life[edit]

Rahav is currently a second year student at the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio in Tel Aviv. He took time off school to film Unorthodox and had to re-audition to continue attending.[5] He is openly gay.[5]

Rahav and his Unorthodox co-star Shira Haas have been friends for 10 years, after meeting at a party at age 15. The two are neighbors in Tel Aviv.[4][12]

He speaks fluent Hebrew and English,[2] and he is a vegetarian.[13]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014-2016 Mishpacha Sholelet Hanan Occurring character [14]
2015 Dig Aaron 2 episodes
USA Network TV series 		[8]
2015 L’Hitgaber Israeli teen TV series [15]
2015 Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race Mickey Hebrew voiceover [15]
2016 Wild Horses Nadav 1 episode [15]
2016 Flashback Aviv Israeli teen TV series [15]
2018 Trening Stav Israeli children’s series [5]
2020 Cash Register Michael Eshet Bloom 1 episode [8]
2020 Unorthodox Yanky Shapiro Main role
Netflix miniseries 		[5]
2023 Transatlantic Netflix miniseries [16]
TBA We Were the Lucky Ones Jakob Hulu limited series [17]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 The Damned Aviv Israeli film [8]
2022 Matchmaking Moti Israeli film [18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mitchell, Molli (2020-04-24). “Unorthodox cast: Who is Amit Rahav? Meet the Unorthodox star”. Express.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  2. ^ a b “Amit Rahav”. Festival Séries Mania. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  3. ^ Soroka, Lior (2020-05-15). “Portrait zu “Unorthodox”-Star Amit Rahav: Nicht weiter in Angst leben”. Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  4. ^ a b Malkin, Marc (2020-05-14). “‘Unorthodox’ Star Amit Rahav on Working With Shira Haas, Emmy Buzz and Being a Role Model for LGBTQ Youth”. Variety. Retrieved 2020-05-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c d e f “18 Things to Know About Amit Rahav, AKA Yanky in ‘Unorthodox’“. Alma. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  6. ^ “Israeli Actor Amit Rahav’s Journey from Camp Ramah Darom To Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’“. Reshet Ramah. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ Jaffe, Marcia Caller (2020-05-18). “Netflix’s ‘Unorthodox’ Exposes Extremes”. Atlanta Jewish Times. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  8. ^ a b c d “Amit Rahav”. IMDb.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Dekel, Yanir (December 16, 2016). “Israel: First Gay Character in Children’s Show”. A Wider Bridge. Retrieved 2020-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ “25 FACTS ABOUT NETFLIX SERIES UNORTHODOX”. VERTIGO Magazine. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  11. ^ “‘Unorthodox’ Star Amit Rahav Signs With Lighthouse Management & Media”. finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  12. ^ “‘Unorthodox’ Star Shira Haas Shares How She Met TV Husband Amit Rahav”. TheThings. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  13. ^ “Amit Rahav Is Our New Religion”. PAPER. 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  14. ^ “עמית רהב”, ויקיפדיה (in Hebrew), 2020-04-27, retrieved 2020-04-30
  15. ^ a b c d “Amit Rahav”. ADD. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  16. ^ Rice, Lynette (2022-12-06). “‘We Were The Lucky Ones’: Amit Rahav, Eva Feiler, Hadas Yaron Join Hulu Originals Limited Series”. Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  17. ^ Rice, Lynette (2022-12-06). “‘We Were The Lucky Ones’: Amit Rahav, Eva Feiler, Hadas Yaron Join Hulu Originals Limited Series”. Deadline. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  18. ^ “Matchmaking”. Miami Jewish Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-01-21.

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