Tzipi Shavit
| Tzipi Shavit ציפי שביט | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
1 April 1947 Neve Yam, Israel |
| Occupation | actress, comedian and entertainer |
| Years active | 1960s – present |
Tzipora (Tzipi) Shavit (born 1 April 1947) (Hebrew: ציפורה (ציפי) שביט) is an Israeli actress, comedian and entertainer, who is mostly known as one of the most prominent children entertainers in Israel.
Biography
Shavit service, Shavit served in a Tzevet Havai of the Southern Command (צוות הווי פיקוד דרום). Not long after her release, after she participated in the film "Our Neighborhood" (השכונה שלנו), in 1969 her manager Abraham Deshe Pashanel managed to get her a part in the stage comedy show "A Funny Thing Happened to Me On The Way To Suez" (דבר מצחיק קרה לי בדרך לסואץ) written by Saul Biber, nevertheless the show was canceled shortly thereafter due to the publicized objection to it by a bereaved mother whom lost her son in The Sinai War. In 1971, Shavit participated in the successful stage musical "Jumbo" (ג'אמבו) in which she sang her famous song "Everyone went to the Jumbo" (כולם הלכו לג'מבו), to the tune of the Italian song Volevo un gatto nero. In 1972, Shavit participated in the stage show "Chocolate Mint Gum - The Zionist Congress of laughter" alongside Yardena Arazi, Ruti Holtzman and more.
Personal life
In 1974 her first husband died from Aplastic anemia. Later on Shavit remarried to the producer Avishai Dekel with whom she has two children.