Guy Zu-Aretz Biography: Wife, Movies, Age, Height, Ethnicity, Parents, Religion, Tv Shows, Hair Color

Guy Zu-Aretz is an Israeli actor, singer, television host and director who gained prominence through multiple channels of entertainment in Israel. He was born on March 21, 1973, and first emerged through theatre and later television.

He achieved wider recognition when he appeared in the 2005 film Munich by Steven Spielberg and went on to host major Israeli TV programmes including the local version of Dancing With the Stars.

Profile

• Full name: Guy Yaakov Zu-Aretz
• Date of birth: March 21, 1973
• Age: 52 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Tel Aviv, Israel
• Nationality: Israeli
• Profession: Actor, television host, singer, director
• Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
• Weight: 78 kg
• Eye color: Brown
• Hair color: Dark brown
• Parents: Yaakov Zu-Aretz (father, musician) and Rachel Zu-Aretz (mother)
• Siblings: Roy Zu-Aretz (brother, musician and producer)
• Spouse: Yael Bar Zohar (married September 2005)
• Children: Nitzan Zohar (born October 25, 2007), Ilai Zohar (born February 2011), and their third son born 2015
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Jewish
• Ethnicity: Sephardic Jewish (Libyan, Turkish, and Greek-Jewish descent)
• Net worth: $5–6 million USD

Early Life and Education

Guy Zu-Aretz was born on March 21, 1973, in Tel Aviv, Israel, into a musical and culturally vibrant family of Sephardic Jewish heritage. His father, Yaakov, was a musician, which influenced Guy’s later interest in both performing arts and traditional Ladino music.

After completing his mandatory military service in the Israeli Air Force Band, he studied acting at the Hillel Ne’eman Acting Studio and later took advanced courses with renowned instructor Ruth Deichs, focusing on television and camera performance.

Personal Life

In September 2005, Guy married Yael Bar Zohar, a well-known Israeli actress, singer, and model. Their marriage became one of Israel’s most publicized celebrity unions. They have three children—Nitzan, Ilai, and a youngest son born in 2015. The family lives in Ramat Hasharon, where they maintain a balance between family life and media visibility.

Career

Guy Zu-Aretz’s career spans theatre, television, film and music. In theatre he has performed in major Israeli theatrical productions at venues such as the national theatre (Habima) and other leading companies, in plays and musicals including The Diary of Anne Frank, A View from the Bridge and Guys and Dolls.

On television and in film, he began appearing in dramas and series in the late 1990s, including roles on Israeli soap operas and early drama series. His international film credit includes Munich (2005) where he had a role.

As a television host, he became widely known in Israel when he took on the role of host for the Israeli version of Dancing With the Stars beginning around 2012.

In music, he and his brother Roy released albums rooted in Ladino songs and Jewish prayers, embracing their Sephardic heritage: their first album premiered in 2012 and a second in 2014.

Awards

• 2007 Shalem Foundation Award – for theatre work with disabled performers in Acco, Israel
• 2013 Israeli TV Award nomination – for Dancing With the Stars hosting (Keshet 12)

Net Worth

Guy Zu-Aretz’s net worth is estimated between $5 million and $6 million USD, derived primarily from: Television hosting contracts, film and theatre acting, music performances and album sales etc.

Social Media

• Instagram: @guyzuaretz
• Facebook: Guy Zu-Aretz

Filmography

• Ramat Aviv Gimmel (TV Series)
• Passion Fruit Waltz (Film)
• Munich (Film, dir. Steven Spielberg)
• Antarctica (Film)
• 7 Days in Entebbe (Film)
• Dancing With the Stars (Israel) (TV Host)
• The Singer in the Mask (Israel) (TV Host)

Discography

• Ladino and Prayers from Home (2012)
• Casa Zu-Aretz (2014)