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Dudu Topaz

Dudu Topaz (Hebrew: דודו טופז; born September 26th 1946 in Haifa, Israel) is an Isareli Actor and TV personality.

Topaz was born in Haifa in 1946 as "David Goldenberg". His father, Eliyahu Goldenberg was an actor and a director.

Topaz was a very popular Tv host in the Israeli public TV Channel 1 in the eighties, as well as running some sucsessful Sketch comedy shows on stage. In the nineties he was the host of the very popular show "Rashut Habidur" (The entertainment authority), that aired untill 2004 on Channel 2 commercial channel, and is considered as 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 will no longer host TV shows, but he will pursue other carreers such as acting and documentary film making.

In May 2009 Topaz was arrested by the Israeli police. He is suspected to have paid for a series of attacks on Israeli media figures. The said three persons were beaten by unknown attackers, and sustained serious wounds[1].

References

  1. ^ Yaakov Lapin, "Dudu Topaz arrested for ordering attack on TV execs", The Jerusalem Post 5.31.2009
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