Born in Givatayim to a shoemaker and a housewife, Zamir began acting in children's plays at age 11 and then studied at Thelma Yellin High School. He then joined the choir at the IDF as a soloist. Before beginning his career, Zamir took vocal pedagogy classes under the guidance of Netania Davrath and later went to study further acting at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio.
Zamir was also a talented singer, particularly in the field of opera. He was one of the few performers who worked on Yoni Rechter’s compilation of songs which were produced into an album. He has also sung in a number of stage and screen performances and has also provided the singing voices of some of the animated characters he dubbed.
Personal lifeedit
In 1992, Zamir married Carmel Ne'eman, who is the daughter of composer Amitai Ne'eman and the sister of singer Adi Ne'eman. They had two sons and a daughter.
In November 1999, Zamir was convicted of sexual and indecent assault towards male students while he was serving as a drama teacher at the Ironi High School. He was sentenced to four years in prison.[3][4] At that point in time, the Hebrew voice of Winnie the Pooh was passed on to Saar Badishi. In 2003, Zamir was released on a period of rehabilitation and also came out as a gay man and after eleven years of marriage, Zamir and Ne'eman divorced when the former announced his sexuality.[5] He then returned to acting and directing on stage in 2005.
Deathedit
On December 21, 2011, Zamir died after suffering from complications from diabetes mellitus at the age of 48 and was laid to rest at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv.[6][7] Before dying, he was able to alert paramedics that he was short of breath.
yuval, zamir, hebrew, יובל, זמיר, july, 1963, december, 2011, israeli, actor, voice, actor, singer, writer, theatre, director, יובל, זמירborn, 1963, july, 1963givatayim, israeldieddecember, 2011, 2011, aged, aviv, israeloccupationsactorvoice, artistsingerdirec. Yuval Zamir Hebrew יובל זמיר July 15 1963 December 21 2011 was an Israeli actor voice actor singer writer and theatre director 1 Yuval Zamirיובל זמירBorn 1963 07 15 July 15 1963Givatayim IsraelDiedDecember 21 2011 2011 12 21 aged 48 Tel Aviv IsraelOccupationsActorvoice artistsingerdirectorwriteracting coachYears active1987 2011SpouseCarmel Ne eman m 1992 div 2003 wbr Children3 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Personal life 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksBiography editBorn in Givatayim to a shoemaker and a housewife Zamir began acting in children s plays at age 11 and then studied at Thelma Yellin High School He then joined the choir at the IDF as a soloist Before beginning his career Zamir took vocal pedagogy classes under the guidance of Netania Davrath and later went to study further acting at Nissan Nativ Acting Studio In 1987 Zamir took part in a number of plays at the Habima Theatre and the Cameri Theatre These include stage adaptations of King Lear Pied Piper of Hamelin and A Midsummer Night s Dream His success on stage had led him to star in Off Broadway productions and he even directed plays of his own On screen Zamir appeared in several films including the 1982 film Noa at 17 2 Zamir found his greatest fame as a voice actor mainly during the 1990s He was internationally known as the original Hebrew voice of the title character in the Winnie the Pooh franchise Other Hebrew dubbing roles Zamir performed included the Beast in Beauty and the Beast John Smith s singing voice in Pocahontas Hopper in A Bug s Life Tweedledum and Tweedledee in Alice in Wonderland Gus in Cinderella Alan a Dale in Robin Hood Henk in Alfred J Kwak Jethro in The Prince of Egypt and more Zamir was also a talented singer particularly in the field of opera He was one of the few performers who worked on Yoni Rechter s compilation of songs which were produced into an album He has also sung in a number of stage and screen performances and has also provided the singing voices of some of the animated characters he dubbed Personal life edit In 1992 Zamir married Carmel Ne eman who is the daughter of composer Amitai Ne eman and the sister of singer Adi Ne eman They had two sons and a daughter In November 1999 Zamir was convicted of sexual and indecent assault towards male students while he was serving as a drama teacher at the Ironi High School He was sentenced to four years in prison 3 4 At that point in time the Hebrew voice of Winnie the Pooh was passed on to Saar Badishi In 2003 Zamir was released on a period of rehabilitation and also came out as a gay man and after eleven years of marriage Zamir and Ne eman divorced when the former announced his sexuality 5 He then returned to acting and directing on stage in 2005 Death editOn December 21 2011 Zamir died after suffering from complications from diabetes mellitus at the age of 48 and was laid to rest at Kiryat Shaul Cemetery in Tel Aviv 6 7 Before dying he was able to alert paramedics that he was short of breath References edit Yuval Zamir s filmography in Hebrew יובל זמיר zemer nli org il Retrieved July 15 2018 in Hebrew 4 שנות מאסר ליובל זמיר שביצע עבירות מין בתלמידיו in Hebrew globes co il November 9 1999 Retrieved October 22 2019 השחקן יובל זמיר לכלא בגלל מעשים מגונים in Hebrew Ynet May 10 2000 Retrieved June 6 2020 Alon Hadar July 28 2005 Act II Haaretz Retrieved July 15 2019 השחקן יובל זמיר הלך לעולמו בגיל 47 in Hebrew Ynet December 21 2011 Retrieved August 2 2019 מת השחקן יובל זמיר in Hebrew e walla co il December 21 2011 Retrieved June 6 2020 External links editYuval Zamir at IMDb Yuval Zamir at AllMovie Yuval Zamir discography at Discogs nbsp Yuval Zamir at Behind The Voice Actors nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yuval Zamir amp oldid 1195930518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
