Introduction
Assi Azar (Hebrew: אסי עזר; born June 10, 1979) is an Israeli television personality. He co-hosts Big Brother - Israel with Erez Tal until 2015 and The Next Star with Rotem Sela.
Early life
Azar was born in Holon, Israel.
Career
His first program was online TV show KIK. In 2004–05 Assi co-hosted TV youth show Exit. Later he participated in the programs The Show, Good Evening with Guy Pines and The Champion: Locker Room, as well as the satirical programs Trapped 24 and Talk to my Agent.
Personal life
In 2005 Azar came out as a homosexual. Shortly after, he began to create the documentary film, Mom and Dad: I Have Something to Tell You.
On April 11 2016, Azar married his spaniard boyfriend Albert Escolà in a ceremony in Barcelona.
Azar is an LGBT rights advocate. In 2009, he was listed among the most 100 influential gay people in the world by OUT Magazine.