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Brother of Uri Revach.

Immigrated with his family to Israel in 1948, at the age of eight.

Served as a combat soldier in the Israel Defense Forces.

Has five children.

Studied at the Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts.

In 2002, Revach won the Israeli Film Academy's best actor award for his role as Shabtai Kassodas in Beitar Provence. He won the same prize again in 2014 for his role in The Farewell Party. In addition, in 2010, he was awarded a lifetime achievement award.

Revach was honored at the Cinema South festival held in Sderot in May 2010. The festival organizers, explaining their decision, said that "a renewed look at his movies shows that they are critical, subversive, Israeli and Mediterranean texts, both in form and in content.".

Revach wrote and directed over a dozen films. Most of them are ethnic comedies, in which he also acted.

After serving in the army in the Nahal Brigade, he studied in the first class at the Beit Zvi acting school.

In 2019, he suffered a stroke and worked hard to recover.

In 2018, he was chosen to light a torch at the ceremony for the 70th anniversary of the state of Israel, along with actress Leah Koenig. When he was picked for the honor, the Culture and Sports Ministry said in a statement, "Ze'ev Revach is one of Israel's comedy giants, on the screen and on the stage... Revach is one of the pillars of Israeli culture-an actor, producer, comedian and director-his work in the cinema and theater will be forever engraved in our hearts.".

His younger brother Uri was formerly a singer. Before he became religiously observant, he sang the theme songs to his brother's films Charlie Ve'hetzi and "Just Today".

Among the films for which he will be remembered are Charlie and a Half (1974) and Snooker (1975), both of which were directed by Boaz Davidson and co-starred Yehuda Barkan. These two films are among the best-loved Israeli classics. Revach is a key player in the big scenes in these films, the famous egg-eating contest in Charlie and a Half and a scene where he disguises himself as a hasid in Snooker.

He was one of the stars of the Israeli film genre known as Bourekas films (a genre of Israeli-made comic melodrama).

Revach was the subject of a j documentary, Better Days: The Story of Ze'ev Revach by Alon Gur Arye, that was shown at the Haifa International Film Festival and Docaviv Galilee.

Revach won several Ophir Awards during his decades-long career, including two for Best Leading Actor, and was honored in 2018 by being named one of the torchlighters at Israel's 70th Independence Day celebrations.

The decision by then-Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev to honor him generated some controversy because he had been accused of sexual harassment in 2006 in a case closed for lack of evidence. In 2017, he came out strongly in support of actor Moshe Ivgy, who was also accused of sexual harassment, and two more women accused Revach of sexual misconduct.

Ze'ev Revach was one of Israel's most famous actors and comedians. His prolific acting career included many roles in film, TV, and theatre.

Although he was often typecast in stereotypical Mizrahi roles, Revach told Keshet 12 News in an interview on his 80th birthday that he never intended to cause offense.

In addition to his work in films, he also had an extensive career in theater and television. In 1988, he played the title role in a musical version of the film, Sallah Shabati, which was a big hit.