Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim was born on 13 August 1982 and is a German singer, songwriter, and actor, known as the lead singer of the bands Zoo Army and Acht.
15 Facts About Gil Ofarim
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Gil Ofarim has a younger brother, Tal, a musician, who was born in 1984.
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Also in 2016, Gil Ofarim played the lead role in the American b movie Strip Mind, which opened in Germany on 3 January 2007.
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Also in 2020, Gil Ofarim had appeared as a guest in the ZDF crime television series Ein starkes Team.
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In October 2012, Gil Ofarim was a contestant on the second season of The Voice of Germany.
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In 2013, Gil Ofarim had a recurring role as Mick in the mystery series Armans Geheimnis, produced by and broadcast on Das Erste.
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On 15 December 2014, Gil Ofarim married his longtime girlfriend Verena Brock.
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Gil Ofarim has kindly asked that all press and media leave him and Verena Brock alone during this difficult time.
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Gil Ofarim said that he was told to put away his Star of David pendant by a manager, otherwise they would not check him in.
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Later, the statements by Gil Ofarim were contradicted by two hotel employees and three guests, and according to closed-circuit television recordings, Gil Ofarim did not wear a visible neck chain during the time in question.
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Gil Ofarim claimed the hotel did not release the whole footage.
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Five witnesses furthermore mentioned during a police investigation that Gil Ofarim had used swearwords against the hotel while in the lobby, threatening staff to "post an Instagram video that will go viral".
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Gil Ofarim did not respond to an inquiry made by Die Zeit investigating whether Gil Ofarim blackmailed the employee.
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On November 28,2023, on the 6th day of the trial, Gil Ofarim confessed that he had made up the two year lasting allegations against the hotel employee and apologized to the hotel manager, who accepted Gil Ofarim's apology.
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The proceedings against Gil Ofarim were discontinued on the condition that he pay an amount of 5,000 euros each to the Jewish Community of Leipzig and the memorial and educational center - House of the Wannsee Conference.