Avri Gilad | |
Birthname: | Avraham Kwastler |
Birth Date: | 21 November 1962 |
Birth Place: | Jerusalem, Israel |
Children: | 1 |
Spouse: | Chelli Goldenberg (divorced) |
Avri Gilad (Hebrew: אברי גלעד; born 21 November 1962) is an Israeli media personality.[1]
Avraham Kwastler (later "Avri Gilad") started his professional career in the mid-1980s as a host on Israel Defense Forces Radio. He has hosted many television game shows, including 1 vs 100.
Gilad was listed among the top-ten TV earners in a 2009 list compiled by Yedioth Ahronoth, with a stated income of $340,000 per season, apart from his earnings as a spokesman for the Mega Bool supermarket chain and royalties for a game show he developed,[2] The Bubble, a news quiz broadcast in Israel, the UK, and other countries.
On his blog, Gilad has written about the problems of being a celebrity and his spiritual interests. He is a devotee of the "Yemima Method", a psychological self-help method developed by Yemima Avital.[3]