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Best known to play the roles of `Gisele Yashar` in the Fast & Furious film series and the superhero character, `Wonder Woman,` Gal Gadot is an Israeli actress and model who works in Hollywood films. Before venturing into films, the actress was a popular model and participated in various beauty pageants. After winning the Miss Israeli pageant, she represented Israel at the Miss World beauty contest. Some of her most popular films include Fast & Furious (2009), Fast & Furious 6 (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and Zack Snyder`s Justice League (2021).
Gal Gadot biography wiki early life
Born in Rosh HaAyin, Israel, Gadot is the daughter of Irit Weiss and Micahel Gadot. The actress` mother worked as a teacher, whilst her father was an engineer. The actress, who has a Polish-Jewish, Austrian-Jewish, and Czech-Jewish lineage, hails from a family where her grandparents were Holocaust survivors. Gadot`s parents Hebraized their surname from Greenstein to Gadot.
The actress completed her high school with a major in biology and later she studied law at The Reichman. While she was at school, owing to her tall frame, she played on the school basketball team. When she was 18, the beautiful actress aspired to be a fashion model and she participated in several beauty pageants. In 2004, Gadot won the Miss Israel competition and she later, in the year, competed in the Miss Universe pageant in Ecuador.
After her tryst with modeling, when she turned 20, she joined the Israeli Army as it is mandatory to serve in the military for every Israeli citizen. The actress served in the army for two years as an enlisted soldier and she excelled through the three-month grueling boot camp. Speaking of her time in the army, Gadot said, “You give two or three years, and it is not about you. You give your freedom away for a while. You learn discipline and respect. The things I have been through as a soldier prepared me to deal with career things as well.”
After completing her military services, the actress went to study law but she dropped out of college in the first year as a casting director called her to audition for the role Bond girl, Camile Montes in the Quantum of Solace. However, the actress lost the role to Olga Kurylenko and the same casting director later hired Gadot to play the role of Gisele in Fast & Furious.
Gal Gadot personal life husband marriage
In September 2008, Gal Gadot married Yaron Varsano, an Israeli real estate developer. The couple has a daughter named Alma, who was born in 2011. On November 6, 2016, Gadot announced that she is expecting their second child.
Gal Gadot family, education , parents siblings
Known For Known for his fictional character in DC universe i.e., Wonder Woman
Full Name Gal Gadot Varsano
Profession Actress, Model
Nationality Israeli
Birthplace Petah Tikva, Israel
Religion Jewish
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Father: Michael Gadot
Mother: Irit Gadot
Sister(s): Dana Gadot
Marital Status: Married
Husband: Yaron Varsano (m. 2008)
Children: 2
Daughter(s): Maya Versano, Alma Versano
Qualification High School from Israel
School Her major in studies was Biology and as she turned 18, she was recruited in Army
Gal Gadot physical appearance height weight colour
Height 5 feet 9 inches (1.78 m)
Weight 58 kg (128 lbs)
Waist 24 inches
Hips 34 inches
Dress Size 4 (US)
Body Type Pear
Eye Color Dark brown
Hair Color Dark brown
Gal Gadot Tollywood career success
After failing to get a role in the bond film, Quantum of Solace, the actress made her debut in 2009 with the American action film, Fast & Furious. The film directed by Justin Lin was the fourth installment in The Fast and the Furious film series. The film featuring an ensemble cast, including Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez, received mostly negative reviews from the critics, but turned out to be a commercial hit; it grossed 363 million USD worldwide.
In her first release of 2010, the actress appeared in a small role in the American comedy film, Date Night directed by Shawn Levy. The film starring Steve Carell, Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg got mixed to positive reviews from the critics with Roger Ebert stating, “if you don`t start out liking the Fosters and hoping they have a really nice date night, not much else is going to work.” The film grossed 27.1 million USD in its opening weekend and went on to win the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie – Comedy. Her other film of the year was the American action film, Knight and Day where she played a small role of Naomi, a henchwoman of an arms dealer. The film featuring Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz and Peter Sarsgaard in the lead roles received mixed reviews from the critics but emerged to be a box office hit with the box office collection totaling to 261 million USD. The film was later officially remade in Bollywood as Bang Bang! with Hrithik Roshan and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.
After appearing in smaller roles in both her films in 2010, the actress reprised the role of Gisele in the fifth installment of the Fast & Furious series titled Fast Five. The film included the original cast of the series apart from Tyrese Gibson, Dwayne Johnson, Chris Bridges, Sung Kang and Matt Schulze. The film received wide positive reviews from the critics and emerged to be one of the highest-grossing films of that year. Two years later, the actress featured in Fast & Furious 6 directed by Justin Lin. The film received positive reviews from the critics and grossed 788 million USD worldwide.
In her solitary release of 2014, Gadot made her debut in an Israeli film titled Kicking Out Shoshana, which was directed by Shay Kanot. The film featuring Oshri Cohen, Mariano Idelman and Eli Finish in the lead roles was based on the life of an Israeli professional football player who is forced by a mafia boss to pretend to be a homosexual. The film received positive critical reviews and was an average earner at the box office.
With no releases to her name in 2015, the actress starred in the American crime thriller film, Triple 9 directed by John Hillcoat. The film featuring an ensemble cast including Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aaron Paul, Clifton Collins, Jr., Kate Winslet and Teresa Palmer got mixed reviews. In her next release of the year, Gadot played the role of Diana Price/Wonder Woman in the American superhero film, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which was based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Her other release of the year includes Criminal and Keeping Up With the Joneses, an action comedy film directed by Greg Mottola.
Gal Gadot tv career ,tv show
Gal Gadot started her acting career by appearing on an Israeli TV series, Bubot where she played the role of Miriam `Merry` Elkayam. She next featured in a single episode (titled `Amongst Friends`) of Entourage, an American comedy-drama series, which was aired on HBO. The show known for having several famous guests including actors, athletes and other celebrities was created by Doug Ellin. In the same year, Gadot appeared in three episodes of The Beautiful Life: TBL, which ran on The CW. The actress has also appeared in two other Israeli series, Asfur and Kathmandu.
Gal Gadot top movies
- Wonder Woman (2017),
- Justice League (2017),
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018),
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016),
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
- Fast Five (2011
- Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016)
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013)
- Fast & Furious (2009
- Furious 7 (2015)
- Date Night (2010)
- Triple 9 (2016)
- Criminal (2016)
Gal Gadot favorite things
Favorite Actor: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Tyrese Gibson, Jason Statham
Favorite Actress: Jordana Brewster, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez
Favorite Color: Navy blue
Gal Gadot top songs
A Place Called Slaughter Race
Ralph Breaks the Internet · 2018
Infinite
Bubot All Kissing Scenes
Bubot All Scenes
Asfur All Kissing Scenes
Gal Gadot net worth income per movie fee
In 2020, Forbes ranked Gadot as the third highest-paid actress in the world, with annual earnings of $31.5 million.an estimated net worth of $30 million in 2022, Gal Gadot is one of the breakout stars of her generation, and she’s one of the highest-earning women in Hollywood.Reportedly, Gal Gadot’s salary in 2013, combining acting and modelling work, was 2.4 million Shekels. A few years later, sometime between June 2017 and June 2018, she earned $10 million from movies and endorsements. In 2020, Gal Gadot was given a paycheck of a whopping $20 million for Netflix’s ‘Red Notice’.
Her salary for the film? $10 million.
Gal Gadot affair boyfriend
Yaron Varsano
In 2006, Gal Gadot started dating Israeli businessman Yaron Varsano after meeting through mutual friends. They married in 2008, and have two daughters: Alma (born 2011) and Maya (born 2017).
In March 2021, Gadot revealed on Instagram that she and Varsano were expecting a third child together.
Age: 43
Birthplace: Tel Aviv, Israel
Oshri Cohen Gal Gadot is rumored to have dated co-star and Israeli actor Oshri Cohen. They starred together in Kicking Out Shoshana (2014).
Age: 38
Birthplace: Israel, Lod
Gal Gadot All awards achievement certificate
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2018
Won
Saturn Award (Best Actress)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2018
Won
#SeeHer Award
Empire Awards, UK
2018
Nominated
Empire Award (Best Actress)
Kids’ Choice Awards, USA
2019
Nominated
Blimp Award (Favorite Female Voice from an Animated Movie)
2018
Nominated
Blimp Award (Favorite Movie Actress)
MTV Movie Awards
2018
Won
MTV Movie + TV Award (Best Fight)
Nominated
MTV Movie + TV Award (Best Hero)
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2018
Won
Rising Star Award – Actress
Teen Choice Awards
2018
Nominated
Teen Choice Award (Choice Movie Actress: Action)
2016
Nominated
Teen Choice Award (Choice Movie: Breakout Star)
MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Fight
2018 · Wonder Woman
Critic’s Choice SeeHer Award
2018
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress: Action/Adventure
2017 · Wonder Woman
Gal Gadot controversial life controversies
Gal Gadot’s coronavirus morale booster backfired massivelyIn March 2020, Gal Gadot went into self-quarantine as the U.S. and the rest of the world ramped up efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus. On her sixth day in isolation, the actress released a little morale booster for everyone practicing social distancing amid the global pandemic. “You know this virus has affected the entire world, everyone,” she said in the now-infamous Instagram video. “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from. We’re all in this together.” Explaining that she was inspired by a video of an Italian trumpeter playing John Lennon’s classic “Imagine” from his balcony, Gadot decided to enlist a bunch of A-list pals for her own version of the song. The video went viral for all the wrong reasons.
With cameos from Kristen Wiig, Jimmy Fallon, Amy Adams, Zoe Kravitz, Will Ferrell, and more, the general opinion online was that the video was way out of touch and more than a little cringe. People were quick to point out that donating to those struggling with isolation would be a lot more helpful than singing to them. “No politician can unify people in the way that the ‘Imagine’ video seems to have united every single person against it,” comedy writer-producer Josh Gondelman joked in a tweet that quickly gained over 50,000 likes. Some celebs even joined in — actor Billy Eichner, for one, was “torn between being mortified by the ‘Imagine’ video and furious I wasn’t asked.”
Gal Gadot’s support of Israeli troops in Gaza sparked online fury Gal Gadot’s time in (and open support of) the Israel Defense Forces has been the root of multiple controversies throughout her career. The actress caused waves in 2014 when she seemed to give her backing to Israel’s invasion of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the site of much bloodshed over the years. “I am sending my love and prayers to my fellow Israeli citizens,” she posted to Facebook that July, just weeks after the Israeli army launched Operation Protective Edge. “Especially to all the boys and girls who are risking their lives protecting my country against the horrific acts conducted by Hamas, who are hiding like cowards behind women and children. We shall overcome! Shabbat Shalom!”
The actress posted the same photo (a snap of her praying alongside her daughter) and message to Instagram, where it was met with a mixed reaction. While some praised Gadot for showing support for her home country, many others expressed anger at her pro-IDF stance. “Palestinians are facing ethnic cleansing ever since the Zionist Israelis started snatching land,” one user fired back at Gadot as the post’s comments section. “What would you do if your land, home, and everything you had [was] being taken away constantly?” According to The Independent, up to 500,000 people were displaced during the 50-day war of 2014.
Why the Middle East rejected Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman In 2017, Gal Gadot’s first solo outing as Diana Prince was a roaring success for Warner Bros. and DC. Wonder Woman pulled in over $821 million at the worldwide box office and was ultimately Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with an impressive 93 percent score. It was a global smash — well, almost.
Wonder Woman encountered problems in parts of the Arab World, where governments rallied against it in protest of its ex-military star. Gadot had been very open in her support of the Israeli military in 2014, and opposing countries in that part of the world weren’t willing to ignore this fact. Lebanon got the ball rolling, banning the film outright. Before long, neighboring nations were following suit. “The organizers of the Nuits du Cinéma film festival in Algiers prohibited it from screening,” Forbes confirmed. “Later, Jordan banned the movie, and Tunisia blocked its release … The Times of Israel reported that one theater in Amman apologized to its patrons for screening the film.”
What did Gadot have to say about all this? We’ll never know. The actress was asked what she thought about Wonder Woman being banned in Lebanon during an interview with Israel’s Channel 2, and she answered. According to The Times of Israel, studio execs pounced on the footage and demanded that any reference to the ban be deleted. In “protest,” the TV station refused to play any of the interview. In trying to avoid one controversy, producers created another.
Gal Gadot lashed out at the U.N. over an ambassador snub In 2016, the United Nations named Wonder Woman an honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls — but her tenure got off to a rocky start. According to The Guardian, the event that was arranged to mark the occasion was marred by “a silent protest by audience members who turned their backs on the panel, which included current and former Wonder Woman actors Gal Gadot and Lynda Carter.” It quickly became apparent that many within the organization thought that a fictional, scantily-clad woman wasn’t the right fit for this particular role. Hundreds of outraged U.N. staff members signed a petition, and it worked — Wonder Woman was stripped of her ambassadorship.
Gadot didn’t respond to the controversy right away, but when she did, she didn’t hold back. Speaking to Time, the Israeli A-lister claimed that the whole thing was totally unfair. “There are so many horrible things that are going on in the world, and this is what you’re protesting, seriously?” the actress told the magazine. “When people argue that Wonder Woman should ‘cover up,’ I don’t quite get it. They say, ‘If she’s smart and strong, she can’t also be sexy.’ That’s not fair. Why can’t she be all of the above?”
Gadot has, in fact, defended her movie costume on numerous occasions. “I think as a feminist, you should be able to wear whatever you like,” she later told The New York Times.
Gal Gadot’s Revlon ambassador deal led to controversy
Gal Gadot revealed that she had “joined the Revlon family” as a brand ambassador for the 2018 Live Boldly campaign. “It’s going to be beautiful,” she promised her Instagram followers, but things actually got pretty ugly. The actress became embroiled in controversy once again when popular blogger and social media star Amani Al-Khatahtbeh (a.k.a MuslimGirl) rejected a Revlon Award because Gadot was the face of the brand. In a statement posted to Instagram, Al-Khatahtbeh explained that Gadot’s support of the Israeli military was the main reason.
“As much as this means to me and I would love to be there to celebrate with you, I cannot accept this award from Revlon with Gal Gadot as the ambassador,” Al-Khatahtbeh wrote. “Her vocal support of the Israeli Defense Forces’ actions in Palestine goes against MuslimGirl.com’s morals and values.” She went on to note that she couldn’t accept the award “in good conscience,” because she knew of a 16-year-old activist named Ahed Tamimi who had been imprisoned by the IDF.
Al-Khatahtbeh later added a post to MuslimGirl, going into more detail about the imprisoned girl and why she rejected Revlon’s Changemaker Award. Speaking directly to Gadot, she wrote: “This is about the moral obligation of privileged women like ourselves to rise to the moment of demanding freedom for Ahed and that of countless other girls like her.” The Jerusalem Post attempted to reach Gadot for comment, but she failed to respond before press time.
Gal Gadot clashed with comic book fans over body shaming
When staff at the United Nations rallied against Wonder Woman being named an honorary ambassador, the petition they signed referred to the DC character as a woman of “impossible proportions,” a description that doesn’t exactly fit Gal Gadot. When she was cast as the Amazonian back in 2013, the Israeli actress faced backlash from some fans of the source material, who suggested that she wasn’t right for the role because she didn’t have the correct body type.
Gadot played the backlash for laughs on a “Mean Tweets” segment of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, but the complaints persisted. It became a news story in her home country, where people started to question Gadot’s health. “They said that I was too skinny and my boobs were too small,” she told Israeli outlet YNetNews (via ScreenRant). “After, they asked me here, in Israel, if I have eating disorders and why am I so skinny. They said my head was too big and my body was like a broomstick.”
That kind of body shaming can go a long way to killing a person’s confidence, but Gadot refused to let the haters get her down. Instead, she played them at their own game, inviting them to look up the Amazonians for themselves. “I told them, ‘Listen, if you want to be for real, then the Amazons, they had only one boob,” she told Rolling Stone in 2017, the year Wonder Woman’s box office performance emphatically silenced the doubters.
Gal Gadot made an ableist remark about Stephen Hawking
Gal Gadot likes to speak out when there’s something terrible going on in the world, but the world doesn’t always thank her for it. Long before she masterminded an ill-fated celebrity cover of “Imagine” that united isolated COVID-19 patients in anger, Gadot drew the wrath of the internet when she posted a controversial tribute to the late Dr. Stephen Hawking. The brilliant cosmologist and theoretical physicist, who was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when he was 21, passed away in 2018 at the age of 76. Like many celebrities, Gadot took to Twitter to honor him.
“Rest in peace Dr. Hawking,” the Wonder Woman star tweeted. “Now you’re free of any physical constraints. Your brilliance and wisdom will be cherished forever.” There’s no doubting that Gadot’s heart was in the right place, but she put her foot in her mouth big time with her wording. Suggesting that Hawking lived with “physical constraints” was seen as ableist by a number of her followers, some of whom called her out.
“I think you’re fantastic Gal but this tweet is very ableist,” disability advocate Adam B. Zimmerman replied. “His physical constraints didn’t stop him from changing the world. People with disabilities don’t wish for death to be free of their challenges. We wish to be valued for what we CAN do, not pitied for we can’t.” Zimmerman’s response was retweeted hundreds of times and liked by thousands of people.
Gal Gadot’s beef with the Israeli government explained
As one of Israel’s biggest ever exports, Gal Gadot’s success in the States has been a source of pride for citizens of the country — but in recent years, her popularity among politicians at home has waned somewhat. In 2019, the movie star threw her considerable weight behind actress and reality TV host Rotem Sela, a friend of hers who was feuding with the Israeli government over Arab minority rights.
According to BBC News, Sela spoke out after Israel’s Culture Minister warned protest voters not to accidentally elect Arab MPs. “When the hell will someone in this government convey to the public that Israel is a state of all its citizens and that all people were created equal, and that even the Arabs and the Druze and the LGBTs and — shock — the leftists are human,” Sela said on her Instagram Stories. Before long, Benjamin Netanyahu had replied with his own Instagram post. “Dear Rotem,” the Israeli Prime Minster wrote. “Israel is not a state of all its citizens … Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish people — and only it.”
Despite the fact that she’s backed (and taken part in) Israeli government military campaigns in the past, Gadot wouldn’t side with them this time. “This isn’t a matter of right or left, Jew or Arab, secular or religious,” she wrote, urging everyone to start a “dialogue for peace and equality and of our tolerance of one towards the other.”
Gal Gadot is adapting a controversial Hebrew book for the big screen
If she can’t convince people to “love thy neighbor” with social media posts, then perhaps Gal Gadot can achieve that with a film. In December 2019, it was revealed that Gadot and husband Jaron Varsano were co-producing a big screen adaptation of controversial Hebrew novel Borderlife.
Written by Israeli author Dorit Rabinyan, the 2014 book caused waves in the author’s home country, because it revolves around a romance between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man. Borderlife (published as All the Rivers in English) was banned from school reading lists in Israel, a decision that was met with student protests. The novel was later given the okay for advanced literature students, but Gadot is still likely to run into problems when she tries to get the movie version onto Israeli movie screens.
That isn’t stopping her from plowing ahead with the project, however. According to Deadline, the Wonder Woman 1984 star and her hubby have arranged a partnership with American studio Keshet International through their newly former production company, Pilot Wave. “We bring the perspectives and experiences of unique people, to guide new themes in society with stories that inspire and ignite the imagination,” the company’s official website states. “Brought to you by Gal Gadot and Jaron Varsano, Pilot Wave production company believes in cinematic creativity for growing a new sense of belief in the drama.” The company’s first feature will definitely bring the drama, that’s for sure.
Amazing fact’s about Gal Gadot
1. She turned 35 in 2020
Gadot was born on April 30, 1985.
2. She was born in Israel
Gal is originally from Tel Aviv.
3. She competed in the Miss Universe Pageant
Gal was crowned Miss Israel in 2004.
4. She served in the military
Gadot served for two years in the IDF, primarily as a fitness instructor.
5. She’s worked in the fast food industry
One of Gal’s first jobs was working at a local Burger King.
6. She’s worked for some of the biggest luxury brands
While working as a model, Gadot was part of campaigns for brands like Gucci and Jaguar.
7. She’s part of another famous film franchise
While best known for her role as Wonder Woman, Gal got her start in another famous franchise, appearing in multiple ‘Fast & Furious’ sequels.
8. She came up short in her first film audition
The first film role Gadot tried out for was Camille in the Bond film ‘Quantum of Solace’ that went to Olga Kurylenko.
9. She almost appeared in another comic book film franchise
Gadot was once considered for the role of Nebula in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ but lost out to Karen Gillan.
10. She still ended up in a Disney film
Gal voiced the character Shank in the animated ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Some hot pictures of Gal Gadot
