Creator of 'HaPashut' Series Recounts Personal and Professional Journey
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Bar Elmaleh, creator of the popular "HaPashut" series, will appear on Kan 11's "Meeting with Ronnie Kovan" to discuss his career and personal life. He shares anecdotes from his journey, including the inspiration behind "HaPashut" and a public disagreement with Bar Refaeli. Elmaleh also opens up about challenging personal experiences, such as coming out and his military service, and offers opinions on actors and Israeli cuisine.
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- Bar Elmaleh, creator of the "HaPashut" series, will be interviewed on Kan 11's "Meeting with Ronnie Kovan."
- Elmaleh will discuss the origins of "HaPashut" as a way to express frustration with El Al flight passengers.
- The interview will cover Elmaleh's public dispute with model Bar Refaeli.
- Elmaleh plans to share difficult personal stories, including experiences coming out and his military service.
- He will also offer opinions on actors Yehuda Levi and Ran Danker, and the essential dish for Israeli events.
Bar Elmaleh, the creative force behind the digital brand and successful TV series "HaPashut" (The Simple One), will be featured in an upcoming episode of the program "Meeting with Ronnie Kovan" airing Saturday night on Kan 11. Elmaleh will discuss his evolution from managing a fictional social media page with hundreds of thousands of followers to creating a cult-hit series on Kan 11 that garnered millions of views.
In a preview, Elmaleh and Kovan engage in a playful role-playing game based on characters from the series. When Kovan asks what to say to fellow radio host Akiva Novik upon entering a radio studio, Elmaleh, in the persona of the character Topaz, quips, "It's good you're on the radio, you're not a face for television."
Elmaleh also delves into the origins of "HaPashut," explaining it began as a way to vent frustrations about annoying passengers on El Al flights. He will also address his publicized dispute with Bar Refaeli, detail the writing process for the Topaz character, and offer a compelling reason for living in Modi'in.
The interview will also touch upon difficult and less glamorous periods in Elmaleh's life, including dangerous situations he faced as a young person coming out and a challenging military service experience. He recounts an extraordinary story where his commanding officer had to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on him.
Additionally, Elmaleh shares his preference for actor Yehuda Levi over Ran Danker, reveals a trick he played on his husband to get a marriage proposal, and definitively states the one dish essential to any Israeli event.