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Gal Gadot Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

Gal Gadot Height, Age, Husband, Children, Family, Biography

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Height: 5ā€² 10ā€³

Age: 39 Years

Husband: Jaron Varsano

Bio/Wiki
Other Name Gal Gadot Varsano
Profession(s) ā€¢ Actor
ā€¢ Model
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.) 5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Colour Light Brown
Hair Colour Dark Brown
Career
Debut TV (Hebrew): Bubot (2007) as 'Miriam Elkayam' (Merry)


Film (English): Fast & Furious 4 (2009) as 'Gisele Yashar'
Awards, Honours, Achievements 2016: Most Popular US Actress in China award for the film 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' at the 12th Chinese American Film Festival


2017: Spotlight Award for the film 'Wonder Woman' at the 89th National Board of Review Awards


2017: Ranked 1 on FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" list

2017: Best Actress award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Digital Spy Reader Awards

2017: Best Female Action Hero award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards

2017: Best Actress award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Golden Issue Awards

2017: Choice Action Movie Actress award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Teen Choice Awards


2018: #SeeHer Award at the 23rd Critics' Choice Awards


2018: Best International Actress award for 'Wonder Woman' at Jupiter Award


2018: Best Fight award for 'Wonder Woman' at the MTV Movie & TV Awards


2018: Rising Star Award ā€“ Actress award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF)


2018: Virtuosos Award for 'Wonder Woman' at the Santa Barbara Film Festival

2018: Best Actress in a Film award for 'Wonder Woman' at the 44th Saturn Awards

2018: Featured on the 100 most influential people in the world list by Time

2019: Best Actress award for 'Wonder Woman 1984' at the Jay Entertainment Critics Awards

2021: An award at ELLE's Women in Hollywood event


2021: Best International Actress for 'Wonder Woman' at Jupiter Award

2021: Favorite Superhero award for 'Wonder Woman 1984' at the 34th Annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards


2021: Vision Award at the Sun Valley Film Festival


2023: Outstanding Achievement Award by the Israeli-American Council (IAC) at Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel's Independence Day


2024: Hollywood Walk of Fame (announced in 2023)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 30 April 1985 (Tuesday)
Age (as of 2024) 39 Years
Birthplace Petah Tikva, Israel
Zodiac sign Taurus
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Nationality Israeli
Hometown Tel Aviv, Israel
School Begin High School, Rosh Haayin, Israel
College/University IDC Herzliya (now Reichman University), Israel
Educational Qualification A degree in Law
Religion Judaism
Food Habit Non-vegetarian
Hobbies Playing Basketball and Tennis
Controversies Comments on the Israelā€“Palestine Conflict: In 2021, Gal expressed concern about the Israel-Palestine conflict in a post. However, her statement "Israel deserves to live as a free and safe nation, Our neighbors deserve the same" drew criticism amidst ongoing conflict and for her support for Israel. check sources
The Hollywood Reporter



In 2023, she faced backlash for comparing the killings of Israelis and Palestinians in a post. Gal later deleted the post due to the controversy it created. check sources
Haaretz


Banning of Films: Her films 'Wonder Woman' (2017) and 'Death on the Nile' (2022) were banned from screening in Lebanon, Kuwait, Jordan, and other Middle-East countries due to her Israeli nationality and involvement in the Israel Defense Forces; the decision was influenced majorly by the Arabā€“Israeli conflict. check sources
Deadline


Backlash from Indian Fans: In 2020, Gal shared a picture of Bilkis Bano
, an Indian activist. She called her "My Personal Wonder Woman' and mistakenly credited her for gender equality protests. Indian fans criticised Gal and claimed she did it for promotions of Wonder Woman and did not know Bano, who was actually protesting against the citizenship law, not for gender equality. check sources
VICE
Social Media ā€¢ Instagram

ā€¢ Facebook

ā€¢ Twitter

ā€¢ YouTube
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Boyfriends Jaron Varsano (film producer, businessman, real estate developer) (2006-2008)
Marriage Date 28 September 2008
Marriage Place Tel Aviv, Israel
Family
Husband/Spouse Jaron Varsano (film producer, businessman, real estate developer)
Children Son- None
Daughter(s)- 4
ā€¢ Alma Varsano (born on 5 November 2011)


ā€¢ Maya Varsano (born on 20 March 2017)

ā€¢ Daniella Varsano (born on 29 June 2021)


ā€¢ Ori Varsano (born in March 2024)
Parents Father- Michael Gadot (engineer)


Mother- Michi Irit Gadot (physical education teacher)
Siblings Brother- None
Sister- Dana Gadot (younger)
Grandparents Maternal Grandfather- Abraham Weiss aka Adolf Weiss


Maternal Grandmother- Miriam
Favourites
Food Bourekas, Dim sum
Dessert Ice cream
Actor Jack Huston
Actress Meryl Streep
Film(s) 300 (2006), Spencer (2021)
Animal Horse
Restaurant Pronto in Italy
Style Quotient
Car Collection ā€¢ Tesla Model X
ā€¢ BMW X5 M
ā€¢ MINI Cooper S
ā€¢ Cadillac Escalade
ā€¢ Jaguar F-TYPE Convertible
Bike Collection 2006 Ducati Monster S2R 1000
Money Factor
Salary (approx.) $49.96 million per year (as of 2024)
Assets/Properties A Penthouse in Malibu, California (worth USD 5 million)


Note: She purchased the oceanfront penthouse from Bui Simon, a philanthropist, in 2020.
Net Worth (approx.) $40 million (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Gal Gadot

  • In Hebrew, her first name ā€˜Galā€™ means ā€œwaveā€ and her surname ā€˜Gadotā€™ means ā€œriverbanks,ā€ which combines to form the meaning ā€œWave of Riverbanks.ā€

  • Her parents changed their surname from ā€œGreensteinā€ to ā€œGadotā€ before her birth.

    A childhood picture of Gal Gadot

  • Her father is a sixth-generation Sabra, which refers to someone born in Israel.

  • Her maternal grandparents were born in the 1900s. HerĀ grandfather was imprisoned in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland during World War II. While he survived Holocaust, the killing of six million Jewish people by Nazi Germany, her grandmother left Europe before the World War II started.

    Gal Gadotā€™s grandfather Abraham Weiss while wearing the prison camp uniform he was forced to wear as a teenager during the Holocaust in Auschwitz

  • Gal belongs to a multicultural family as she has described her family background as ā€œ1/4 Polish, 1/4 Austrian, 1/4 German, and 1/4 Czechā€.

  • While growing up in Israel, she learned jazz and hip-hop for about 12 years.

  • During her high school years, she studied biology and did well in sports, especially basketball, due to her height.

    Gal Gadot (centre, standing), along with her friends, during her school days

  • As part of every Jewish high school tradition in Israel, she once visited two concentration camps, Auschwitz and Majdanek, in Poland to honour the memory of the deceased in the Holocaust. Gal once shared her experience about that in an interview and said,

    I stood there on top of a mountain of ashes. I, an entitled child, felt the suffering the Muselmann experienced back then. When it was time to give my speech at the memorial ceremony, my eyes filled up with tears, and I could not control the shivering. I returned home more mature and cried with my grandfather about that, coming a full circle from his childhood to mine.ā€

  • Gal initially worked at a local Burger King and also did babysitting.

  • She joined the Israel Defense Forces at the age of 20 and served as a combat fitness instructor for two years.

  • She managed sales accounts at BMC Software from March 2000 to September 2003.

  • In 2004, she competed in the Miss Israel beauty pageant and emerged as the winner. She later participated in the 53rd Miss Universe pageant the same year.

    Gal Gadot after being crowned as Miss Israel 2004

    Gal Gadot while walking the ramp at Miss Universe 2004

  • Gal met Jaron Varsano, a real estate developer and businessman, at a ā€œchakra/yoga retreat type of partyā€ in a desert in Israel, where they instantly connected and started dating soon after. While talking about it in an interview, Gal said,

    Something happened from the first moment we started talking. When we got home, I was like, ā€˜Is this too early to call you? I want to have a date.'ā€

  • In 2007, Gal, at the age of 21, took part in a photoshoot for the magazine ā€˜Maximā€™ titled ā€˜Women of the Israel Defense Forces.ā€™ Later, she was featured on the cover of the New York Post.

  • When she completed her first year at IDC Herzliya (now Reichman University) in Israel, she was called to audition for the role of Camille Montes in the film ā€˜Quantum of Solace,ā€™ featuring Daniel Craig as James Bond. She, however, lost the role to Olga Kurylenko.

  • Gal was chosen for the role of ā€˜Gisele Yasharā€™ in the film Fast & Furious 4 by the casting director of ā€˜Quantum of Solaceā€™ in 2008.

  • She worked as the main model for the clothing brand ā€˜Castroā€™ from 2008 to 2016.

    Gal Gadot while walking the ramp at Castroā€™s Spring Fashion Show in 2014

  • In January 2009, she was appointed as the director at Korea Ecosystem Services Inc.

  • She received high praise from audiences for her performance as Gisele Yashar in ā€˜Fast & Furious 4ā€™ (2009) and ā€˜Fast & Furious 6ā€™ (2013) not only for her acting but also for the stunts she performed herself. While talking about her role in an interview, Gal said,

    I think the main reason was that Justin Lin really liked that I was in the military, and he wanted to use my knowledge of weapons.ā€
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  • Gal is passionate about martial arts and holds black belts in karate and Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.

  • She has appeared in some American television series like CWā€™s ā€˜The Beautiful Lifeā€™ (2009) and HBOā€™s ā€˜Entourageā€™ (2009).

    Gal Gadot as ā€˜Lisaā€™ in a still from the television series ā€˜Entourageā€™ (2009)

  • Gal has worked in some Israeli television series such as HOT3ā€™s ā€˜Asfurā€™ (2011) and ā€˜Kathmanduā€™ (2012).

    Gal Gadot as ā€˜Kikaā€™ in a still from the television series ā€˜Asfurā€™

  • Gadot and Yaron Varsano once owned a luxury hotel in the Neve Tzedek district of Tel Aviv, Israel, which they sold to Russian Businessman Roman Abramovich for $26 million in 2015.

  • She was selected as the brand ambassador for Gucci Bamboo in 2015.

    Gal Gadot as the brand ambassador for Gucci Bamboo

  • In 2018, she was placed 10th in the highest-paid actresses list by Forbes with annual earnings of $10 million.

  • Gadot played the role of ā€˜Wonder Woman/Diana Princeā€™ in several films ā€˜Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceā€™ (2016), ā€˜Wonder Woman 1984ā€™ (2020), and ā€˜Zack Snyderā€™s Justice Leagueā€™ (2021). Her performances in these films were widely praised.

    Gal Gadot as ā€˜Wonder Womanā€™

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    Gal Gadot in the film ā€˜Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justiceā€™ (2016)

  • She performed stunts for the role of Wonder Woman herself in films and got many injuries including one on her spine.

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    Gal Gadot while undergoing sword training for the role of ā€˜Wonder Womanā€™

  • Gal worked hard on her fitness for six months to prepare for the role of Wonder Woman. She exercised for six hours a day and focused on gym workouts, fight choreographies, and horseback riding. As a result, she gained about 17 pounds of muscle. She talked about this in an interview and said,

    I feel so much better now. When you feel strong, it changes everything ā€” your posture, the way you walk. I look at photos from five years ago and think, ā€˜Whoa, I was too skinny. Itā€™s not cool.ā€

  • Gal has appeared on the cover of many magazines like Cosmopolitan, Entertainment Weekly, FHM, Cleo, and Urban Male Magazine (UMM).

    Gal Gadot on the cover page of Urban Male Magazine (UMM)

  • Gal was appointed as the brand ambassador for the brands Revlon and Reebok in 2018.

    Gal Gadotā€™s Instagram post about her partnership with Reebok

  • In October 2019, she founded a production company named ā€˜Pilot Wave Motion Picturesā€™ along with Jaron Varsano.

  • She not only acted in films but also produced some including ā€˜Wonder Woman 1984ā€™ (2020) and ā€˜Heart of Stoneā€™ (2023).

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    Gal Gadot as ā€˜Rachel Stoneā€™ in the film ā€˜Heart of Stoneā€™ (2023)

  • In 2020, she was selected as the celebrity ambassador for Glaceau Smartwater; Gal replaced the American actress Jennifer Aniston, who had been in the position since 2008.

    Gal Gadotā€™s Instagram post about her partnership with Glaceau Smartwater

  • She was placed in the third spot among the worldā€™s highest-paid actresses by Forbes in 2020, with annual earnings totalling $31.5 million.

  • In 2021, Gal co-launched Goodles, a brand offering a healthier version of boxed macaroni and cheese with various flavours.

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