Ofer Shechter

Ofer Shechter (Hebrew: עפר שכטר; April 8, 1981) is an Israeli actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and former model.

Shechter was born and raised in moshav Hadar Am, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.

At the age of seven, Shechter took part in a commercial for a watermelon ice pop which was broadcast on Israeli television.

After his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, Shechter attended the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio and studied acting in front of a camera.

Shechter participated also in dubbing several Animated series and movies to Hebrew — amongst them Avatar: The Last Airbender (as Zuko in season 1, after which he was replaced by Liron Lev) and the film Cars (as Lightning McQueen).