TV prankster and film director Yigal Shilon dies at 78

Israeli TV personality Yigal Shilon attends the funeral of fellow entertainer Dudu Topaz, August 21, 2009. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)
Israeli TV personality Yigal Shilon attends the funeral of fellow entertainer Dudu Topaz, August 21, 2009. (Gili Yaari / Flash90)

Former TV and film personality Yigal Shilon has died aged 78, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital says.

Shilon is best known for hosting the popular pranks show “Fisfusim” in the 1990s and early 2000s, after rising to prominence in the 1980s by directing prank-themed movies.

He is survived by his wife Zehava and their four children. The funeral time has not been announced.

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