- Omri Marcus
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Omri Marcus (born 1979) is a comedy writer and creative director based in Tel Aviv, Israel, currently working under an exclusive, multi-year deal with the European media conglomerate ProSiebenSat.1.
Marcus served as a senior writer on Israel’s top comedy panel show, as well as a consultant of Israeli production companies in analyzing global TV and new-media trends.
As a director in the development department for Israel’s leading TV network, Channel 2 Reshet, Marcus is credited with the creation of the original reality series Buzz Off,[1] recently sold to France, Spain, Ireland and China.[2]
Over the last 10 years, Marcus has been involved in the development and writing of numerous major entertainment shows on Israeli TV. Among his successes is “Eretz Nehederet” (“What a Wonderful Country”), enjoying regular ratings of over 30% and winning 4 Israeli Academy Awards.[3]
In 2009 the Format Academy for Entertainment, Television & New Media (EMC), granted Marcus its prestigious fellowship, given to professionals involved in designing the media of the future.[4]
In his spare time Marcus volunteers in ONE VOICE, a peace organization that conducts cultural events with Arabs and Jews. He is also in charge of PR for Eye from Zion – a philanthropic organization that performs free medical surgeries in third world countries.
Marcus also writes regularly for the Huffington Post about Israeli current affairs.[5]
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