{{short description|Israeli TV personality}} {{use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Shay Stern | native_name = שי שטרן | native_name_lang = he | image = Shay_Stern_by_Beni_Bachar_2.jpg | alt = | caption = Stern in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|03|07}} | birth_place = Jerusalem, Israel | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date then birth date) --> | death_place = | citizenship = Israeli | other_names = | spouse = | alma_mater = Hebrew University of Jerusalem | occupation = Presenter<br>writer | relatives = Yair Stern (father)<br>Avraham Stern (grandfather)<br> }} '''Shay Stern''' ({{langx|he|שי שטרן}}; born 7 March 1967) is an Israeli television personality and presenter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ishim.co.il/p.php?s=%D7%A9%D7%99+%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%9F|title=שי שטרן|website=www.ishim.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
==Early life== Stern was born on 1967. He is one of four children of journalist Yair Stern. His grandfather Avraham Stern was the leader of the militant Zionist group named Lehi, who was assassinated in 1942 by the British authorities in Mandatory Palestine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nrg.co.il/online/54/ART2/341/468.html|title=שיר כאב: שי שטרן מתגעגע לירושלים של פעם|date=28 February 2017|website=www.ishim.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
Stern grew up in the Tzameret HaBira suburb of Jerusalem. He attended and graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
==TV career== From 1997 to 1999, he produced "The 91st Minute" program in the Sports Channel 2. In 1999, Stern produced the humorous late night show titled "Halomot BeHaKitzis", which was presented by comedians Eyal Kitzis and Tal Friedman, and was a great success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mako.co.il/humor-bip/shows-dont-ask/articles/Article-6cf115eff576421006.htm|title=דרוש: חייזר בשם אביתר|date=28 February 2017|website=www.mako.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
In 2008 he produced the humorous amusement quiz program on Channel 24. In 2009, he co-produced and co- hosted with Amira Bouzaglo the interview program "Do Not Ask", which was first program to broadcast on Bip channel at late night. In this show, Stern first moved to the front of the screen as a presenter and interviewer. After two seasons, the show moved to Channel 2 for an earlier broadcast hour. Stern combined in the program interviews with unfamiliar fringe people, with strange hobbies alongside interviews of celebrities from the entertainment industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mako.co.il/entertainment-tv-media/tv/Article-b4f182f98955d21006.htm|title=שי שטרן: "זאת תוכנית ללא תסריט, הכול מאולתר|date=5 January 2015|website=www.mako.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/1776705|title=שי לצופים: על "אל תשאל" עם שי שטרן|date=6 January 2011|website=e.walla.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
His interview style incorporated awkward and naive questions, sometimes silly, that manage to surprise the interviewees and elicit unexpected answers from them. In the third season, on Channel 2, he combined interviews with politicians and dealt with economic, social and political questions, also in his unique style. After five seasons of "Do Not Ask", he began airing a talk show called "Speak to Me" on Channel 24.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/tv-review/1.3307825|title=אל תשאל: האם שי שטרן איבד את האומץ?|website=www.haaretz.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
In April 2013, he left Channel 2 and moved to Channel 10, to begin hosting program called "Shay on Friday", which included 29 programs. The show was filmed in front of an audience, and also incorporated field articles in which Stern continued to engage with various social issues. In August 2014, the program returned earlier than planned in a special edition of 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict, and was filmed without an audience and was called "Shay on Broadcast". The program has since been broadcast in this format. In October 2014, the second season aired. Starting in January 2019, the sixth season of the program was broadcast on Channel 13.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1000985194|title=שי שטרן: "אני מחפש בעיקר את מה שלא אומרים" |website=www.globes.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
==Personal life== Stern and his wife Daphna have three children, and they currently reside in Herzliya.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/television/1.1929522|title= "דבר אלי" של שי שטרן: סוף סוף יש פה לייט נייט|website=www.haaretz.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
In 2012, his book ''Mickey, I'm Talking to You'' was published by Modan Publishing House. The book deals with a Jerusalemite who is at a turning point in his life. In 2014, his second book, ''The Most Normal in the World'', was published.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/whybestseller/.premium-1.2493469|title="הכי נורמלי בעולם ": מתכון רבי המכר של שי שטרן|website=www.haaretz.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://merhav.nli.org.il/primo-explore/search?query=creator,contains,%D7%A9%D7%99,%20%D7%A9%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%9F&vid=NLI&lang=iw_IL|title=רשימת הפרסומים של שי שטרן, בקטלוג הספרייה הלאומית|website=merhav.nli.org.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/2787325L|title=פרק ראשון מהרומן החדש של שי שטרן "הכי נורמלי בעולם"|website=e.walla.co.il|access-date=24 December 2020}}</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stern, Shay}} Category:Israeli television personalities Category:Israeli writers Category:Living people Category:1967 births Category:Mass media people from Jerusalem Category:People from Herzliya Category:Hebrew University of Jerusalem alumni Category:Rehavia Gymnasium alumni