Twitter goes wild for Unorthodox star Amit Rahav, 24, after shooting to fame as Esty’s troubled husband Yanky Shapiro in Netflix series
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Twitter has gone wild for rising star Amit Rahav after he shot to fame playing Yanky Shapiro in Netflix series Unorthodox.
The four-parter tells the story of a young woman named Esther ‘Esty’ Shapiro, [Shira Haas] who decides to flee the Hasidic Jewish community in Williamsberg.
She flees to start a new life in Berlin, Germany away from her arraged marriage to Yanky, who tries to track her down and win her back.
Rising star: Twitter has gone wild for Unorthodox star Amit Rahav, 24, after shooting to fame as Esty’s troubled husband Yanky Shapiro in Netflix series (pictured)
More to come: Amit Rahav, 24, is an Israeli actor who comes from Tel Aviv
He enlists the help of his rule-breaking and sinister cousin, Moishe Lefkovitch, played by Jeff Wilbusch.
The series is loosely based on a true-story memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection Of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman.
Amit Rahav, 24, is an Israeli actor who comes from Tel Aviv.
Powerful: The series is loosely based on a true-story memoir Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection Of My Hasidic Roots by Deborah Feldman and also stars Shira Haas as Esty
Heartbreaking: Esty flees to start a new life in Berlin, Germany away from her arraged marriage to Yanky, who tries to track her down and win her back
He was raised by his British mother and Israeli father and at the age of 18, he served in the Israeli Army for three years in the theatre and entertainment troop.
Other than Unorthodox, he is best known for starring in Hebrew-language movie The Damned.
Twitter was moved by Yanky’s acting, transitioning from a man who didn’t understand Esty’s needs, to a heartbroken character who longed to win her back.
Heart throb: Amit’s Instagram account is littered with sultry and playful posts
Out on the town: He is pictured with lots of friends on social media
Sun’s out: He also keeps his fans abreast of his holiday adventures
Moreover, many expressed how attractive they find Amit and shared pictures of himself on their social media.
They wrote: ‘having a lil crush on yanky shapiro aka the one and only Mr.Amit Rahav my gosh he is beauty #UnorthodoxNetflix.’
‘I don’t think yanky was a bad person, if only he had grown up on a different environment…’
‘Did anybody else cry when Yanky did the thing in the last episode…? Loudly crying face#Unorthodox #UnorthodoxNetflix #amitrahav.’
‘Can’t stop thinking about #Unorthodox Yanky did a thing at the end that made me cry and when zesty started singing it gave me chills! Only 4 episodes!’
Impressed: Twitter saw lots of people praising Amit and his portrayal of conflicted character Yanky
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