Gal Gadot Age, Height, Net Worth, Biography, Facts

Gal Gadot Versano is an Israeli model, actress and martial artist. She was born in Petah Tikva, Israel, and grew up in a Jewish family in its neighboring city of Rosh Hayin. Gal was crowned Miss Israel 2004 at the age of 18 and then served two years as a fitness/combat readiness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces. After serving in the military, Gall began studying law and international relations at IDC Herzliya College.

Gal Gadot began her modeling career in the late 2000s, and made her film debut in the action film Fast and Furious (2009), the fourth film in the Fast and Furious franchise, as Gisele Yashar. In 2010, Gal Gadot had small roles in the action-comedy Date Night and the action-adventure comedy Night and Day. Her role was expanded in the sequels to Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious 6 (2013), in which her character was romantically linked to Han Seoul-oh (Sung Kang). In these films, Gadot performed stunts of his own.

Gal Gadot was cast as Wonder Woman in the 2016 superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In preparation for the role, Gadot received fencing, kung fu, kickboxing, capoeira and Brazilian jiu-jitsu training. Gadot’s performance as the superhero, which was the character’s first appearance in the film, was praised as one of the best parts of the film.

In 2017, Gal Gadot starred in a solo film for her iconic character, Wonder Woman. This film has made its mark in the world.

Gal Gadot has been married to Israeli real estate businessman Yaron Versano since September 28, 2008. He has two daughters. Gal and her husband own a boutique hotel in Tel Aviv, which they helped run. It was sold in April 2015 for $25 million. Gadot is a motorcycle lover and owns a black 2006 Ducati Monster-S2R.

Trivia: Some Lesser Known Facts About Gal Gadot

• Gal Gadot won the Miss Israel beauty pageant in 2004 at the age of 18 and represented Israel at the 2004 Miss Universe beauty pageant in Ecuador.
• Gal completed his mandatory two-year service in the Israel Defense Forces, enlisting as a combat instructor from the age of 20.
• Gadot is the first non-American actress to play Diana Prince/Wonder Woman.
• She enjoys tennis, basketball, and volleyball.
• Gal gave birth to her first child at the age of 26, a baby girl named Alma Versano in November 2011 and a daughter named Maya Versano in 2017.
• She was ranked #84 on Maxim magazine’s list of the Top Hot 100 Women of 2014.
• In Hebrew, her first name means “wave” and her surname means “by the river”.

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