Rodrigo González

Rodrigo González was born in 1981 in Chile

González was born in Chile in 1981 to a Jewish mother who was a professional tennis player and a Christian father who studied architecture. The family moved to Venezuela and then Colombia because the mother's family opposed the marriage. In 1992 the family immigrated to Israel and later settled in Shlomi.

He served as a fighter in the Golani reconnaissance unit and fought as a reservist in the Second Lebanon War in 2006. He later suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. He graduated from HaDerech school of stage expression and holds a bachelor's degree in communications from the College of Management.

He first appeared on the reality show "Take Me Sharon" in 2003 and finished third. He then hosted on the Children's Channel and acted in children's series, musicals and films. In 2007 he won the third season of "Dancing with the Stars" with dancer Naama Tabori.

In 2008 he co-created the game show format "The Upgraders", which aired in over 25 countries. His documentary "The Battle That Never Ends", about his war service and trauma, aired on Channel 10 in 2018. Since 2015 he has been a partner and CEO of the video company Veo.

After the October 7 massacre he began making advocacy videos in Spanish using artificial intelligence tools. He is married to Efrat and has 2 sons.