Doron Ofir
Encyclopedia
Doron Ofir is a freelance casting director and president of Doron Ofir Casting, a division of Popular Productions, Inc. Ofir earned a reputation in Hollywood by taking on controversial programs such as MTV
's 'A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
' and high profile projects such as MTV
's Paris Hilton
's 'My New BFF', HGTV
's 'Design Star', NBC
's 'Nashville Star
', Fox
's 'More to Love
' and MTV
's highly controversial 'Jersey Shore
'.
, to Israeli parents. He had his introduction to the entertainment industry as a spotlight dancer on the first non music-video related series on MTV, Club MTV
. Doron Ofir made a name for himself as a legendary doorman and personality in the dance club scene of New York and Miami's South Beach, FL. Manning the velvet ropes of some of the world's most famous nightclubs including New York's Tunnel, USA, The Palladium, Roxy, Opera, Life, Crobar. His social status in Miami reached its apex when he was selected to run 'Liquid', Madonna
's elite dance club, during which time he was featured on 2 episodes of E!
television show Wild On!
along with Red Hot Miami and Incredible Florida on The Travel Channel.
Ofir began his career in casting with the program The Amazing Race
on CBS
for seasons 2 & 3 which won the Emmy for Best Reality Competition Series. After a string of successes in reality television, he took on his first Casting Director credit on ABC
's Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People. He opened his namesake company Doron Ofir Casting in 2007.
Ofir is part of the esteemed alumni of the University of Miami
's School of Motion Pictures, Coral Gables, FL from which he holds an MFA.
He also attended: The FAMU program at The Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
The American University of Paris, Paris France
He is member of Golden Key International Honour Society
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's 'A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila
A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila is an American reality television dating game show similar to the TV show The Bachelor. It premiered on October 9, 2007 on MTV starring Tila Tequila. The series is a bisexual-themed reality dating show where 16 straight males and 16 lesbian-identified female...
' and high profile projects such as MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
's 'My New BFF', HGTV
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
's 'Design Star', NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's 'Nashville Star
Nashville Star
Nashville Star is an American reality television program. It was transmitted during mid-2008 on NBC, following five seasons on USA Network. It premiered on March 8, 2003, and its five seasons on USA made it the longest-running competition series on cable television. In Canada, the show aired on CMT...
', Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
's 'More to Love
More to Love
More to Love is a reality game show that premiered on Fox on July 28, 2009. The series is hosted by plus-sized model Emme...
' and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's highly controversial 'Jersey Shore
Jersey Shore
The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
'.
Early life
Ofir was born in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, to Israeli parents. He had his introduction to the entertainment industry as a spotlight dancer on the first non music-video related series on MTV, Club MTV
Club MTV
Club MTV was a half hour television show molded after American Bandstand that aired on MTV between the years 1985 and 1992. Club MTV was part of MTV's second generation of programming when they were phasing out the original 5 VJs and introducing new ones.-Background and format:Hosted by Downtown...
. Doron Ofir made a name for himself as a legendary doorman and personality in the dance club scene of New York and Miami's South Beach, FL. Manning the velvet ropes of some of the world's most famous nightclubs including New York's Tunnel, USA, The Palladium, Roxy, Opera, Life, Crobar. His social status in Miami reached its apex when he was selected to run 'Liquid', Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
's elite dance club, during which time he was featured on 2 episodes of E!
E!
E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...
television show Wild On!
Wild On!
Wild On! is a travel show that was produced from 1997 until 2003 by E!.The series transported its viewers to the scariest "fun" destinations in the world, from Miami to Milan. It had three primary hosts over the years: Jules Asner , Brooke Burke , and Cindy Taylor...
along with Red Hot Miami and Incredible Florida on The Travel Channel.
Ofir began his career in casting with the program The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race
The Amazing Race is a reality television game show in which teams of two people, who have some form of a preexisting personal relationship, race around the world in competition with other teams...
on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
for seasons 2 & 3 which won the Emmy for Best Reality Competition Series. After a string of successes in reality television, he took on his first Casting Director credit on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People. He opened his namesake company Doron Ofir Casting in 2007.
Ofir is part of the esteemed alumni of the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
's School of Motion Pictures, Coral Gables, FL from which he holds an MFA.
He also attended: The FAMU program at The Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
The American University of Paris, Paris France
He is member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Golden Key International Honour Society
The Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement among college and university students in all disciplines....