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Hollywood corner of Netanya Photo: Gettyimages Imagebank
Hollywood corner of Netanya Photo: Gettyimages Imagebank
 
 

Hollywood stargazing in Netanya

Hollywood stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith visit Israel to promote animated movie 'Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa.' Marty the zebra loves Israel, Rock declares

Eran Bar-On
Published: 11.23.08, 10:10 / Israel Culture

Hollywood stars Ben Stiller, Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith landed in Israel on Saturday to promote the animated movie "Madagascar – Escape 2 Africa", in which they provide the voices for the leading characters Alex the lion, Marty the zebra and Gloria the hippo.

 

The actors were joined by producer Jeffery Katzenberg.


Rock, Stiller and Pinkett Smith

 

The start-studded entourage landed at Ben-Gurion airport in the afternoon, and after a short break at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv, continued to the Globus-Max cinema complex in Netanya to attend the movie's premiere in Israel.


Pinkett Smith with a friend

 

Stiller, whose last visit to Israel was 27 years ago, told Ynet that he hopes to come here again with his family. Pinkett Smith said she was sorry that the visit would be so short, and Rock summed up his first three hours in the Land of milk and honey with the sentence, "Marty the Zebra loves Israel."


Stiller handing out autographs (Photos: Anat Mosberg)

 

Shortly after the premiere, the delegation left for Jerusalem for a tour of the Old City and the Western Wall. On Sunday they are scheduled to visit the Dead Sea before their departure at noon.

 

Keren Natanzon contributed to the report

 

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