Julián Elfenbein

Julián Eduardo Elfenbein Kaufmann (born in Santiago, Chile on July 24, 1972) is a Chilean journalist, radio broadcaster and television presenter.

Julián Elfenbein
Background information
Birth name	Julián Eduardo Elfenbein Kaufmann
Born	July 24, 1972
Origin	Santiago, Chile
Occupations	Television presenter, Radio presenter, Journalist
Years active	2000–present
Notable shows: Pase lo que Pase, Noche de Juegos, Primer Plano, Allá tú, Fiebre de baile, Talento Chileno Factor X Chile

Career

Julián Elfenbein studied journalism at the Universidad Diego Portales and upon graduation, had a long career in television programs most notably at Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), most notably with the entertainment program Pase lo que Pase, as comedian in Ponce Candidato and in Noche de Juegos.

In 2008, he became a co-presenter with Karen Doggenweiler on the reality show Tocando las estrellas (meaning No matter what happens) on Chile's Channel 13. After a break from TV for medical treatment, he returned to sign a deal with Chilevisión (CHV), with successful programs like Primer Plano, Allá tú, Fiebre de baile (Dance Fever), El Poder del 10 and Talento Chileno (Chilean Talent). In 2010, Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN) announced that he would return to the network as host of the first-ever series of Chilean version Factor X^[1] of the international The X Factor, and host of Un minuto para ganar, the local version of Minute to Win It.

Television programs

Year	Program	Role	Channel
1999	Extra jóvenes	Reporter	Chilevisión
2003	Pase lo que pase	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
	Noche de Juegos	Comedian	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
	La gran sorpresa	Co-presenter	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
2003	Tocando las estrellas	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
2006	Acoso textual	Host	Canal 13
2006–2008	Primer plano	Host	Chilevisión
2007	Allá tú	Host	Chilevisión
2007–2010	Gente como tú	Host	Chilevisión
2008	El diario de Eva	Host	Chilevisión
	El poder del 10	Host	Chilevisión
2009–2010	Fiebre de baile	Host	Chilevisión
2010	Talento Chileno	Host	Chilevisión
2011	Factor X	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
	Dime por qué?	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
	Un minuto para ganar	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)
	Buenos Días a Todos	Host	Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN)

Personal life

Julián Elfenbein is a personality of Jewish descent. In mid-1996, Elfenbein suffered a car accident that killed his girlfriend Soledad Araiza. He lost his father in February 2010. In August 2010, a casual fall during filming of Acoso Textual, he had another serious health issue when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor that required urgent surgery. He has recovered with a return to television amid an outburst of great public support.

Elfenbein was married to Daniela Kirberg and is father of three children, Benjamin, Sarah and Rafaela.^[2]

Awards

• In 2010, Julián Elfenbein won the "best TV presenter" award at the Premios Fotech 2010, with the program he presents Talento Chileno winning "Programme of the Year" at the same event.^[3]

References

1. En Portada: Julián Elfenbein comandará The X-Factor en TVN Archived 2010-11-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
2. Interview by Náyade Berríos A. on Dato:: Entrevista - Julián Elfenbein (in Spanish)
3. Julián Elfenbein y “Talento Chileno”, los grandes ganadores de los Premios Fotech 2010 (in Spanish)

External links

Julián Elfenbein at IMDb