Jeff during his childhood
 

Jeff Zalzali is born on the 1st of February, at the age of 4 Jeff lost his father during the Lebanese war, and he was affected by the marriage of his mother from another man, since it made him take the responsibility of himself and become and independent person even though he was a child by then.

- Modeling:
Jeff's story with beauty & fame has started since he was in school, when one day he was not allowed to enter to the school because he had a long hair, he went to the hairdresser Wafic Saab to get a haircut, and on that day Saab offered him to appear in his salon's advertisements, and since then Jeff appear every year in Saab's campaigns. As any teenager, Jeff worked in different jobs before starting his modeling career, & as a model he worked with many fashion brands such as "Energie" & "Aishti", and he was the first Lebanese model to appear in the campaigns of "Dolce & Gabbana".

In 2007, during hanging out in one of the cafes in Beirut, Jeff got an offer to participate in "Mr. World" competition which took place in Lebanon on that year, he agreed to participate because he wanted to make an achievement with the name of his country, and he won the title among models from more than 20 countries.


Jeff in "D&G" Campaign

 

- Romance:
Jeff is a sober person, he knows how to make a balance between the importance of his look and personality, he believes that the beauty title is just a gate that helps him to fulfill his other dreams, so he does not allow his beauty to miss his intelligence or turn him into an arrogant person. Who knows Jeff closely, can notice his romantic personality, and his sentimental speech, therefore, no wonder that when Jeff falls in love he gives his all. In 2008, Jeff was engaged to Natalie Fadlallah, the owner of "Natalie's" modeling agency, and he proposed to her during a live talk show on "New TV" channel.

- Education:
Education & knowledge are very important to Jeff, and because he is one of a few celebrities that know how important is reading in raising an educated generation, Jeff was chosen in 2008 to be one of the stars of "Stars Café" magazine reading campaign. The campaign is the biggest of its kind in the Arab World, and many celebrities participated in it such as: The singer Joanna Mallah, TV host Wissam Braide, and the hosts of "Superstar" 5th season Wael Mansour & Majdalla Khattar. Jeff's relationship with books is not limited to reading, he is also writing his first book about the war in Lebanon and its effects on the new generation.

- Acting Career:
In the year 2008, Jeff appeared beside the Lebanese star Nancy Ajram in her music video "Betfakkar Fi Eh", and later he turned down all of the offers he received from other singers to appear in their music videos, because he felt that the experience with Nancy was enough, and he was looking forward to enter the acting field. In late 2008 Jeff moved to Cairo, in order to concentrate on cinema, where he participated in the second part of "Omar & Salma" movie starring Tamer Hosni. In the movie Jeff will be playing his real character (Jeff). In the coming period Jeff will be shooting another movie by the well known director Khaled Yousef, in which he will play the main role.