During these years, Levi performed in two other films: "Hamesh Meot Ellef Shachor" (1977) (, lit. 'Five Hundred Thousand Black'), starring Ze'ev Revach, Jacques Cohen, and Yosef Shiloah and directed by Shaike Ophir; and in "Kohav Hashahar" (1980) (, also 'Morning Star'), a film about life in Yafo featuring Arieh Elias, Noam Kaniel, Asher Tzarfati, Yosef Shiloah, and Arab-Israeli soccer player Rifat Turk. In 2003, Levy was cast as 'Elvis Ben-David' in the television series Esti Ha'mechoeret (, "lit." Ugly Esti), an Israeli adaptation of the Mexican telenovela "El Amor no es como lo pintan" ("Love is not as they paint it"). His successful and charismatic appearance promoted further productions that were based on his Elvis character: "Elvis, Rosental, VeHaIsha Hamistorit" (2005) (, "lit." Elvis, Rosenthal, and the Mystery Woman) and "Elvis" (2006). During this period Levi came out with a solo stage act titled Yeshayahu Chapter 2 (in 2005). In 2007, Levy participated in a children's musical tape – "Bamboni Ein Kamoni" (). In an interview for Maariv's internet site nrg he jokingly noted that this performance to a very young crowd is a long term investment and that in 20 years they would be the people who would purchase tickets to his shows. Shaike Levy and fellow "Gashash" Gavri Banai were enlisted for the second season of the television show Hakol Dvash (, lit. "Everything is Honey"). The show, which included the third "Gashash", Yisrael Poliakov, has gained critical acclaim for its first season but also saw the passing away of both Poliakov and Shosh Atari, who portrayed the parents of the show's creator-writer, Yael Polyakov, the real-life daughter of Yisrael. In 2000, after close to 40 years of performing together, the Gashash HaHiver, alongside its three individual members, Levy, Gavri Banai, and Yisrael Poliakov, were together awarded the Israel Prize for lifetime achievement and contribution to society and the State of Israel. Among the contributors to the "Gashash" success were the trio's producer (Avraham Pashanel) and directors (Shaike Ophir, Nisim Aloni, Yossi Banai, and Moti Kirschenbaum), as well as musical directors (Arie Levanon and after him Itshak Garciani) and content contributors (Music: Yair Rosenblum, Kobi Oshrat, Ariel Zilber, Mati Caspi, and Naomi Shemer; Writers: Shaike Ophir, Nisim Aloni, Yossi Banai, Moti Kirschenbaum, Danni Reve, and Yonatan Geffen).