Lee Kyung-kyu (born September 21, 1960) is a South Korean actor, comedian, MC, film producer, and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He was the highest paid entertainer on the KBS network in 2010, with earnings of . Lee patented his

instant noodle Instant noodles, or instant ramen, is a type of food consisting of noodles sold in a precooked and dried block with flavoring powder and/or seasoning oil. The dried noodle block was originally created by Deep frying, flash-frying cooked noodles, ...

recipe ''Kkokkomyeon'' (), which he created during an amateur cooking contest in an episode of the variety show ''

Qualifications of Men ''Qualifications of Men'' () was a Korean reality-variety show that aired on KBS2 from March 29, 2009 to April 7, 2013 as one of two segments in ''Happy Sunday''. Subtitled "101 Things a Man Must Do Before He Dies," the show involved a group of m ...

''. It became one of the top-selling products of 2011, and changed the landscape of the domestic instant noodles' market.

Filmography

Film

* '' Born to Sing'' (2013) - producer,

, cameo * '' White Tuft, the Little Beaver'' (2008) -

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dubbing Dubbing (also known as re-recording and mixing) is a post-production process used in filmmaking and the video production process where supplementary recordings (known as doubles) are lip-synced and "mixed" with original production audio to cr ...

* '' Highway Star'' (2007) - producer, cameo * '' Aachi & Ssipak'' (animated, 2006) -

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cast * '' A Bloody Battle for Revenge'' (1992) -

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, screenwriter, lead actor * ''Space Warrior, Fireman'' (1991) - lead actor * ''Samtos and Dori with Braids'' (1989) - cast * ''Super Hong Gil-dong'' (1988) - cast

Variety show

Awards and nominations

Listicles

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Kyung-kyu 1960 births Living people Male actors from Busan South Korean male comedians South Korean male film actors Dongguk University alumni Jeonju Yi clan Comedians from Busan