Im Won-hee (born October 11, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Im was an alumnus of the legendary

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theater troupe ''Mokhwa'' (), starring in many of Jang Jin's stage plays. He made his film debut in Jang's black comedy ''The Happenings'' in 1998, and through the years has become one of the most versatile supporting actors in Korean cinema, with notable roles in '' Three... Extremes'' and '' Le Grand Chef''. But Im is best known for his iconic role Dachimawa Lee, which began in 2000 as the title character of a 35-minute short film that director Ryoo Seung-wan made as a parody/

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to '70s Korean genre action films. The internet short was enormously popular and received more than a million page views, and in 2008, Ryoo again cast Im in an action-comedy feature film based on the same character, '' Dachimawa Lee''.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Web series

Variety show

Theater

*''Rain Man'' (2009) -

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*'' Leave When They're Applauding'' (2000) *'' Heotang'' (1999) *'' Taxi Driver'' (1997) *''

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'' (1995)

Awards and nominations

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