Lee Jung-jin, (born May 25, 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Early life
Lee Jung-jin graduated from
Konkuk University with a degree in horticulture before studying acting at
Hanyang University
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.
Career
Lee worked as a fashion
model
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Models can be divided in ...
before being discovered by Jeong Young-beom, the
CEO
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of talent agency Star J Entertainment.
He made his acting debut in the 1998
sitcom
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''Soonpoong Clinic'', and has since appeared in many
television dramas, including ''
Two Outs in the Ninth Inning'', ''
Love Story in Harvard'', ''
The Fugitive: Plan B'', and ''
A Hundred Year Legacy''.
He also starred in the films ''
Once Upon a Time in High School'', ''
Mapado'', ''Troubleshooter'', ''Eun-ha'', and most notably ''
Pietà
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'', for which he received the prestigious
Okgwan Order of Cultural Merit.
From 2009 to 2011, Lee was a cast member of the popular variety show segment ''
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 ...
'' on
KBS2
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's ''
Happy Sunday
''Happy Sunday'' () is a Korean reality-variety show shown on the KBS2 network, which competes directly against MBC's '' Sunday Night'' and SBS's '' Good Sunday'' line-up. Although it has been broadcast since 2003, its line-up of shows has freq ...
''.
In 2020, Lee Jung-jin played a character of Lee Lim, the illegitimate brother of King Lee Ho and half-uncle of Lee Gon (
Lee Min-ho) in SBS TV multi-starrer ''
The King: Eternal Monarch''.
Personal life
Lee began his
mandatory military service on February 28, 2005, where he worked as a member of the public staff at the
Gwangjin District
Gwangjin District () is one of the List of districts of Seoul, 25 districts of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea. It is located on the north bank of the Han River (Korea), Han River on the eastern end of City of Seoul, Seoul. The district was split from ...
office.
Lee is an ambassador for South Korean international humanitarian and development organization, Good Neighbors.
In January 2018, Lee's agency confirmed he had been dating former member of
Nine Muses' since June 2017.
The couple split in 2019.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Variety show
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
21st-century South Korean male actors
JYP Entertainment artists
Konkuk University alumni
Male actors from Seoul
People from Nowon District
South Korean male film actors
South Korean male models
South Korean male television actors