Lee Soon-jae (born November 16, 1934[A]) is a South Korean actor. He
has had a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning over
six decades, and was given a second-class Eungwan Order of Cultural
Merit for his work as an actor.Lee was born in Hoeryong, North
Hamgyong Province, now part of North Korea. When he was four years
old, his family moved to Seoul where Lee's grandparents were living.
Lee's grandfather ran a small real estate business, while his father
produced and sold soaps. Lee was raised in the neighborhood of
Ahyeon-dong, and graduated from Seoul High School and the prestigious
Seoul National University. He also holds an insurance planning license
as celebrities without the license cannot become endorsers or
spokespeople of related products.Lee began his acting career as a
university student, and in the 1950s and 1960s he was known, along
with other veteran actors like Yeo Woon-kay, as the original stars of
daehakgeuk or amateur student theatrical productions. Lee has since
built a prolific career on the small and big screen spanning nearly
six decades. He was most active in film in the late 1960s through the
1970s, most notably in Yu Hyun-mok's Bun-Rye's Story. As he grew
older, Lee shifted to a primarily TV career in the 1990s, receiving
acclaim for his roles in the television dramas Live As I Please
(written by Yoo Ho), Pungwoon (Crisis), What is Love (written by Kim
Soo-hyun) and Hur Jun.From 1992 to 1996, Lee served as a member of the
14th National Assembly of South Korea. He quit politics after one term
after finding the political climate "too barren" for his taste. Lee
remains active in his various advocacies, such as the Korea
Broadcasting Actors Union. Lee Soon-jae Biography, Weight & Height, Age, Nationality & Ethnicity
Subscribe by Email
Follow Updates Articles from This Blog via Email