Kang Shin-il (born November 26, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kang graduated from

Kyung Hee University Kyung Hee University (abbreviated to KHU) (Hangul: 경희대학교; Hanja: 慶熙大學校) is a private research university in South Korea with campuses in Seoul and Suwon. Founded in 1949, it is widely regarded as one of the best universities ...

with a degree in

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, but he soon put aside his studies and spent most of his time in

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's theater district, where he formed a troupe called ''Testimony'' that performed at smaller venues. In 1985, he made his acting debut in ''Chilsu and Mansu'', and soon gained fame as a stage actor in plays such as ''Kimchigook Goes Crazy'' and ''Chronicles of Han''. He appeared onscreen for the first time in the 1988

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of ''

Chilsu and Mansu ''Chilsu and Mansu'' () is a 1988 South Korean film, and noted director Park Kwang-su's debut film. Though not a box-office hit (only attracting 73,751 people in theatres), the film is remembered as a major step towards freedom of expression in Sou ...

'' and became a prolific supporting actor in Korean cinema and

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(notably in Kang Woo-suk's ''

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), while continuing to do theater. In 2007, Kang was diagnosed with liver cancer, but after recovering from

surgery Surgery ''cheirourgikē'' (composed of χείρ, "hand", and ἔργον, "work"), via la, chirurgiae, meaning "hand work". is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a person to investigate or treat a pat ...

, he resumed his acting career.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Music Video

Theater

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kang Shin-il
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