Kang Nam-gil (born August 27, 1958) is a South Korean actor. Kang made his acting debut as a 9-year-old child actor in 1966. He later transitioned to adult roles in 1981 with ''Let Us Love'' written by

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(and dropped out of

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's English Language and Literature department). Kang drew popularity when he starred in the family

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''Under the Same Roof'' in 1986, but became best known for playing "Dal-soo" in the single-episode ''MBC Best Theater'', which used his character to

satirize Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or ...

the social issues of the day. ''The Trial of Dal-soo'' reached 25.7% viewership ratings, the highest in the anthology series' history. In 2000, Kang and his wife divorced on charges of

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on her part, and his subsequent hospitalization from a heart attack led him to take a hiatus from his acting career and move with his son and daughter to England. He returned to Korea four years later, and made his comeback with ''People of the Water Flower Village''. Kang is also an author of computer books for beginners, and in 2004 he published ''Oh! My God'', a memoir about his life as a

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in Birmingham. In 2008, he played one of the leading roles in the

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dramedy '' Who Are You?''.

Filmography

Television series

Film

Variety/Radio show

Books

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Kang Nam-gil Fan Cafe
at Daum * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Nam-gil 1958 births Living people South Korean male television actors South Korean male film actors South Korean male child actors People from Seoul