Lee Beom-soo (born January 3, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is well known for his role in ''
Singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
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Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
'', ''
Giant
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'', ''
On Air'', ''
Surgeon Bong Dal-hee, ''as well as in''
History of a Salaryman.''
Lee enrolled in the Department of Theater at
Chung-ang University
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in
Seoul
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in 1988. He made his acting debut in the 1990 film ''Kurae, Kakkumun Hanulul Boja'' (''Yes, Let’s Look Up At the Sky Now and Again'').
Following his debut, he appeared in films including ''The Ginkgo Bed'', ''City of the Rising Sun'', ''The Anarchists'', ''Jungle Juice'' and ''
Wet Dreams
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'', but it was the 2003 film ''
Singles
Singles are people not in a committed relationship.
Singles may also refer to:
Film and television
* ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series
* ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe
* ''Singles'' ...
'' that made him rise to stardom.
The Korean press has dubbed him "The Little Giant of Chungmuro" (Korean equivalent of
Hollywood
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* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
). He received a 2011 Seoul Art & Culture Award for best TV drama actor for his role in ''
Giant
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: '' gigas'', cognate giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 fr ...
''.
Personal life
In 2010, he married former news anchor and English interpreter Lee Yoon-jin, who taught him English.
Shortly after the May ceremony, they announced that they were expecting their first child. Their daughter, Lee So-eul (이소을), was born on March 1, 2011.
On February 21, 2014 their son, Lee Da-eul (이다을) was born.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
Variety show
Music videos
Awards and nominations
Notes
References
External links
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South Korean male film actors
South Korean male television actors
South Korean male stage actors
Living people
People from Cheongju
1969 births
Chung-Ang University alumni
20th-century South Korean male actors
21st-century South Korean male actors