Lee Won-il (; born December 12, 1979) is a South Korean chef and television personality. He was a cast member in the variety shows ''

Please Take Care of My Refrigerator ''Please Take Care of My Refrigerator'' (), also known as ''Chef & My Fridge'', is a South Korean cooking-variety program starring various chefs and celebrity guests. It airs on JTBC on Mondays at 21:30 ( KST) beginning November 17, 2014. Since O ...

'' (seasons 1-2) and ''

Cook Representative ''Cook Representative'' (), also known as ''National Chef Team'', is a 2016 South Korean cooking-variety program starring Kim Sung-joo, Ahn Jung-hwan, Kang Ho-dong, Choi Hyun-seok, Sam Kim, Lee Won-il and, Lee Yeon-bok, is the spin-off of ''Pl ...

''.

Education

Lee lived in Philippines from 2002 until 2008. In 2008, Lee earned a

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degree in Hotel, Restaurant and Institution Management at the

University of the Philippines Diliman , image = University of The Philippines seal.svg , image_size = 175px , caption = Official Logo of UP Diliman , motto = Honor and Excellence , established = February 12, 194 ...

in Philippines.

Career

Lee is the former owner and chef of Dear Bread and, as of 2020, owns and operates Lee Won-il Table, a 14-seat restaurant in

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. On August 24, 2020, Lee and his fiancée, television producer Kim Yoo-jin, announced they would be leaving the cast of the MBC TV celebrity-couple reality show ''Don't Be Jealous''. The announcement followed multiple media reports accusing Kim of bullying behavior, including physical abuse, dating back to 2008 and earlier. Kim was a minor at the time the incidents were alleged to have occurred.

Filmography

Web shows

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* 1979 births Living people Bakers South Korean television chefs University of the Philippines alumni Chefs of Korean cuisine South Korean chefs {{chef-bio-stub