Park Joong-hoon (born March 22, 1966) is a South Korean actor.

Early life and family

Park was born and raised in

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. He was classmates with retired basketball legend

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at Yongsan High School and attended

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and ...

together. Park was part of a "golden generation" of Chung-Ang graduates who went on to establish themselves in the film and television industry: he,

Jeon In-hwa Jeon In-hwa (; born October 27, 1965), is a South Korean actress. She made her acting debut in 1985, and became best known for playing charismatic empresses in period dramas, notably in ''Ladies of the Palace'' for which she won the Grand Prize ( ...

and

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graduated in 1989 while

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was two years their senior. Park's wife is

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born in Niigata. He therefore often visits Japan with his family.

Career

Park started his career as an actor in television drama ''Sarang'' (1990). In the film ''Cambo'' (1985). In 1987, for his performance as a college student in ''Youth sketch of Mimi and Cheolsu'', he won the best new actor award at the

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

. In ''

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 ...

'' (1988), Park gave a brilliant performance in acting as Chil-soo, who leads his life in agony in the society of that time; it created a shock to Korean society. His performance in '' My Love, My Bride'' (1991) was highly esteemed in the

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, and Park won the Best actor's award. Park went to the

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in 1992 to enroll in the graduate school of

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, majoring in acting education. After getting his master's degree, he returned to Korea and appeared in ''

Two Cops ''Two Cops'' () is a 1993 South Korean action/ comedy film directed by Kang Woo-suk. It stars Ahn Sung-ki and Park Joong-hoon as a pair of police detectives with different outlooks who end up working on a case together. Plot The experienced dete ...

'' (1993), a box office hit, which brought him and

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the best actor award at the

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. His performance as a tough police officer in '' Nowhere to Hide'' (1999) gave Park the opportunity to appear in a Hollywood film; the

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watched this film at Deauville Asian Film Festival, and offered him the role of an Asian villain in '' The Truth About Charlie'' (2002), the remake of

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. In 2006, Park reunited with his ''Two Cops'' co-star Ahn Sung-ki in ''

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'', portraying a rock star. He won the best actor's award of

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with Ahn but missed Grand Bell Awards; only Ahn got the prize. From April 11–17, 2007, the event "Park Joong-hoon Mini Retrospective" was held at Jacob Burns Film Center, presenting six films.Korean Cultural Service NY event news
/ref> It was the first time for an Asian actor retrospective to be held there. During the event, Park had talk sessions with Jonathan Demme and Ahn Sung-ki. Near the end of decade, Park came back into the limelight with '' Haeundae'' (2009), Korea's first

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that situates itself in a

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coming to the popular beach of

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. Park is opposed to reducing Screen quota, along with Ahn Sung-ki,

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and others; he became second actor (the first is Ahn, and the third is Choi) of relay demonstration by actors and film directors, on February 5, 2006.

Filmography

Television

Film

Talk show

Variety Show

*''Guesthouse Daughters'' ( KBS, 2017)

Music video appearances

Radio Programs

* Park Joong-hoon's Popular Songs (1988~1989 KBS Radio 4(Now Cool FM/2FM)/ KBS Radio 2 (KBS-FM)) * Park Joong-hoon's Radio Star (January 9, 2017 ~ December 31, 2018 as a DJ/January 9, 2017~present as the producer of the program KBS Radio 2 (KBS-FM))

Accolades

Listicles

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Joong-hoon South Korean male film actors Male actors from Seoul 1966 births Living people Chung-Ang University alumni Best New Actor Paeksang Arts Award (film) winners