Choi Min-yong

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Choi Min-yong
Born (1977-06-06) June 6, 1977 (age 46) [upper-alpha 1]
Seoul, South Korea
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
Korean name
Hangul
최민용
Hanja
崔民勇
Revised Romanization Choe Min-yong
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Minyong

Choi Min-yong (born June 6, 1977 [upper-alpha 1] ) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his role in the hit sitcom High Kick! . He was a cast member in the MBC's variety show We Got Married with comedian Jang Do-yeon. [1] [2]

Contents

Filmography

Television series

YearTitleRole
1996New Generation Report: Adults Don't Know
2001Stock FlowerKang Woo-hyuk
MBC Best Theater: I Can't See Your LoveLee Dong-min
Open Drama Man and Woman: Do We Have The Same Dream?Kim Joon-hyuk
2002 Nonstop 3 Choi Min-yong
2004Not AloneChoi Min-yong
MBC Best Theater: Goodbye for a MomentLee Woo-seok
2006 High Kick! Lee Min-yong
2007Finding LoveLee Kang-hyuk

Film

YearTitleRole
2011 Life Is Peachy Detective Min-yong
2023Dream Palace [3]

Variety show

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2016 King of Mask Singer MBC Contestant (Episode 87)
2017 King of Mask Singer Panelist (Episodes 93–94, 97–98)
We Got Married season 4 Cast member with Jang Do-yeon (Episodes 364–372)
Men Who Leapt Through Time tvN Cast member
Rural Police (Season 1) MBC every1 Cast member
2017–2018 Wizard of Nowhere MBC Cast member

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
20022nd MBC Entertainment Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Comedy/Sitcom Nonstop 3 Won
20071st Mnet 20's Choice Awards Best Kiss (with Seo Min-jung) High Kick! Won
7th MBC Entertainment Awards Popularity Award, Actor in a Comedy/SitcomWon

Notes

  1. 1 2 Choi's Lunar birthday is April 20, 1977. This is equivalent to June 6, 1977, in the Georgian calendar.

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