Lee was born in Arlington, Virginia to Korean parents. His parents are mother Jung Ja Lee and father Soo Woong Lee, a Taekwondo grandmaster.[1] He first began training at just three years old and spent a portion of his youth teaching at Lee's Tae Kwon Do training facility, his family's business in Napa, California. He re-earned his black belt in Taekwondo in 2013 and documented the journey in a three-part video series titled Back to Black: The Training of Will Yun Lee, where his father made an appearance.[2]
Lee spent his youth moving across the United States and has attended 23 schools.[3]
In 2002, People named Lee as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People", which quickly led to high-profile roles. In November 2007, he was named one of the 15 "Sexiest Men Alive".[7]
Lee is among the actors, producers and directors interviewed in Jeff Adachi's 2006 documentary The Slanted Screen, about the representation of Asian and Asian-American men in Hollywood. He was featured in the music video of Mariah Carey's "Boy (I Need You)" as well as Ice Cube's "Roll Call . In February 2025 he was cas in Nolans THE ODDYSEY[8]
Personal life
In October 2010, Lee married actress Jennifer Birmingham in Shreveport, Louisiana.[9] Their son, Cash, was born in June 2013.[10] Cash was diagnosed with Moyamoya disease, a rare disorder of the cerebral blood vessels, at the age of three.[3]
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