Yoo Dong-geun | |
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Born | |
Other names | Yoo Dong-kun |
Education | Seoul Institute of the Arts - Theater |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1980–present |
Agent | Imagine Asia |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 유동근 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yu Dong-geun |
McCune–Reischauer | Yu Tong-gŭn |
Yoo Dong-geun (born June 18, 1956) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the historical television dramas Tears of the Dragon , Empress Myseongseong , and Yeon Gaesomun . [1]
He was also an adjunct professor of 연기학담당 at Daekyeung University in 1997. Since 2007, Yoo has been an activist of Sunfull Movement, a non-profit organization against cyberbullying. [2] [3] [4]
On December 29, 2007, Yoo landed in the news for assaulting two producers of The King and I . Yoo was reportedly enraged because the scripts were routinely turned in late, which exhausted his wife Jeon In-hwa, an actress in the TV series. He later apologized for the incident. [5] [6]
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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2022–2023 | Red | Mark Rothko | [10] |
Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
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South Korea [note 1] | 2011 | Prime Minister's Commendation | [16] |