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South Korean actor Born: December 15, 1972 (age 48 years), Seoul, South Korea Parents: Lee Chul-seong Education: Dongguk University; Master’s degree in Theater and Film Hangul: 이정재 Agent: C-JeS Entertainment; Artist Company Hanja: 李政宰 Name: Lee Jung-Jae Hangul: 이정재 Birthdate: December 15, 1972 Birthplace: Seoul, South Korea University: Dongguk University Major: Drama Height: 180cm
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In August 2008, Lee was awarded his master’s degree from Dongguk University’s Department of Theater & Film Art in the Graduate School of Cultural Arts. He made his first foray into theater in December of that same year, taking on the titular role in Hamlet in Water. The play ran for four days at his alma mater’s Lee Hae-rang Theater. Apart from his acting, Lee is known for launching a chain of upscale Italian restaurants in Seoul named after his film Il Mare. Having studied interior design, he himself took responsibility for designing the interiors of his restaurants. Lee also founded the real estate development company Seorim C&D in 2008, and owns several businesses with actor Jung Woo-sung, a close friend whom he worked with on City of the Rising Sun. In May 2016, Lee and Jung established and became CEOs of their entertainment label called the ‘Artist Company’. Lee Jung-Jae is a South Korean actor and began his career as a fashion model, Lee is playing the character of Seong Gi-hun (456) in a South Korean survival drama television series, Squid Game. The Squid Game began on September 17th, 2021 and it became the most streamed series on Netflix, Ted Sarandos who is the Netflix Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer said “No. 1 in the world, like everywhere in the world,” and continued “Squid Game will definitely be our biggest non-English language show in the world, for sure,” Sarandos added before saying there’s “a very good chance it’s going to be [Netlix’s] biggest show ever.” Lee Jung-Jae earned his master’s degree from Dongguk University’s Department of Theater & Film Art in the Graduate School of Cultural Arts in August 2008. Before starting his career in the entertainment world he worked at a café in Apgujeong, and meantime, he worked as a fashion model. In 1993, he made his TV debut with Dinosaur Teacher, and in the same year he also made his film debut with Love is Oh Yeah!. From 1994 to 1997, he appeared in four films such as The Young Man, Albatross, Firebird, and Father vs. Son. In 1998, Lee Jung-Jae played the character of Woo-in in the South Korean film, An Affair which gave him a break, and following next he won Best Actor for his role in the City of the Rising Sun. Later, Lee acted in the Il Mare, Somewhere in Time, Last Present, and Typhoon. In 2003, he appeared in the Oh! Brothers and played the role of Oh Sang-woo, it’s a comedy about two brothers, one of whom has an unusual disease. From 2005 to 2010, Lee Jung-Jae appeared in several films including Typhoon, The Accidental Gangster, and the Mistaken Courtesan, The Housemaid, The Thieves, New World, The Face Reader, Big Match, Assassination, Tik Tok, Operation Chromite, Warriors of the Dawn, Along With the Gods: The Two Worlds, Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days, Svaha: The Sixth Finger, Deliver Us from Evil, Wiretap, and Hunt. Coming back to his TV career, from 1995 to 2021 he appeared in TV series such as Love Is Blue, Sandglass, Snail, White Nights 3.98, Air City, Triple, Chief of Staff, Delayed Justice, and Squid Game.
