Lee Jung-Jae 10 Personal Facts, Bio, Wiki
South Korean actor Born: December 15, 1972 (age 49 years), Seoul, South Korea Parents: Lee Chul-seong Height: 1.8 m Nationality: Korean, South Korean Education: Dongguk University Seoul Campus (1999–2004) Nominations: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Girlfriend: Lim Se-ryeong Hometown: Seoul, South Korea Nickname JJ Profession(s) Actor, Model, Producer, Director & Entrepreneur Height in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in feet & inches- 5’ 11” Eye Color Black Hair Color Black Date of Birth December 15, 1972 (Friday) Age (as of 2021) 49 Years Birthplace Seoul, South Korea Zodiac sign Sagittarius Nationality South Korean Hometown Seoul, South Korea School • Sungui Elementary School, Gwangju • Cheongdam Middle School, Seoul • Hyundai Senior High School, Seoul College/University Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea Educational Qualification(s) • Bachelor’s degree in Theater and Film Art • Master’s degree in Theater and Film Art Religion/Religious Views Protestant Christian Blood Group B Affairs/Girlfriends • Kim Min-hee (South Korean actress) (2003-2006) • Lim Se-ryeong (South Korean Entrepreneur) Wife/Spouse N/A Parents Father- Lee Chul-seong Mother- Name not known Siblings He has an elder brother.
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In 1999, Lee was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) after colliding his BMW into a car in the adjacent lane. He was found to have a blood alcohol reading of 0.222%. As a result his driver’s license was cancelled. Lee was also charged with a DUI in 2002 which also resulted in the cancellation of his drivers license. In January 2015, Lee confirmed that he was dating Im Se-ryung [ko], the former wife of Samsung’s chairman Lee Jae-yong. Lee had previously dated Kim Min-hee. Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor and filmmaker. Considered one of the most successful actors in South Korea, he has received various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics’ Choice Television Award, six Baeksang Arts Awards, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Gotham Award. Born in Seoul, Lee debuted as a fashion model, then began his acting career on television, notably in the campus series Feelings (1994) and the drama Sandglass (1995). After his acting breakthrough in An Affair (1998), Lee’s film career took off. He has starred in a variety of film genres, among them romantic films such as Il Mare (2000) and Over the Rainbow (2002), the Dogme 95 film Interview (2000), the melodrama Last Present (2001), well-known comedies such as Oh! Brothers (2003), action films The Last Witness (2001) and Typhoon (2005), heist film The Thieves (2012), crime thriller New World (2013), and period film The Face Reader (2013). He won Best Actor awards at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for City of the Rising Sun (1999), at the Fantasporto Director’s Week for The Housemaid (2010), and at the Buil Film Awards for Assassination (2015). In 2021, Lee gained widespread international stardom and fame for his role as Seong Gi-hun, the main protagonist of Netflix’s survival drama Squid Game. For his performance, he was nominated for numerous accolades, including the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series, making him the first male actor from Asia and Korea to receive individual nominations in those categories across all four awards shows with his win for the latter two also making history. In December 2021, he was selected as Gallup Korea’s Film Actor of the Year. Aside from his acting career, Lee is also a businessman, having launched a chain of restaurants in Seoul, as well as founding several businesses including the development company Seorim C&D. He owns several of his businesses with fellow actor and close friend Jung Woo-sung. He is also known as JJ. His blood type is B. Whenever he is free, he either watches movies or goes to see concerts and exhibitions. At the age of thirty-three, he began collecting art pieces, which became his main hobby. In a scene in Squid Game, where contestants of the game were seen having lunch, Jung-jae was caught eating nothing but air. The scene became viral,and he was called by the names such as ‘Jung-jae Lee, the king of self-management’ and ‘the master of air mukbang.’ Explaining the details in a talk show, he said, When we film the eating scene, we actually eat well in the first take. But when the take goes over three, four, or more than the fifth, I start to cheat because I’m full. I think I did the trick. I thought it wouldn’t be noticed in the scene because I had my back on the camera. I ate hard from the front, but it was added in the edited version (laughs). Maybe the editors didn’t notice because I ate the air so hard.” In the South Korean variety show Knowing Bros, Jennie (of Blackpink) revealed that her name was kept after Lee Jung-jae as her mother was a fan of the actor. She had decided to name her son ‘Jae-hee,’ the name of Jung-jae’s character in ‘Sandglass.’ However, her mother gave birth to a daughter. Determined to name her child after Jung-jae, she named her daughter Jennie, which sounded similar to Jae-hee. Jennie revealed that Jung-jae was delighted to hear about it when she told him that. He owns a BMW. He is best friends with the South Korean actor Jung Woo-sung. They both have several business ventures together. They met for the first time when they were working on the South Korean film City of the Rising Sun (1999). While talking about Jung in an interview, Lee said, Jung is my best friend and (almost) a family” Lee Jung-jae is a South Korean actor, model, producer, director, and entrepreneur. He is known for his roles in the South Korean films An Affair (1998), The Last Witness (2001), Typhoon (2005), The Thieves (2012), and The Face Reader (2013). He gained worldwide fame for his portrayal of ‘Seong Gi-Hun’ in Netflix’s survival drama ‘Squid Game’ (2021). Lee Jung-jae was born on Friday, December 15, 1972 in Seoul, South Korea.
