Lee Seong-jae | |
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Born | August 23, 1970 Seoul, South Korea |
Other names | Lee Sung-jae Yi Seong-jae |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | 이성재 |
Revised Romanization | I Seong-jae |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Sŏngjae |
Lee Seong-jae (Hangul: 이성재; born August 23, 1970, in Seoul) is a South Korean actor.[1]
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A theater and film graduate from Dongguk University,[2] Lee Seong-jae rose to prominence in 1999 in Kim Sang-Jin's comedy film Attack the Gas Station. His portrayal of a dog-hating lecturer who desperately wants to become a professor in Bong Joon-ho's 2000 black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite received good reviews. In 2002 he gave a memorable turn as the villain in Public Enemy.