Sung Dong-il

This is a Korean name; the family name is Sung.
Sung Dong-il
Born April 27, 1967
Incheon, South Korea
Education Yuhan Technical College – Mechanical Design
Occupation Actor
Years active 1987–present
Agent Star Entertainment
Spouse(s) Park Kyung-hye (m. 2004)
Children Sung Joon (b. 2006)
Sung Bin
Sung Yool
Korean name
Hangul 성동일
Hanja 成東鎰
Revised Romanization Seong Dong-il
McCune–Reischauer Sŏng Dongil

Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1967) is a South Korean actor. After being recruited at the 1991 SBS open talent auditions, Sung has built a prolific acting career in film and television. Following years of supporting roles in TV dramas, Sung's film career was jumpstarted by hit romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty in 2006. Subsequently, he became one of Korea's most reliable supporting actors, displaying his comic skills and easy charm in films such as Take Off,[1] Foxy Festival,[2] Children...,[3] The Suicide Forecast, and The Client.[4] He also had major roles in The Suck Up Project: Mr. XXX-Kisser,[5][6] and 3D blockbuster Mr. Go.[7] On the small screen, Sung garnered praise as a villain in The Slave Hunters, and a gruff but caring father in Reply 1997 and its spin-off Reply 1994.[8]

Sung gained a new surge of popularity in 2013 when he and his son Joon starred in Dad! Where Are We Going?, a reality/variety show featuring five male celebrities and their children on camping missions.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Television series

Variety show

Discography

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (23 July 2009). "Exhilarating Take-Off in Korean Sports Drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  2. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (19 October 2010). "Sex comedies, romances to heat up theaters". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  3. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (27 January 2011). "Missing Children case turns into stilted drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  4. ↑ "SUNG Dong-il". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  5. ↑ Cho, Jae-eun (25 May 2012). "Comedy King flatters as Sung Dong-il blabbers". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  6. ↑ Kwaak, Je-yup (19 June 2012). "Suck Up Project pokes fun at corporate Korea". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  7. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (14 June 2013). "Mr. Go director stakes fame on virtual star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  8. ↑ Do, Je-hae (24 June 2013). "Returning dramas show cable might". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  9. ↑ Kwon, Mee-yoo (12 February 2013). "Discomfort about kids on television". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  10. ↑ Bae, Sun-young (22 July 2013). "MBC Where Are We Going, Dad? Popular in China, Japan". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  11. ↑ "2AM's Jo Kwon to make his dubbing debut in the animated film Pinocchio". Oh! Kpop. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  12. ↑ Kwak, Jee-yup (31 July 2012). "History, comedy, icy chill meet in Heist". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  13. ↑ Nam, Woo-jeong. "Go Hyun Jung deeply touched by her co-workers' compliments about her". StarN News. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  14. ↑ Lee, Hyo-won (1 December 2011). "S.I.U. falls into traps of cop movie cliches". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  15. ↑ "Kim Gap-soo and Song Dong-il Give Veteran-like Performances". KBS Global. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  16. ↑ Choi, Ji-eun (5 August 2010). "PREVIEW: SBS TV series My Girlfriend Is Gumiho". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  17. ↑ http://www.kbs.co.kr/drama/dramacity/view/1384917_1355.html
  18. ↑ http://mnet.interest.me/album/4572
  19. ↑ Lee, Cory (2 January 2014). "Lee Bo-young Grabs 1st Top Prize at the 2013 SBS Drama Awards". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  20. ↑ Cho, Bum-ja (3 January 2011). "Jang Hyuk scores top prize at KBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
  21. ↑ Ko, Kyoung-seok (10 February 2010). "Old Partner wins Best Picture at Max Movie Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-06-24.

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