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| Korean Name | |
| Revised Romanization | I Byeong-heon |
| McCune-Reischauer | Yi Pyŏng-hŏn |
| Hangul | 이병헌 |
| Hanja | 李秉憲 |
Lee Byung-hun Brian (born July 12, 1970, Seoul, South Korea. Lee speaks French and Mandarin in addition to his native Korean.
Lee made his debut in 1991, starring in the drama 'Asphalt My Hometown". His father, Lee In-chul died in 1997 while shooting Harmonium in My Memory. Lee's later movie, Joint Security Area, was a success, and surpassed the box-office benchmark set by Shiri.
After Lee's role in Bunjee Jumping Of Their Own, his acting talent gathered widespread recognition. In 2002, Joongdok was predicted as other well-known movie for Lee after the Bunjee Jumping Of Their Own.
Lee has recently played a part in the movie Everybody Has Secrets with Choi Ji Woo, Chu Sang Mi and Kim Hyo Jin, a movie about three sisters that fall in love with Lee Soo-hyon . Soo-hyon falls in love with one of the sisters, leaving the other two heartbroken. The movie has reached a very high bid of US$550 million in Japan.
Lee has a younger sister, Lee Eun-Hee, eight years his junior, who was the runner-up in the Miss Korea 1996 beauty contest. Lee has broken up with his girlfriend Song Hye-kyo (also an actress), who is twelve years his junior.
Filmography
- 2004 Three Monsters
- 2004 Everybody Has Secrets
- 2002 Jungdok (Addition)
- 2002 Joint Security Area
- 2001 Bungee Jumping of Their Own
- 2000 Joint Security Area
- 1999 Harmonium in My Memory
- 1997 Elegy of the Earth
- 1996 Kill the Love
- 1995 Runaway
- 1995 Who Drives Me Mad?
Drama
- 2003 All In
- 2001 Beautiful Days
- 2001 Road
- 1999 Sally is Back
- 1999 Sun Flower
- 1999 Happy Together
- 1998 White Night 3.98
- 1997 White Sand
- 1997 I Do
- 1997 Beautiful My Lady
- 1995 Son Of Wind
- 1995 The Legend Of Car God
- 1994 The Fragrance of Love
- 1993 Police
- 1993 The Sorrow of the Survivor
- 1992 Tomorrow Love
- 1992 Dawn
- 1992 Days of Sunshine
- 1992 Wild Sunflower
- 1991 Flower That Never Wilt
- 1991 Family
- 1991 Asphalt My Hometown, Asphalt
Awards
- Best Performing Actor of 2003, 39th Baek-sang Award
- Best Performing Actor of 2001, SBS
- Blue Dragon Most Popular Actor (2001)
- Photogenic Prize & Korea Image Grand Prix
- Best Leading Actor, Busan Cinemas Critics award (2000)
- Best Performing Actor of 1996, KBS (Dec 96)
- Best Performing Actor of 1995, KBS (Dec 95)
- Best Performing Actor of 1993, KBS (Dec 93)
- Best Performing Actor of 1992, KBS (Dec 92)
Education
- Daewang Primary School
- Youngdong Secondary School
- Chungdong High School
- Hanyang University
- (Major in French Literature)
- Graduate School of Joongang University (Major in Theater and Cinematography)
Statistics
- Height: 178cm
- Weight: 68cm
- Blood Group: O
- Religion: Buddhism
External links
- Official Site
- Hong Kong Fan Page (In English/Chinese)
- Profile Page
- Japanese Fan Site
- Lee Byung-Hun Magicbox--Taiwan Fansite
- Chinese Fansite
- Korean/Japanese Fansite