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Yoo Gun
South Korean actor (born 1983)
In this Korean name, the family name is Jo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Yoo.
Jo Jeong-ik (born 21 January 1983), better known by his stage name Yoo Gun, is an American-born South Korean actor.
Early life
Jo Jeong-ik was born in Arizona, United States to Korean American parents.
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He came to South Korea in the 1990s as a teenager. He is a first cousin of coloratura sopranoSumi Jo.[1][2]
Career
Under the stage name Yoo Gun, he began his entertainment career in 1997 as a singer in South Korean boy band Oppa.[3] Yoo rose to popularity through his first leading role in the 2006 television dramaHello, God! (안녕하세요 하느님); he played a mentally challenged character based on "Charlie" in the novel Flowers for Algernon.
Supporting roles followed in the comedy films Dasepo Naughty Girls, Project Makeover, Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K, and My Mighty Princess.[3]