Yoo Ji-tae (born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor, film
director and screenwriter. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo
launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films
Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Ditto (2000). In the succeeding
years, he gained acting recognition by working with acclaimed
directors such as Hur Jin-ho in One Fine Spring Day (2001), Park
Chan-wook in Oldboy (2003), and Hong Sang-soo in Woman is the Future
of Man (2004). Yoo began directing short films in 2003, which were
well received in the film festival circuit. His feature directorial
debut Mai Ratima was released in 2013.Yoo Ji-tae began his career as a
fashion model, and he walked the runway for the Seoul Fashion Artist
Association collections in 1995. Then in 2000, with a series of hit
films and widely seen TV appearances, Yoo was more constantly in the
limelight than any other actor, and in a very short time, rose to
become a major actor in Korean film.His first brush with fame came in
the role of "Paint" in his second feature, the 1999 hit Attack the Gas
Station. His sensitive and artistic image in this film and the warm
character he displayed as a guest on TV talk shows helped to propel
him to stardom. With the surprise success of his third film Ditto in
spring 2000, Yoo's star status was secured. He also appeared in the
successful firefighting film Libera Me. In this early part of his
career, he was known particularly for the wild colors that he would
dye his hair (white in Attack the Gas Station, blue in Ditto, blonde
in Libera Me).
director and screenwriter. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo
launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films
Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Ditto (2000). In the succeeding
years, he gained acting recognition by working with acclaimed
directors such as Hur Jin-ho in One Fine Spring Day (2001), Park
Chan-wook in Oldboy (2003), and Hong Sang-soo in Woman is the Future
of Man (2004). Yoo began directing short films in 2003, which were
well received in the film festival circuit. His feature directorial
debut Mai Ratima was released in 2013.Yoo Ji-tae began his career as a
fashion model, and he walked the runway for the Seoul Fashion Artist
Association collections in 1995. Then in 2000, with a series of hit
films and widely seen TV appearances, Yoo was more constantly in the
limelight than any other actor, and in a very short time, rose to
become a major actor in Korean film.His first brush with fame came in
the role of "Paint" in his second feature, the 1999 hit Attack the Gas
Station. His sensitive and artistic image in this film and the warm
character he displayed as a guest on TV talk shows helped to propel
him to stardom. With the surprise success of his third film Ditto in
spring 2000, Yoo's star status was secured. He also appeared in the
successful firefighting film Libera Me. In this early part of his
career, he was known particularly for the wild colors that he would
dye his hair (white in Attack the Gas Station, blue in Ditto, blonde
in Libera Me).
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