Cha In-pyo (Korean: ì°¨ì ¸í'œ; born October 14, 1967) is a South
Korean actor.Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a
degree in economics. His father ran a shipping company and had
intended for Cha to take over the family business.After working at
Hanjin Shipping for several years, he quit his job to pursue acting
full-time. In 1993 he joined MBC and made his debut in the television
series Under the Same Roof (ko) before enlisting and completing his
mandatory military service. His major breakthrough came in the 1997
television series Star in My Heart, one of the first Korean dramas to
be broadcast overseas and widely acknowledged to be the "first
generation" of the Korean Wave, earning him public recognition. He has
since garnered an extensive filmography in both film and television,
including Crossing which was South Korea's entry for the 81st Academy
Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him several
nominations for various awards. He has also collaborated with
Korean-American director Benson Lee in the period drama-comedy indie
film Seoul Searching, which was screened at the 2015 Sundance Film
Festival and features a diverse cast and crew drawn from the worldwide
overseas Japanese, Chinese and Korean diaspora.Cha met his future
wife, co-star Shin Ae-ra, on the set of the drama Love in Your Heart
(ko) and they married in March 1995. As two of the top television
stars of the 1990s, their marriage received extensive media coverage
and was one of the most reported events of the year. They have a son
and two daughters. Their decision to adopt their daughters was met
with praise, especially given the rarity of adoptions by local Korean
families compared to overseas families.
Korean actor.Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a
degree in economics. His father ran a shipping company and had
intended for Cha to take over the family business.After working at
Hanjin Shipping for several years, he quit his job to pursue acting
full-time. In 1993 he joined MBC and made his debut in the television
series Under the Same Roof (ko) before enlisting and completing his
mandatory military service. His major breakthrough came in the 1997
television series Star in My Heart, one of the first Korean dramas to
be broadcast overseas and widely acknowledged to be the "first
generation" of the Korean Wave, earning him public recognition. He has
since garnered an extensive filmography in both film and television,
including Crossing which was South Korea's entry for the 81st Academy
Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him several
nominations for various awards. He has also collaborated with
Korean-American director Benson Lee in the period drama-comedy indie
film Seoul Searching, which was screened at the 2015 Sundance Film
Festival and features a diverse cast and crew drawn from the worldwide
overseas Japanese, Chinese and Korean diaspora.Cha met his future
wife, co-star Shin Ae-ra, on the set of the drama Love in Your Heart
(ko) and they married in March 1995. As two of the top television
stars of the 1990s, their marriage received extensive media coverage
and was one of the most reported events of the year. They have a son
and two daughters. Their decision to adopt their daughters was met
with praise, especially given the rarity of adoptions by local Korean
families compared to overseas families.
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