Lee Sung-jae (born August 23, 1970) is a South Korean actor. Among his
notable works include the films Art Museum by the Zoo, Attack the Gas
Station, Barking Dogs Never Bite, and Kick the Moon, as well as the
television series Lie and How Long I've Kissed.Lee Sung-jae in a short
period rose to become one of the more versatile and popular actors in
Korean cinema. After working for a time on TV (his debut was the MBC
drama The Love of Two Women), he launched his film career with the
romantic comedy Art Museum by the Zoo opposite superstar Shim Eun-ha.
The success of this movie gave him considerable attention and led to
him being offered many more roles.After starring in Ghost in Love
opposite Kim Hee-sun, Lee rose to prominence as the leader of a small
group of thugs in one of the biggest box-office hits of the late
1990s, Kim Sang-jin's smash comedy Attack the Gas Station. Shortly
thereafter he took a role in a very different kind of film, the
accomplished black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, and his portrayal
of a dog-hating lecturer who desperately wants to become a professor
received good reviews.In 2001, Lee acted opposite Ko So-young in A
Day, a drama about a young married couple who wish to have a baby; he
then appeared alongside Cha Seung-won and Kim Hye-soo in Kick the
Moon, another wildly popular comedy by Kim Sang-jin. Lee also had a
memorable turn as the villain in Public Enemy, a hugely successful
film by hit director and Cinema Service founder Kang Woo-suk.
notable works include the films Art Museum by the Zoo, Attack the Gas
Station, Barking Dogs Never Bite, and Kick the Moon, as well as the
television series Lie and How Long I've Kissed.Lee Sung-jae in a short
period rose to become one of the more versatile and popular actors in
Korean cinema. After working for a time on TV (his debut was the MBC
drama The Love of Two Women), he launched his film career with the
romantic comedy Art Museum by the Zoo opposite superstar Shim Eun-ha.
The success of this movie gave him considerable attention and led to
him being offered many more roles.After starring in Ghost in Love
opposite Kim Hee-sun, Lee rose to prominence as the leader of a small
group of thugs in one of the biggest box-office hits of the late
1990s, Kim Sang-jin's smash comedy Attack the Gas Station. Shortly
thereafter he took a role in a very different kind of film, the
accomplished black comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, and his portrayal
of a dog-hating lecturer who desperately wants to become a professor
received good reviews.In 2001, Lee acted opposite Ko So-young in A
Day, a drama about a young married couple who wish to have a baby; he
then appeared alongside Cha Seung-won and Kim Hye-soo in Kick the
Moon, another wildly popular comedy by Kim Sang-jin. Lee also had a
memorable turn as the villain in Public Enemy, a hugely successful
film by hit director and Cinema Service founder Kang Woo-suk.
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