Lee Yeong-hoon (born December 14, 1982) is a South Korean actor.Lee
Yeong-hoon began his acting career after joining the MBC Academy while
in high school. Some of his peers at academy also went on to future
stardom, such as Jo In-sung and Lee So-yeon.In 2001, at the age of 19,
Lee made his acting debut win the short film Good Romance, directed by
filmmaker Leesong Hee-il. Lee entered Suwon Science College as a
Broadcasting major, and he performed numerous times on stage while at
university.Upon his discharge from mandatory military service, Leesong
Hee-il again cast Lee, this time in the leading role in the indie
feature No Regret. An attempt to realistically portray the lifestyle
of a young gay man working in the host club industry, No Regret became
a ground-breaking film in Korean queer cinema. It traveled the film
festival circuit, screening to packed audiences at the 2006 Busan
International Film Festival. Lee won Best New Actor at the Korean
Association of Film Critics Awards, and he appeared in his first
commercial in 2007 for McDonald's.
Yeong-hoon began his acting career after joining the MBC Academy while
in high school. Some of his peers at academy also went on to future
stardom, such as Jo In-sung and Lee So-yeon.In 2001, at the age of 19,
Lee made his acting debut win the short film Good Romance, directed by
filmmaker Leesong Hee-il. Lee entered Suwon Science College as a
Broadcasting major, and he performed numerous times on stage while at
university.Upon his discharge from mandatory military service, Leesong
Hee-il again cast Lee, this time in the leading role in the indie
feature No Regret. An attempt to realistically portray the lifestyle
of a young gay man working in the host club industry, No Regret became
a ground-breaking film in Korean queer cinema. It traveled the film
festival circuit, screening to packed audiences at the 2006 Busan
International Film Festival. Lee won Best New Actor at the Korean
Association of Film Critics Awards, and he appeared in his first
commercial in 2007 for McDonald's.
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