Ricky Lee Neely, known professionally as Ricky Kim (Korean: 리키
ê¹€), is an American model and actor.Ricky Lee Neely was born on June
19, 1981, to a Korean mother and an American father. He grew up in
Kansas and Hawaii, and then studied mass communications at Kansas
State University, with ambitions of becoming a lobbyist. In 2005 he
arrived in South Korea to volunteer and teach English on the side,
then left the country to continue traveling around the world. But
having made the decision to pursue a career in entertainment, he
returned four months later and began handing out his profile to
modeling and talent agencies. Under the stage name Ricky Kim, he made
his acting debut in the 4-episode 2006 TV series Miracle. He first
attracted notice for his supporting role in the 2008 hit show On Air,
followed by his first leading role in the romantic comedy film My
Darling FBI. He then joined the cast as Michelle Morris in the 2009
Korean staging of the musical Dreamgirls. In the 2010 period medical
drama Jejungwon, he played Dr. John William Heron, Presbyterian
missionary and hospital director of the first Western medical
institution in Korea.Since 2009 he has been a regular on
sports-reality show Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2. He also appeared in
several seasons of Law of the Jungle, a travel-reality show in which a
cast of celebrities go to exotic locations such as Namibia, Papua,
Vanuatu, Siberia, Madagascar, and New Zealand, and are left to explore
and survive in nature.Kim met musical theatre actress Ryu Seung-joo
while working with Compassion, an international NGO both are active
in. After dating for two years, the couple married on May 4, 2009 at
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel. Their first child, daughter Taylor
(Kim Tae-rin) was born on February 10, 2011. Their second child, son
Asher William (Kim Tae-oh) was born on March 11, 2013. Their third
child, daughter Ellysen Victoria (Kim Tae-ra) was born on September
19, 2015.
ê¹€), is an American model and actor.Ricky Lee Neely was born on June
19, 1981, to a Korean mother and an American father. He grew up in
Kansas and Hawaii, and then studied mass communications at Kansas
State University, with ambitions of becoming a lobbyist. In 2005 he
arrived in South Korea to volunteer and teach English on the side,
then left the country to continue traveling around the world. But
having made the decision to pursue a career in entertainment, he
returned four months later and began handing out his profile to
modeling and talent agencies. Under the stage name Ricky Kim, he made
his acting debut in the 4-episode 2006 TV series Miracle. He first
attracted notice for his supporting role in the 2008 hit show On Air,
followed by his first leading role in the romantic comedy film My
Darling FBI. He then joined the cast as Michelle Morris in the 2009
Korean staging of the musical Dreamgirls. In the 2010 period medical
drama Jejungwon, he played Dr. John William Heron, Presbyterian
missionary and hospital director of the first Western medical
institution in Korea.Since 2009 he has been a regular on
sports-reality show Let's Go Dream Team! Season 2. He also appeared in
several seasons of Law of the Jungle, a travel-reality show in which a
cast of celebrities go to exotic locations such as Namibia, Papua,
Vanuatu, Siberia, Madagascar, and New Zealand, and are left to explore
and survive in nature.Kim met musical theatre actress Ryu Seung-joo
while working with Compassion, an international NGO both are active
in. After dating for two years, the couple married on May 4, 2009 at
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel. Their first child, daughter Taylor
(Kim Tae-rin) was born on February 10, 2011. Their second child, son
Asher William (Kim Tae-oh) was born on March 11, 2013. Their third
child, daughter Ellysen Victoria (Kim Tae-ra) was born on September
19, 2015.
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