Sung Dong-il (born April 27, 1964) is a South Korean actor. Sung made
his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991
SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla
dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in the television drama
Eun-shil, though he later tried to fight typecasting by playing the
son of a chaebol tycoon in Love In 3 Colors and a university professor
in March. Following years of supporting roles in TV, Sung's film
career was jumpstarted by hit romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty in
2006. Subsequently, he became one of Korean cinema's most reliable
supporting actors, displaying his comic skills and easy charm in films
such as Take Off, Foxy Festival, Children..., The Suicide Forecast,
and The Client. He also had major roles in The Suck Up Project: Mr.
XXX-Kisser, 3D blockbuster Mr. Go, and mystery-comedy The Accidental
Detective. On the small screen, Sung garnered praise as a villain in
The Slave Hunters, and a gruff but caring father in Reply 1997 and its
spin-offs Reply 1994 and Reply 1988.Sung gained a new surge of
popularity in 2013 when he and his son Joon starred in Dad! Where Are
We Going?, a reality/variety show featuring five male celebrities and
their children on camping missions; his daughter Bin also joined him
for the show's second season.
his acting debut in theater in 1987, then was recruited at the 1991
SBS open talent auditions. He rose to fame as the comic, Jeolla
dialect-speaking character "Red Socks" in the television drama
Eun-shil, though he later tried to fight typecasting by playing the
son of a chaebol tycoon in Love In 3 Colors and a university professor
in March. Following years of supporting roles in TV, Sung's film
career was jumpstarted by hit romantic comedy 200 Pounds Beauty in
2006. Subsequently, he became one of Korean cinema's most reliable
supporting actors, displaying his comic skills and easy charm in films
such as Take Off, Foxy Festival, Children..., The Suicide Forecast,
and The Client. He also had major roles in The Suck Up Project: Mr.
XXX-Kisser, 3D blockbuster Mr. Go, and mystery-comedy The Accidental
Detective. On the small screen, Sung garnered praise as a villain in
The Slave Hunters, and a gruff but caring father in Reply 1997 and its
spin-offs Reply 1994 and Reply 1988.Sung gained a new surge of
popularity in 2013 when he and his son Joon starred in Dad! Where Are
We Going?, a reality/variety show featuring five male celebrities and
their children on camping missions; his daughter Bin also joined him
for the show's second season.
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