Overview
- A wake is being held at Room 2 of Hanyang University Seoul Hospital’s funeral hall, with a funeral procession set for Dec. 1 at 8:20 a.m. and burial at Eden Memorial Park in Namyangju.
- Reports differ on his age at death, with some outlets citing 76 and others 77.
- The association’s notice states he died on the afternoon of Nov. 28 at a hospital in Yangpyeong County, Gyeonggi.
- A Seoul Institute of the Arts graduate, he joined the National Theater Company of Korea in 1989 and built a wide-ranging career across stage, film and TV, including Hello Ghost, Signal, Goblin and Backstreet Rookie.
- He received a Ministry of Culture commendation in 2010 and is survived by his wife Yoon Se-sook, his son Lee Ju-mong and his daughter-in-law Lee Young-hwa.