1. Gong Ji-cheol, known professionally as Gong Yoo, is a South Korean actor.
26 Facts About Gong Yoo
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Gong Yoo is best known for his starring roles in the television series Coffee Prince, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, the Netflix series Squid Game, and the films Silenced, Train to Busan and The Age of Shadows.
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Gong Yoo is the second child and only son of Gong Won and Yoo Myung-joo.
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Gong Yoo's father attended Busan Sango, a baseball academy, and was a manager of the Lotte Giants from 1983 to 1985.
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Gong Yoo attended Dongin High School, and pursued undergraduate studies at Kyung Hee University's Department of Theater and Film.
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In 2017, Gong Yoo revealed that he is from the Gokbu Gong clan.
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Thereafter, Gong Yoo did a number of supporting roles in dramas and movies and hosted the music program Music Camp in 2004.
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Gong Yoo was then cast in MBC's romantic comedy Coffee Prince, which became his breakout role.
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On January 14,2008, Gong Yoo enlisted for the mandatory service, and was discharged on December 8,2009.
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Gong Yoo did eight months of frontline active service in Cheorwon and was transferred to the Defense Media Agency, where he served in the public relations department and hosted as a DJ for the army radio station.
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Gong Yoo made his comeback in the romantic comedy Finding Mr Destiny, which was a medium box office hit in Korea.
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Gong Yoo then initiated and pursued the production of a theatrical adaptation of Gong Ji-young's novel The Crucible, a congratulatory gift from his senior for his promotion during enlistment.
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Gong Yoo then starred opposite Lee Min-jung in the romantic-comedy series Big written by the Hong sisters.
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Gong Yoo played an elite North Korean spy who defects after being betrayed by his country.
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In November 2013, Gong Yoo was appointed as a special representative of the United Nations Children's Fund in Korea, in conjunction with a celebration of the 24th year since the Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted.
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On July 7,2014, Gong Yoo was named as an ambassador for the National Tax Service, alongside actress Ha Ji-won.
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Gong Yoo experienced a new high in his career with consecutive hit works in 2016.
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Gong Yoo then starred in the hugely successful zombie blockbuster Train to Busan, which surpassed 11 million admissions in South Korea.
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In December 2016, Gong Yoo returned to television in Kim Eun-sook's fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, playing the titular goblin.
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The drama was a massive hit and Gong Yoo won Best Actor at the Baeksang Awards for his performance.
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In 2018, Gong Yoo was cast in the feminist film Kim Ji-young, Born 1982, which is his third collaboration with actress Jung Yu-mi, Gong plays the role of Kim Ji-young's husband.
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In March 2020, Gong Yoo confirmed to make a special appearance in Kim Tae-yong's film Wonderland.
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In 2021, Gong Yoo starred in Lee Yong-ju's action thriller film Seo Bok alongside Park Bo-gum.
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Gong Yoo plays a former intelligence agent who is caught up in the chase of catching the first human clone to uncover the secret to eternal life.
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In 2024, Gong Yoo starred in the South Korean television series The Trunk, a mystery melodrama based on the novel of the same name by Kim Ryeo-ryeong.