1. Jung Dong-hwan was born in Gimje, as second and youngest son.
19 Facts About Jung Dong-hwan
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Jung Dong-hwan spent his childhood in Huam-dong, Seoul with his mother and his older brother.
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Jung Dong-hwan proudly remember as being one of the first visitors to Namsan Library when it opened.
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Jung Dong-hwan participated in the National High School Male and Female Student Theater Competition with a play called 'Sunrise' and he won the Best Acting Award.
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Jung Dong-hwan embarked on his acting journey from the ground up, learning from esteemed theater figures like Lee Ho-jae and Jeon Moo-song.
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Jung Dong-hwan made his professional debut in the play "Stranger" in 1969.
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Jung Dong-hwan worked as a voice actor for only a year and a half before leaving his job at Dong-A Broadcasting.
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Jung Dong-hwan made his small screen debut in 1978 with the KBS drama "Wild Geese," where he showcased his acting talent.
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Since then, Jung Dong-hwan have been living without a break, going back and forth between TV, movies and plays, notably in The Last Station.
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Jung Dong-hwan appeared more frequently in television, Three Kim Generation, Winter Sonata, Rustic Period.
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In 2003 Jung Dong-hwan acted the role of Edward Damson, famous English playwright, in the Korean premiere of Peter Shaffer's The Gift of the Gorgon.
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In 2017, Jung Dong-hwan appeared in the play The Brothers Karamazov, based a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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Jung Dong-hwan considers Man-wol as a sister, daughter and friend.
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Jung Dong-hwan won Lifetime Achievement Award at 12th Korea Drama Awards for his role.
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In 2021, Jung Dong-hwan joined special performance of play The Brothers Karamazov to celebrate Dostoyevsky's 200th birthday.
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In 1982, Jung Dong-hwan divorced his ex-wife before embarking on a journey to the United States.
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Jung Dong-hwan flew to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for acting and enrolled at the renowned Lee Strasburg Theater Institute.
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Jung Dong-hwan did manual labor to cover for his tuition and living cost.
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Notably, their second daughter, Jung Dong-hwan Ha-nui, has made a name for herself as a talented theater actress.