1. Lee Dong-wook is a South Korean actor and presenter.
19 Facts About Lee Dong-wook
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Lee Dong-wook is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl, Scent of a Woman, The Fugitive of Joseon, Hotel King, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Life, Hell Is Other People, Tale of the Nine Tailed, Bad and Crazy, Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938, and A Shop for Killers.
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Lee Dong-wook is the host of the talk show Strong Heart, boy group survival reality show Produce X 101, and his own American-style talk show Wook Talk.
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In 2005, Lee enrolled in Joongbu University, majoring in media and broadcasting arts.
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Lee Dong-wook made his acting debut in 1999 in an MBC single-episode drama after winning the grand prize in the V-NESS model contest of the same year.
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The PD of the drama saw Lee Dong-wook, and proceeded to cast him in the teen drama School 2.
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Lee Dong-wook started to gain recognition with his performance in School 3.
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Lee Dong-wook has since starred in noir Bitter Sweet Life, courtroom dramedy Partner, melodrama Scent of a Woman, baseball rom-com Wild Romance, period thriller The Fugitive of Joseon, and revenge drama Hotel King, in which he reunited with My Girl co-star Lee Da-hae.
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Lee Dong-wook then starred in fantasy-action series Blade Man and romance drama Bubble Gum.
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Lee Dong-wook joined the reality show Roommate, which aired from 2014 to 2015.
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From 2016 to 2017, Lee Dong-wook starred alongside Gong Yoo in Kim Eun-sook's fantasy-romance drama Guardian: The Lonely and Great God playing a grim reaper.
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In 2018, Lee Dong-wook starred in the medical drama Life as a doctor who works at the ER Department.
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In 2019, Lee Dong-wook starred in the romance comedy drama Touch Your Heart alongside Guardian co-star Yoo In-na, playing a workaholic lawyer.
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Lee Dong-wook then starred as the main antagonist in the thriller drama Hell Is Other People as a dentist in the morning but a psychopath in the evening.
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Lee Dong-wook started hosting his own talk show, Wook Talk, to celebrate his 20th anniversary since debut.
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In 2020, Lee Dong-wook was cast in the fantasy drama Tale of the Nine Tailed as a nine-tailed fox who used to be a mountain god, and is working as a civil servant.
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Lee Dong-wook confirmed to appear in the romantic comedy film Single in Seoul alongside Im Soo-jung.
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In 2024, Lee Dong-wook starred on Disney+'s A Shop for Killers.
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Lee Dong-wook enlisted in the military in August 2009, serving under the National Defense Public Relations Service.