Lee Ju-il was called 'King of Comedy' in the 1980s.
12 Facts About Lee Ju-il
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Lee Ju-il was born on, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do as fifth-generation only son of his family.
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Lee Ju-il graduated from Chuncheon high school, and completed Business School at Kyungwon University.
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Lee Ju-il started his comedian career at Defense Agency for Public Information Services in 1960, and debuted as a host of morning star performance group in 1965.
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Lee Ju-il finished political career commenting, "I learned a lot about comedy", and returned to his comedian career in 1996.
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Lee returned to television with late night talk show, Lee Ju-il Tonight Show on SBS.
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Lee Ju-il retired from his career as finishing 100th episode of Lee Ju-il Tonight Show.
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Lee Ju-il served as the president of sponsors on Korea National Council on Social Welfare in 1985.
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Lee Ju-il served as a founding president of Korea Comedy Research Society, an honorary chairperson of Acting division of Entertainer Association, and a vice-president of BBS Korea.
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Lee Ju-il conducted anti-smoking campaigns after diagnosed with Lung cancer on November 17,2001.
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Lee Ju-il died of lung cancer on August 27,2002,3:15pm at National Cancer Center.
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The fellow comedian Lee Ju-il Bong-won mimicked Lee Ju-il's voice on this commercial.