Lee Eon
Lee Eon (Korean: 이언 ; 5 February 1981 – 21 August 2008) was a South Korean actor and model best known for his performance in the Korean television series Coffee Prince.
Lee Eon was born Park Sang-min on 5 February 1981. Lee began practicing ssireum while in elementary school, going on to win gold medals at Korean national ssireum competitions in 1997 and 1998. As a freshman at university, he was inspired by Cha Seung-won to become a model, and after losing 30 kg (66 lb) made his debut at a fashion show in Busan in 1999. His later fashion show appearances included the Seoul Fashion Artists Association Collection.
Lee branched out into acting, making his film debut in 2006; he played a ssireum wrestler in Like a Virgin, putting his skills to good use and helping lead actor Ryu Deok-hwan learn the moves. He later appeared in the 2007 hit drama series Coffee Prince, and made his final appearance in KBS period drama Strongest Chil Woo.
Lee died in a motorcycle accident on 21 August 2008. He had been riding home from a party celebrating the airing of the last episode of Strongest Chil Woo, when his motorcycle hit the guardrail of an overpass in Hannam-dong, Seoul, at around 2 a.m. He died at the scene from a broken neck and was taken to the nearby Soonchunhyang University Hospital. Many of his colleagues attended his funeral, including Gong Yoo, his co-star in Coffee Prince, who took leave from his military service to hold Lee's memorial tablet in the procession to the grave site.
Details
Geburtsdatum: | 05.02.1981 (♒ Wassermann) |
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Geburtsort: | Busan |
Sterbedatum: | 21.08.2008 |
Sterbeort: | Hannam-dong |
Nationalität: | Südkorea |
Muttersprache: | Koreanisch |
Sprachen: | Koreanisch; |
Geschlecht: | ♂männlich |
Berufe: | Model, Filmschauspieler, Schauspieler, Fernsehschauspieler, |
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GND: | N/A |
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LCCN: | N/A |
NDL: | N/A |
VIAF: | N/A |
BnF: | N/A |
ISNI: | N/A |
LCNAF: | N/A |
Filmportal: | N/A |
IMDB: | N/A |