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Choi Bool-am

Choi Bool-am

South Korean actor (born 1940)

Choi Bool-am (Korean: 최불암; born June 15, 1940) is a South Korean retired actor and a professor.[1][2][3]

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
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Biography

Choi was born in the neighborhood of Geumgok-dong [ko], Dong-gu, Incheon, Korea, Empire of Japan in 1940.[4] He is of the Haeju Choe clan.[5] Choi was the only son to his father Choi Cheol, a business man, and his mother Lee Myeong-suk who was a daughter of a royal pharmacist of the Korean Empire. Choi Cheol suddenly died when Choi was 8 years old and entered Sinheung Elementary School in Incheon. Choi moved to Seoul to attend Jungang Middle School. Choi was drawn to theater as he entered a theater club at Jungang High School. Choi established directing experiences while at Seorabeol Art College (which has since merged into the present-day Chung-Ang University). He entered Hanyang University in 1960. Before graduation, Choi starred in several plays. Choi was recruited as a KBS TV actor in 1976, and entered stardom with the role of Kim Jongseo in the drama series, Prince Suyang.[6][4]

He is also the host for Korean Cuisine and Dining, a food travelogue series on food of Korea and the Korean diaspora.[7][8]

Filmography

*Note; the whole list is referenced.[9]

Film

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Television series

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Ambassadorship

  • Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023)[10]

Accolades

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State honors

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Since 2010 Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
  2. [N 2]
    Sisa Journal Next Generation Leader-Society was founded by Sisa Journal in 2008.

    References

    1. [1]
      최불암 [Choi Bool-am] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
    2. [2]
      "문화일보와 독자가 만들어가는". Munhwa Ilbo. October 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
    3. [3]
      "Interview with senior actors about Korean dramas". The Dong-a Ilbo. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
    4. [4]
      "최불암". Daum (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
    5. [5]
      "스카이데일리, 고려시대 문신가문…최불암·탑 톱스타가문 명성". www.skyedaily.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
    6. [6]
      Kim Jong-won (김종원) (2003). 최불암 - 소시민적 친화력과 곰삭은 연기의 매력. Korean Movie Database (KMDb) (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
    7. [7]
      이, 민재 (December 8, 2022). "'한국인의 밥상' 사할린 동포들의 그리움이 담긴 밥상". 일요신문 (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2024.
    8. [8]
      "10년간 지구 9바퀴… '한국인의 밥상' 소개한 최불암을 울린 음식은?". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
    9. [9]
      "Cast and Crew DB >Choi Bool-am >Filmographies". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
    10. [10]
      Lee, Jae-ha (February 16, 2023). "서울특별시 홍보대사 감사패 받는 최불암 [포토엔HD]" [Choi Bul-am receiving appreciation plaque from Public Relations Ambassador of Seoul Metropolitan Government [Photo N HD]]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Naver.
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      Yoon, Sang-geun (October 8, 2022). "'수리남' 하정우, 2022 코리아드라마어워즈 대상 "드라마 대상 처음"[종합]" ['Suriname' Ha Jung-woo, the 2022 Korea Drama Awards Grand Prize "Drama Grand Prize for the first time" [General]]. Star News (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Naver.
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      "송혜교·송중기·BTS·아이유…시청자 선정 'KBS를 빛낸 50인' 발표" [Song Hye-kyo, Song Joong-ki, BTS, IU... Announced '50 people who shined KBS' selected by the audience]. Press View. Archived from the original on August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Daum.
    13. [13]
      Park, Jung-soo (March 9, 2023). "'연중' 고두심→최불암, '50주년' KBS를 빛낸 50인 ★ 재조명". Maeil Economy (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Naver.
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      KBS 뉴스9: KBS를 빛낸 50인 on YouTube
    15. [15]
      KBS를 빛낸 50인 on YouTube
    16. [16]
      "[누가 한국을 움직이는가] '만년 2등' 유재석 첫 1위 등극 국민MC 위상 각인" [[Who moves Korea] '2nd place in 10,000 years' Yoo Jae-seok's first 1st place national MC status imprinted]. Sisa Journal (in Korean). September 22, 2015. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
    17. [17]
      "[누가 한국을 움직이는가] 당연한 1위, 세계를 흔든 BTS" [[Who moves Korea] No. 1 of course, BTS that shook the world]. Sisa Journal (in Korean). August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2023.


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