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]
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
Television series
Ambassadorship
- Ambassador of Public Relations to Seoul (2023)[10]
Accolades
Award and nomination
State honors
Listicle
Notes
References
- ^ 최불암 [Choi Bool-am] (in Korean). Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "문화일보와 독자가 만들어가는". Munhwa Ilbo. October 20, 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "최불암". Daum (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2010.
- ^ "스카이데일리, 고려시대 문신가문…최불암·탑 톱스타가문 명성". www.skyedaily.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 이, 민재 (December 8, 2022). "'한국인의 밥상' 사할린 동포들의 그리움이 담긴 밥상". 일요신문 (in Korean). Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "10년간 지구 9바퀴… '한국인의 밥상' 소개한 최불암을 울린 음식은?". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
- ^ "Cast and Crew DB >Choi Bool-am >Filmographies". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ KBS 뉴스9: KBS를 빛낸 50인 on YouTube
- ^ KBS를 빛낸 50인 on YouTube
- ^ "[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.
- ^ "[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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