Choi Jong-won

In this Korean name, the family name is Choi.
Choi Jong-won
Born (1950-01-27) January 27, 1950 (age 74)
Sangjang-myeon, Samcheok, Gangwon Province, South Korea
EducationSeoul Drama School
Kyungwoon University - Journalism and Mass Communication
Occupation(s)Actor, politician
AgentSP Entertainment
SpouseJung Young-ae
Children2 daughters[1]
Korean name
Hangul
최종원
Hanja
崔鍾元
Revised RomanizationChoe Jongwon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Chongwŏn

Choi Jong-won (Korean: 최종원; born January 27, 1950) is a South Korean actor and politician. Choi began his acting career in theater, then made his screen debut in 1978 and became known as a veteran actor of stage, film and television of over forty years.[2][3][4][5] He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon-era period drama The Eternal Empire.

Choi entered politics in 2004, when he ran and lost in the 17th National Assembly elections as an Uri Party candidate. He ran again in the by-elections on July 28, 2010, under the Democratic Party, where he won as the lawmaker representing Gangwon Province (Taebaek, Jeongseon, Yeongwol, and Pyeongchang) in the 18th National Assembly, succeeding Lee Kwang-jae who resigned to run for the Gangwon governorship.[6][7] On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.[8][9]

  1. ^ One of his daughters, Choi Na-rae is also an actress.
  2. ^ Seo, Young-seok (April 19, 2009). 7년 만에 대학로로 돌아온 연기파 배우 최종원 [Veteran actor Choi Jong-won returns to Daehakro after 7 years]. Interview365 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  3. ^ Park, Joon-hyeong (14 September 2012). 최종원 "왜 세종이냐고? 시대가 원하는 리더상이죠"(인터뷰). OSEN [ko] (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  4. ^ Yoo, Myeong-joon (13 May 2013). 최종원 "뮤지컬서 '말춤' '시건방춤' 왜 추냐고? 시대가 원하니까". Kuki News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  5. ^ Song, Woong-ki (26 April 2010). "Drama fest focuses on original work". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  6. ^ Song, Ho-gyun (24 July 2010). 최종원 "유인촌 장관, 만나면 일단 한 대 맞자". Pressian (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  7. ^ Jackson, Andy (28 July 2010). "Results for Korea's July 28 by-elections (UPDATE: GNP gets unexpected wins)". Asian Correspondent. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  8. ^ Lee, Tae-hoon (27 April 2011). "Mudslinging, dirty tricks taint by-elections". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  9. ^ Kim, Jin (19 July 2011). "Viewpoint: A nongentleman from Pyeongchang". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-12-17. Retrieved 2015-04-14.