Lee Hwi-jae

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Hwi-jae (이휘재)
Born
Lee Young-jae

(1972-12-29) December 29, 1972 (age 51)
Mungyeong County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Host
  • Singer
  • Comedian
Years active1992–present
AgentCube Entertainment[1][2]
Korean name
Hangul
이휘재
Hanja
李輝宰
Revised RomanizationI Hwi-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Hwichae
Birth name
Hangul
이영재
Hanja
李永宰
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Yŏngchae

Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian, actor, and singer.[3] Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World.[4] He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.[5]

  1. ^ "[공식]큐브 측 "이휘재와 전속계약, 사업 확장 신호탄"". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "[공식입장 전문] 이휘재, 큐브行..조권·비투비와 한솥밥 "초심찾을 것"". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on March 5, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Lee, Sun-min (8 January 2014). "Lee Hwi-jae's 3-decade diet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  4. ^ Chung, Ah-young (18 August 2010). "Comedian Lee to marry florist on Dec. 5". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2014-03-03. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  5. ^ "Yoo Jae-suk Paid Nearly W1 Billion by MBC in 2008". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 October 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2014-03-03.