Occupation Actor, politician Spouse Jeong Young-ae (m. 1975) Hanja 崔鍾元 Role Actor | Hangul 최종원 Name Choi Jong-won Agent SP Entertainment | |
Born January 27, 1950 (age 74) ( 1950-01-27 ) Sangjang-myeon, Samcheok, Gangwon Province, South Korea Education Korea University (1998), Seoul Institute of the Arts (1969–1974) Awards Grand Bell Award for Best Supporting Actor Movies and TV shows Gunman in Joseon, Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi B, King Sejong the Great, Princess Aurora, Summer - Whisper Similar People Lee Myung‑se, Kang Woo‑suk, Im Kwon‑taek, Park Chul‑soo, Bae Chang‑Ho | ||
Revised Romanization Choe Jong-won McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Chong-won Children Choi Nam-mi, Choi Na-rae | ||
최종원, 박준형 오비라거 코믹CF(1997)-Korea Actor Choi jong won, Park jun hyung Comic AD
Choi Jong-won (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. He won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995 for the Joseon-era period drama The Eternal Empire.
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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. On September 16, 2010, Choi was elected as the head of DP's Gangwon provincial chapter.