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South Korean actor (born )

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo. In the stage name or pen-name, the surname is Yoo.

Jo Jeong-ik (born 21 January ), better known by his stage name Yoo Gun, is an American-born South Korean actor.

Early life

Jo Jeong-ik was born in Arizona, United States to Korean American parents.

He came to South Korea in the s as a teenager. He is a first cousin of coloratura sopranoSumi Jo.^[1][2]

Career

Under the stage name Yoo Gun, he began his entertainment career in as a singer in South Korean boy band Oppa.^[3] Yoo rose to popularity through his first leading role in the television dramaHello, God! (안녕하세요 하느님); he played a mentally challenged character based on "Charlie" in the novel Flowers for Algernon.

Supporting roles followed in the comedy films Dasepo Naughty Girls, Project Makeover, Mission Possible: Kidnapping Granny K, and My Mighty Princess.^[3][4] Yoo unde