“Parasite” star, South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun dies at 48
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The Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actor was found dead in a car amid a drug investigation.
South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun — who won a Screen Actors Guild Award for his role in Bong Joon Ho's Best Picture-winning 2019 drama Parasite — has died at age 48.
According to the Associated Press, the popular TV and film actor was found dead inside a car in Seoul on Wednesday, amid local authorities' extensive probe into his reported drug usage.
The actor was initially reported missing by his family, including his actress wife Jeon Hye-jin — during an ongoing police investigation that accused him of using illegal substances. According to the outlet, the actor maintained his innocence throughout the ordeal, and even filed legal action claiming that he was blackmailed and tricked into taking the drugs.
EW has reached out to a representative for the late actor for more information.
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Lee Sun-kyun in 'Parasite'In addition to his SAG Award-winning role as the powerful patriarch of a wealthy family in Parasite, the performer rose to prominence in South Korea thanks to his TV work in dramas like Coffee Prince, Behind the White Tower, and Pasta, among others.
His film collaborations also included notable work with celebrated filmmaker Hong Sang-soo in 2008's Night and Day, 2010's Oki's Movie, and 2013's Nobody's Daughter Haewon.
The actor is survived by his aforementioned wife and two sons.
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