About Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
A Korean Canadian actor and television host, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is best recognized for his roles as Randy Ko in the soap opera "Train 48" (2003-2005) and as family patriarch Appa in the 2011 play "Kim's Convenience", as well as its television adaptation (2016-present). He has written his own play called "Dangling". He has twice been nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role, Large Theatre for his roles in "The Monster Under the Bed" and "Kim's Convenience" whereas he has gained Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards for the Best Actor. As well, he has voiced Jung Park in the "Rainbow Six: Vegas" video games. Recently, he has landed a 'dream' role in "The Mandalorian".
Famous For
- Being a Korean Canadian actor and television host.
- For his roles as Randy Ko in the soap opera "Train 48" (2003-2005).
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Early Life of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee opened his eyes for the first time on 16th August 1972 in Daejeon, South Korea. He holds a Canadian, South Korean nationality, and Asian (Korean) ethnicity. He happily celebrates his birthday on 16th August of every year and he had celebrated his 48th birthday as of 2020. Leo is his star sign and white is his race. His parents immigrated from South Korea to Canada, living in London, Toronto, and Calgary when he was three months old. In 1990, he moved back to Toronto to attend the University of Toronto, where he attended but did not complete the drama program at University College.
Career of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
- Paul Sun-Hyung Lee jumps off his acting career from the film "Ice Princess" as a supporting role playing Tiffany's father in 2005 as well as starred in the horror film "P2" and the thriller "The Echo".
- Then, he was a part of the videogame "Rainbow Six: Vegas" and its 2008 sequel "Rainbow Six: Vegas 2" also was part of the main cast of the Global Television nightly improvised soap opera "Train 48" as the role of Randy Ko.
- After that, he was seen in "Kim's Convenience" for which he won the Best Actor citation from the Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards.
- As well, he appeared in the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre/Canadian Stage production of "Chimerica" also guest-starred on an episode of "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" on 11th January 2017 as well as was seen in "The Monster Under the Bed" in 2010.
- He was also selected to host the fourth season of the reality competition show "Canada's Smartest Person", entitled "Canada's Smartest Person Junior" and featuring children as contestants.
- In the year 2019, he was seen in "Abby Hatcher" and "The Bravest Knight".
- Furthermore, as a piece of fresh news, Paul has landed a 'dream' role in "The Mandalorian". The self-professed huge "Star Wars" fan wrote on Twitter that he kept his "dream" role in "The Mandalorian" under wraps until it launched.
- "Dream come true!" Lee tweeted Friday, the day the episode launched. "I cried during the costume fitting. For real," he wrote in another tweet, responding to one of many fans who were flooding his timeline with congratulations about the role.
- Additionally, Lee is also a playwright, with his own play "Dangling" premiering at Toronto's fu-GEN theatre festival in 2010.
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Awards and Achievements of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee is one of the versatile actors in South Korea. He has twice been nominated for the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male in a Principal Role, Large Theatre for his roles in "The Monster Under the Bed" and "Kim's Convenience" though he has gained Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards for the Best Actor. With his hard work and luck by his side, he can win many more awards in the coming days.
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Personal Life of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Reflecting on Paul Sun-Hyung Lee's personal life, he is a married guy. He was married to Anna, with whom he has two children. The couple was in a romantic relationship for a long time though their relationship is successful. They both seem extremely happy in their domestic life. She's supportive of him and the profession that he is in. There's much love between the two and hope it will remain as in the future too. In addition, talking about his sexual orientation, he is straight.
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Net Worth of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Moving towards Paul Sun-Hyung Lee's net worth, his worth is around $8 million as of 2020 though he has also a handsome amount of salary too which is also in millions of dollars per year. He is able to earn this amount of money due to his hard work and he is continuing his hard work for much victorious life. His continuous contribution to work has only led him to become more polished and knowledgeable as an actor. Furthermore, his main source of income is from acting career and he is happy and satisfied with his profession whereas he has not done any endorsement work yet.
Body Measurement of Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Paul Sun-Hyung Lee stands at a perfect height of 5 feet and 9 inches whereas his body weight is around 77 kg or 170 pounds. He has also unarguably accomplished a decent height career-wise. He is considered one of the hottest celebrities of the time. Enriched with the toned bicep and perfect built, the actor doesn't hesitate to go shirtless. Handsome actor, Paul has black eyes and black hair though his body build type is average. He has also a nice beard which has been attractive for a long time.
