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Hwang Jung-min Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Hwang Jung-min Biography

Hwang Jung-min is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on September 1, 1970 in Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea.

Hwang Jung-min (born September 1, 1970) is a South Korean actor. He is one of the highest-grossing actors in South Korea, and has starred in several box office hits such as Ode to My Father (2014), Veteran (2015), The Himalayas (2015), A Violent Prosecutor (2015) and The Wailing (2016). Hwang is the third actor in South Korea to be part of the “100 Million Viewer Club” in Chungmuro.

Hwang Jung-min began his career in musical theatre, making his acting debut in Line 1 in 1995. He then starred in various musicals and plays in Daehangno such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Cats.

NameHwang Jung-min
First NameIlia
Last NameShtokalov
OccupationActor
BirthdaySeptember 1
Birth Year1970
Place of BirthMasan
Home TownSouth Gyeongsang
Birth CountrySouth Korea
Birth SignVirgo
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsHwang Sang Jun
SpouseKim Mi-hye
Children(s)Hwang Sae-hyun

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Hwang married musical theatre actress Kim Mi-hye on September 6, 2004. They have a son named Hwang Sae-hyun.

Hwang Jung-min Net Worth

Hwang Jung-min is one of the richest Actor from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hwang Jung-min's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Then later in the year, Hwang headlined Ode to My Father, embodying the Korean everyman against the backdrop of modern history from the 1950s to the present day; the film depicted the Hungnam evacuation during the Korean War, coalmining gastarbeiters in Germany in the 1960s, and the Vietnam War. Ode to My Father became the second highest-grossing film in the history of Korean cinema, with 14.2 million tickets sold.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeActor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Hwang then reunited with actress Uhm Jung-hwa (whom he previously starred with in 2005 ensemble romantic comedy All for Love) in the 2012 box office hit Dancing Queen. He returned to TV in the 2012 cable drama Korean Peninsula, but it was less successful.

But it was in 2005 that Hwang became a household name, portraying a naive farmer in love with an AIDS-stricken prostitute in the hit melodrama You Are My Sunshine. Hwang explains that he was “moved by the tale of the genuine love between two people. I agreed with the director’s idea of showing it as pure love, like an uncut gem, without sloppily adding to it or embellishing it.”

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hwang Jung-min height 1.8 m Ilia weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height1.8 m
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

His big break came when he was cast in Waikiki Brothers, a 2001 film that was a sleeper hit in Korea. In his role as a hopeless drummer, Hwang left a strong impression and earned favorable reviews, with director Yim Soon-rye calling him “an uncut gemstone”. Hwang went on to have prominent roles in Road Movie, A Good Lawyer’s Wife, Heaven’s Soldiers and A Bittersweet Life.

2009’s The Accidental Couple was particularly special to Hwang, as it was his first time starring in a television drama in his 14-year acting career.

Who is Hwang Jung-min Dating?

According to our records, Hwang Jung-min married to Kim Mi-hye . As of December 1, 2023, Hwang Jung-min’s is not dating anyone.

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He made a triumphant return to the stage in the 2008 production of Nine. The theater producer said that it took three years to cast the leading role because in Hwang he had found the right actor to rival Antonio Banderas’ Broadway performance. He has since starred in University of Laughs, The Wedding Singer and Man of La Mancha. Hwang says, “A movie is the art of a director but the play is the art of an actor.”

Facts & Trivia

Ilia Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Hwang Jung-min celebrates birthday on September 1 of every year.

For his role as a blind swordsman in the 2010 period film Blades of Blood, Hwang went to schools for the blind to observe their movements. He then starred in The Unjust, a highly acclaimed noir about corruption in the South Korean justice system; followed by conspiracy film Moby Dick as a reporter.

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