Choi Jong-won, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Choi Jong-won

South Korean actor

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1950

Place of Birth: Taebaek, Gangwon Province, South Korea

Profession: actor, politician, television actor

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Choi Jong-won

  • 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. 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.

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