Lee Sun-kyun, the middle-class father in Parasite, dies at 48

Cinema mourns the loss of one of its stars after the sad news of the actor’s passing Lee Sun-kyunrich father essential in ParasiteBong Joon-ho’s masterpiece, crowned by triumph at the 2020 Oscars. The 48-year-old actor was found dead this Wednesday 26 December in Seoul.

A 19-hour interrogation two days before his death

Currently, the circumstances of his death raise questions. Local authorities confirmed that Lee Sun-kyun had done it found inside a vehicle parked in the Seongbuk neighborhood, north of the South Korean capital. Police sources revealed thisa note, similar to a willhad been left by the actor, fueling the hypothesis of suicide, as reported Information about France based on information from the South Korean News Agency Yonhap.

Yonhap also indicated that for two months, Lee Sun-kyun was under investigation for alleged use of illicit substancesincluding cannabis, a serious crime in South Korea. According to the same media it would be a legal scandal it tainted the actor’s image, depriving him of various media or advertising appearances. On December 23 and 24 the actor was particularly subjected to a nineteen-hour interrogation as part of this investigation.

The premature end of a booming career

Lee Sun-Kyun’s death marks the premature end of a career that began in 2003. In 2007 he became famous in Korea with various series such as The 1^st Prince Coffee shop, Behind the White Tower OR My lord in 2018. After the global triumph of Parasite and his four Oscarsthe actor was Emmy Award nominee in 2022 for his role in the series Doctor Brain, available on AppleTV+. His last film, Sleeptook it to the Cannes Film Festival this year, where the film was screened in the Critics’ Week section.

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