Lee Hwi-jae

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Lee Hwi-jae
Born
Lee Young-jae

(1972-12-29) December 29, 1972 (age 51)
Incheon, South Korea
Alma materSeoul Institute of the Arts
Occupation(s)TV presenter
Comedian
Actor
Years active1992–present
AgentKoen Group
SpouseMoon Jeong-won (m. 2010)
Children2
Korean name
Hangul
이휘재
Hanja
李輝宰
Revised RomanizationI Hwi-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Hwi-chae
Birth name
Hangul
이영재
Hanja
李永宰
Revised RomanizationI Yeong-jae
McCune–ReischauerI Yŏng-chae

Lee Hwi-jae (born Lee Young-jae on December 29, 1972) is a South Korean TV presenter, comedian and actor.[1] Lee studied theater at the Seoul Institute of the Arts, then made his TV debut in 1992 as a comedian after working as a floor director for MBC's entertainment program Sunday, Sunday Night. He shot to stardom in the program Life Theater. Since then, he has expanded his career to hosting variety shows such as Sang Sang Plus, Sponge and Quiz to Change the World.[2] He was the third highest-paid entertainer at MBC in 2008, earning ₩574.5 million.[3]

Personal life

Lee married florist Moon Jeong-won at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul on December 5, 2010.[4][5][6][7] Their twin sons, Lee Seo-eon and Lee Seo-jun were born on March 15, 2013.[8][9] He and his twins currently appear in the variety show Superman Is Back beginning November 3, 2013.

Variety show

Current

Year Title Network
2008-present 1000 Song Challenge SBS
2008–present Quiz to Change the World MBC
2013–present The Victory with Doctors jTBC
2013–present Vitamin KBS2
2013–present Superman Is Back KBS2
2014–present Beauty Shop Channel A

Former

Year Title Network
A Youth March MBC
Comedy North, South, East and West MBC
1993-1994, 1997 Life Theater MBC
1993–1994, 1997 Baby Face Club MBC
1994 오늘은 좋은 날 - 큰 집 사람들 MBC
1999-2000 Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's Wonderful Encounter SBS
1999-2000 Nam Hee-seok and Lee Hwi-jae's 한국이 보인다 KBS2
2000-2001 한국이 보인다 KBS2
2000-2002 Music Bank KBS2
2001 Beautiful Sunday SBS
2001-2002 Lee and Yoo's Night KBS2
2001-2002 Super TV Sunday Fun KBS2
2003-2012 Sponge KBS2
2004 Healthy Men and Women SBS
2004 Star Olympiad SBS
2004 Medical Non-Fiction! Last Warning SBS
2004-2005 M! Countdown Mnet
2004-2008 Sang Sang Plus KBS2
2008-2009 We Got Married - Season 1 MBC
2008-2009 Quiz to Change the World MBC
2009-2010 Hunters MBC
2009 I Have an Uncle KBS2
2009-2011 Determine Women's Ranks QTV
2010-2011 Heroes SBS
2010 Eco House MBC
2011 Secret KBS2
2011–2012 Birth of a Family KBS2
2012 Diamond Girl QTV[10]
2012-2013 We Are Detectives jTBC
2013 Extreme 7 MBC Every 1
2013 Super Match SBS
2013 Diet Master StoryOn[11]
2013 Super Dog KBS2

Acting

Television drama/Sitcom

  • 김가이가 (MBC, 1994)
  • 삼색우정 - 고참은 괴로워 (SBS, 1995)
  • To Make a Man (KBS2, 1995)
  • Lee Hwi-jae's 사나이 특공대 (SBS, 1996)
  • Yes Sir (KBS2, 1996)
  • Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, 1998)
  • My Love Han Ji-soon (SBS, 1999)
  • Cool Guys (KBS2, 2000–2001)
  • Go Mom Go! (KBS2, 2003–2004)
  • Old Miss Diary (KBS2, 2004)
  • Banjun Drama (SBS, 2005)
  • Lawyers (MBC, 2005)
  • Hello Franceska - Season 3 (MBC, 2005) (cameo)
  • Look Back With a Smile (KBS2, 2005) (cameo)
  • The Greatest Love (MBC, 2011) (cameo)
  • Royal Villa (jTBC, 2013) (cameo)

Film

Year Title Notes
1992 Bloody Fight for Revenge
1993 빛나리랑 영자랑 휘재랑
1995 멀고 먼 해후
1996 Albatross
1997 Hallelujah
2000 The Picture Diary
2003 Singles (cameo)
2006 Old Miss Diary - Movie (cameo)
2011 초대받지 못한 손님

Musical theatre

Year Title
2006 March! Waikiki Brothers

Hosting

Year Event/Award
2005 11th Korea Musical Awards
2005 KBS Entertainment Awards
2006 KBS Entertainment Awards
2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards
2007 Baseball Golden Glove Awards
2007 SBS Gayo Daejeon
2008 SBS Entertainment Awards
2009 1st 대한민국 희극인의 날
2009 MBC Drama Awards
2010 46th Baeksang Arts Awards
2011 KBS Gayo Daechukje
2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards
2012 MBC Gayo Daejejeon
2013 25th Korea PD Awards
2013 APAN Star Awards
2013 KBS Gayo Daechukje
2013 SBS Drama Awards

Discography

Album

Year Title
1995 An Experience
1997 Rebirth

Song contribution

Year Artist's Album Song's Title
2000 Yurisangja's Live in Concert "Smile"
2000 Song Eun-yi's Imagine "축복해요"
2003 Lena Park's Smile "2 Man Show"

Book

  • 별난 사람들의 별나지 않은 그 집 이야기 (2010)

References

  1. ^ Lee, Sun-min (8 January 2014). "Lee Hwi-jae's 3-decade diet". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  2. ^ Chung, Ah-young (18 August 2010). "Comedian Lee to marry florist on Dec. 5". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  3. ^ "Yoo Jae-suk Paid Nearly W1 Billion by MBC in 2008". The Chosun Ilbo. 12 October 2009. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  4. ^ "Lee Hwi-jae to Marry Florist Girlfriend". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  5. ^ Jin, Christy (18 August 2010). "Comedian Lee to tie the knot". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  6. ^ "Lee Hwi-jae Releases Wedding Photos". The Chosun Ilbo. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  7. ^ "Lee Hwi-jae's Wife Catches Eye of Cosmetics Brand Lancôme". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  8. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (20 October 2012). "Lee Hwi-jae to become a father". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  9. ^ Kim, Erika (16 March 2013). "Lee Hwi Jae's Wife Gives Birth to Healthy Twin Sons". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
  10. ^ Park, Elli (29 June 2012). "Lee Hwi-jae confesses he got his eyebrows tattooed". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
  11. ^ Lee, Sun-min (6 June 2013). "Diet Master to hit airwaves on Friday". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-03.

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