Parasite : Actor Lee Sun-kyun, best known for his part in the Academy Award–winning film “Parasite,” passed away in Seoul. At an undisclosed location in Seoul, police found Lee unconscious. According to Yonhap news agency, Lee had been looking for his brother after hearing from his family that he had left home earlier on Wednesday and had written a note resembling a suicide note. A charcoal briquette was found in the car’s passenger seat after Lee’s death was later confirmed.
For his part as the head of an affluent family in “Parasite,” Lee is most known. He was honored with a Screen Actors Guild award in 2021 for being “cast in a motion picture” for his performance in that movie. He was a nominee at the International Film Festival for Best Actor.
His role in the science fiction thriller “Dr. Brain” earned him an Emmy Award last year. Before becoming well-known for Parasite outside of Korea, Lee was a familiar face on Korean television for many years. He rose to prominence in the popular drama series Coffee Prince (2007) and gained wider recognition with the medical drama Behind the White Tower. His subsequent hits include “asta” (2010) and My Mister (2018).
Actor Lee Sun-kyun, from South Korea, was discovered dead in Seoul. He is best known for his part in the Academy Award–winning movie Parasite. On Wednesday, the 48-year-old actor was discovered unconscious in a car in a popular park in Seoul. Although it’s unclear if Lee committed suicide, police were notified that he had left his house after leaving a note. Lee had been the subject of a drug-related inquiry since October. In the film Parasite, Lee portrayed the patriarch of the affluent Park family, which is penetrated by members of a low-income family who pose as strangers. Four Oscars were won by the savage social satire, including best picture.
According to the Yonhap news agency, Lee was allegedly caught using ketamine and marijuana with a hostess.
in a Seoul bar. Although he refuted taking what she gave him, the hostess reported to the police that he had taken drugs from her house on several occasions. His drug tests had produced unsatisfactory or unclear results.
Police expressed their regret that Lee passed away while investigations were ongoing, but they added that the investigation had been “conducted with [his] consent”. Lee was questioned in three rounds, the longest of which lasted 19 hours last Saturday. In a statement, Lee’s management company, HODU&U Entertainment, said: “It is impossible to hold back the grief and hopelessness. We kindly request that you not disseminate rumors or misleading information so as to avoid making [Lee’s] last voyage unjust.”
Lee starred in over 20 films during the course of his career.
as the protagonist of numerous TV series and movies. With Parasite, he gained widespread recognition and became the first non-English film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. In South Korea, drug offenses, including those involving marijuana use, are regarded as serious crimes, with prison terms of up to five years for marijuana consumption.