Emerging from a childhood that blended dance, poetry and a keen eye on society, he entered the performing arts after a high-school friend’s suggestion and joined the Samil-ro Warehouse Theater, where he trained under Lee Won-kyung, Lee Hae-rang and Kim Dong-won as part of the first class of the Actors’ Academy. A debut in Death of a Salesman (1982) launched nearly two decades of stage work, includ…
