Kim Myung-gon | |
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| Born | (1952-12-03)December 3, 1952 (age 73) Jeonju, South Korea |
| Other names | Kim Myung-kon |
| Education | Seoul National University – German Language Education (1976) Dongguk University Graduate School of Communication & Information – Master's degree (1985) |
| Occupations | Actor, screenwriter,pansori performer, music director, theatre director, theatrical producer |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김명곤 |
| Hanja | 金明坤 |
| RR | Gim Myeonggon |
| MR | Kim Myŏnggon |
| Website | http://www.myunggon.com/ |
Kim Myung-gon (Korean: 김명곤; born December 3, 1952) is a South Korean actor, screenwriter and music director. He is best known for starring in and writing the screenplay of Korean film classicSeopyeonje,[1] for which he won Best Actor at the 1993Blue Dragon Film Awards. Kim was also Korea'sMinister of Culture and Tourism from March 2006 to May 2007.[2][3][4]
Kim is apansori performer. He was chairman of the organizing committee of theJeonju International Sori Festival (Sound of Voice & Music) from 2009 to 2010.[5][6][7]
He taught Theater and Film as aninstructor atWoosuk University from 1997 to 1998, then taught Theater as avisiting professor atKorea National University of Arts in 1999.
Kim founded the Arirang Theatre Company in 1986, where he was active until 1999. He then became president of theNational Theater of Korea from 2000 to 2005. He directed Korean stage play adaptations ofKarl Wittlinger'sDo You Know the Milky Way? in 2009,[8] andArthur Miller'sDeath of a Salesman (starringLee Soon-jae andJeon Moo-song) in 2013.[9] Kim also producedEndless Voyage in 2012, a stage performance mixing ballet and traditionalKorean dance.
In 2012, Kim published his autobiographyDreaming Clown, which elaborates on his various experiences with the arts and government.[1]
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