Geon Yu

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Birth Name: Jo Jung Ik (유건)

Age: 42, born 21 January 1983

Country of origin: United States

Currently Residing In: Korea, Republic of

Height: 5' 10"

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Description: Jo Jeong-ik, better known by his stage name Yoo Gun, is an American-born South Korean actor. Jo Jeong-ik was born in Arizona, United States to Korean American parents. He came to South Korea in the 1990s as a teenager. He is a first cousin of coloratura soprano Sumi Jo. Under the stage name Yoo Gun, he began his entertainment career in 1997 as a singer in South Korean boy band Oppa. Yoo rose to popularity through his first leading role in the 2006 television drama Hello, God! (안녕하세요 하느님); he played a mentally challenged character based on "Charlie" in the novel Flowers for Algernon. Supporting roles f ... (more)