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Jang Dong Gun
Born	March 7, 1972 (1972-03-07) (age 35) Yongsan-Gu, Seoul, South Korea
Education	Dok-San Elementary School Moon-Il Middle School Moon-Il High School Korean National University of Arts
Website	jangdonggun.co.kr

This is a Korean name; the family name is Jang.

Jang Dong Gun (born March 7, 1972) is a South Korean actor and musician. Spending his childhood in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, he later went on to the Korean National University of Arts, dropping out before obtaining a degree. He made his debut in the MBC drama Our Heaven.Winning Actor Award in the Blue Dragon Awards again for his role as the dedicated cop in Nowhere to Hide. In 2000, he starred in the film Friend, which at the time was the highest grossing Korean film of all time. Jang gained widespread critical acclaim for his portrayal of a troubled high school student who joins the mafia, paving the way for him to star in the 2004 Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War, about the Korean War, which again shattered box office records. His portrayal of one of two brothers drafted into the war earned him a third Blue dragon award.

He was also recently chosen to promote the Nintendo DS Lite in South Korea, which was released in January 2007. His commercials promote the English Training: Have Fun Improving Your Skills! and Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!.

• Height: 181 cm (5'11)
• Weight: 68 kg (150 lbs.)
• Blood Type: O
• Religion: Buddhist^[1][2]

• All About Eve (2000)
• Ghost (1999)
• Springtime (1999)
• Love (1998)
• Ready Go! (1998)
• Myth of a Hero (1997)
• Model (1997)
• Medical Brothers (1997)
• Icing (1996)
• The Last Match (1994)
• Il Ji Mae (1993)
• Our Heaven (1993)

• Typhoon (2005)
• The Promise (2005)
• Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War (2004)
• The Coast Guard (2002)
• 2009 Lost Memories (2002)
• Friend (2001)
• Anarchists (2000)
• Nowhere to Hide (1999)
• Love Wind Love Song (1999)
• First Kiss (1998)
• Holiday in Seoul (1997)
• Repechage (1997)
• Laundry Warrior (2008)

• 2004: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Actor for Taegukgi
• 2001: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Most Popular Actor Award
• 2001: Asia Pacific Film Festival - Best Supporting Actor for Friend
• 2000: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Popular Award
• 1999: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best Supporting Actor for Nowhere to Hide
• 1997: Blue Dragon Film Awards - Best New Actor for The Repechage
• 1997: MBC - Best Actor
• 1997: Baeksang Art Awards - Most popular performer
• 1994: Baeksang Art Awards - TV's best new actor

• 1998: Bon-seung & Dong-gun
• 1995: Fly
• 1994: Friendship : Dong-gun Jang, Chul Jun
• 1993: Jang Dong-kun

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