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Lee Ju-il (Jung Ju-il (정주일)) was born on 24 October, 1940 in Kosong County, Gangwon Province, Korea under Japanese rule, is a Comedian. Discover Lee Ju-il's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
| Popular As |
Jung Ju-il (정주일) |
| Occupation |
Comedian, actor, politician |
| Age |
62 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
24 October, 1940 |
| Birthday |
24 October |
| Birthplace |
Kosong County, Gangwon Province, Korea under Japanese rule |
| Date of death |
(2002-08-27) National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea |
| Died Place |
National Cancer Center, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea |
| Nationality |
Japan |
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He is a member of famous Comedian with the age 62 years old group.
Lee Ju-il Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Lee Ju-il height not available right now. We will update Lee Ju-il's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Wife |
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Lee Ju-il Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lee Ju-il worth at the age of 62 years old? Lee Ju-il’s income source is mostly from being a successful Comedian. He is from Japan. We have estimated
Lee Ju-il's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Comedian |
Lee Ju-il Social Network
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Timeline
Lee returned to television with late night talk show, Lee Ju-il Tonight Show on SBS. The show was very popular for his satire and humor on politics, business communities, society, and culture. He retired from his career as finishing 100th episode of Lee Ju-il Tonight Show.
Lee's snapshots from talk show, and entertainment programs was used on Eyoudirect commercial of Heungkuk Fire & Marin Insurance company in 2007. The snapshots includes one of Bruce Lee. The fellow comedian Lee Bong-won mimicked Lee's voice on this commercial. Although Lee had died more than five years before, people were reminded of him by this commercial. The proceeds from this commercial were donated to charity in accordance with the will of Lee and his family.
Lee lost his only son to a motorcycle accident on November, 1991; however, he appeared on special program for opening a new broadcasting station, SBS, three days after the funeral, and made the audience laugh by saying, "I am sorry, everyone. I want to make an apology for something. I am terribly sorry that I couldn't improve the relation between Kim Yong-sam and Park Chul-un." He smoked more after his son's death. He conducted anti-smoking campaigns after diagnosed with Lung cancer on November 17, 2001. He died of lung cancer on August 27, 2002, 3:15pm at National Cancer Center. He was buried in Chuncheon Gyoungchun Park.
Lee elected 14th Korean National Assembly in 1992. He finished political career commenting, "I learned a lot about comedy", and returned to his comedian career in 1996.
Lee served as the president of sponsors on Korea National Council on Social Welfare in 1985. He also served as a founding president of Korea Comedy Research Society, an honorary chairperson of Acting division of Entertainer Association, and a vice-president of BBS Korea.
Lee made his debut on television with TBC's 'It's Saturday, everybody', and became very popular from MBC's 'If you laugh, blessings will come your way.' His ugly looks were a big obstacle to making a debut on television, but it became his strong selling point, then finally he is called as 'King of Comedy' in the 1980s. He created many popular culture languages such as 'I am sorry for my bad looks', and many people imitated his 'duck dance' on the tune of a song, Susie Q for a long time. Comedian Lee Sang-hae and he became a most popular duo of comedy programs in television performing a wonderful feat.
Lee Ju-il was born on , Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do as fifth-generation only son of his family. He graduated from Chuncheon high school, and completed Business School at Kyungwon University. He started his comedian career at Defense Agency for Public Information Services in 1960, and debuted as a host of morning star performance group in 1965.
Lee Ju-il (born Jung Ju-il; October 24, 1940 – August 27, 2002) was a South Korean comedian, actor, and politician who served as the Representative of the Democratic Liberal Party for Guri-si Gyronggi-do from 1992 to 1996. He was called 'King of Comedy' in the 1980s.
