Lee Sun-kyun, ‘Parasite’ Star and South Korean Actor, Dies at 48
variety.comJordan Moreau Lee Sun-kyun, a South Korean actor who starred in the Oscars’ 2020 best picture winner “Parasite,” died Wednesday morning, according to the Associated Press and the South Korean news agency Yonhap.
He was 48. He was found dead in a car in a park in central Seoul, according to the AP. Police had been looking for Lee after his family claimed he wrote a suicide note and left home early on Wednesday.
Lee had recently been under police investigation for alleged illegal drug use. South Korea’s Incheon Metropolitan Police Agency had been investigating Lee and seven other people over alleged drug use; Lee claimed to be the victim of blackmail by another person being investigated and allegedly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars to extortion.
In 2020, “Parasite” won four Academy Awards, including best picture, director for Bong Joon Ho, original screenplay and international feature film for South Korea.
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