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Cha In-pyo - Wikipedia

Cha In-pyo (Korean차인표; born October 14, 1967) is a South Korean actor[2] and director.

Cha In-pyo
Born (1967-10-14) October 14, 1967 (age 57)
Alma materRutgers University
Occupation(s)Actor, Novelist
Years active1987–present
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Children3
Korean name
Hangul
차인표
Hanja
くるまじんしゃく
Revised RomanizationCha Inpyo
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Inp'yo

Early life

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Cha graduated from Rutgers University in the U.S. with a degree in economics.[3] His father ran a shipping company and had intended for Cha to take over the family business.

Career

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Cha had dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a teenager, so he auditioned for General's Son, but at the recommendation of his parents, he went to the U.S. with his mother to study.[4] After working at Hanjin Shipping for several years, he quit his job to pursue acting full-time. In 1993 he joined MBC and made his debut in the television series Under the Same Roof [ko] before enlisting and completing his mandatory military service.[5][6] His major breakthrough came in the 1997 television series Star in My Heart, one of the first Korean dramas to be broadcast overseas and widely acknowledged to be the "first generation" of the Korean Wave, earning him public recognition.[7][8] In 2004 he starred in the SBS romantic-mystery drama Hong Kong Express. While the drama did not garner as much attention, the scene in which his character expresses his rage by furiously brushing his teeth in front of the bathroom mirror became iconic and was often parodied by comedians or used as a meme on Korean variety shows to indicate silent rage.[9] Cha later stated on Cultwo Show that the scene was not in his script since the only direction he received was "expressing anger in the bathroom".[10]

Cha has since garnered an extensive filmography in both film and television, including Crossing which was South Korea's entry for the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and earned him several nominations for various awards. He has also collaborated with Korean-American director Benson Lee in the period drama-comedy indie film Seoul Searching, which was screened at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and features a diverse cast and crew drawn from the worldwide overseas Japanese, Chinese and Korean diaspora.[3][11][12] He returned to network television in the weekend drama The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop, which drew ratings of over 30% for much of its run and earned him nominations at the 2016 KBS Drama Awards.

Personal life

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Cha met his future wife, co-star Shin Ae-ra, on the set of the drama Love in Your Heart [ko] and they married in March 1995 prior to his enlistment. As two of the top television stars of the 1990s, their marriage received extensive media coverage and was one of the most reported events of the year.[13] They have a son and two daughters.[14] Their decision to adopt their daughters was met with praise, especially given the rarity of adoptions by local Korean families compared to overseas families.[15]

Philanthropy

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On July 22, 2022, Cha donated 10 million won to treat a baby with stage 3 cancer from Uzbekistan through All That Medi.[16]

In December 2022, Cha donated 50 million won to Yana (You Are Not Alone), a support group for young people preparing for self-reliance.[17]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Honey Sweet Seok-ho [18]
2021 What Happened to Mr. Cha? Himself (Fictionalized) Netflix January 1
2019 Heaven's Quest
2015 Seoul Searching Mr. Kim
2014 My Boy Do Gong
2013 The Flu South Korean President
2012 The Tower President Jo
2009 A Dream Comes True Im Sang_hyeon Telecinema
2008 Crossing Kim Yong-su
2006 Hanbando Yi Sang-hyeon
2004 Mokpo the Harbor Baek Seong-gi
2003 Season in the Sun Kim Sin-bu
2002 Iron Palm Ah Yi-eon
1999 Dr. K Kang Ji-min/Dr. K
1998 Zzang Hwang Gi-pung
1996 Albatross Lieutenant Jo Gyeong-min Cho Chang-ho

Television series

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Year Title Role Note
TBA People of the Blue House Go Han-pyo Sitcom[19][20]
2016 The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Bae Sam-do
2015 D-Day Minister Koo Ja-hyuk
2014 Endless Love General Chun Tae-Woong
2012 Sent From Heaven Cha Se-joo
2011 Gyebaek Moo Jin Cameo
2010 Big Thing Kang Tae-san
The Reputable Family Choi Gook-sun
2007 White Tower Noh Min-guk
Love in Moments Apart Zhao Ming Wei Chinese drama
2005 Hong Kong Express Choi Kang-hyuk
2004 The Age of Heroes Chun Tae-sun
Endless Love Ji Dong-yang Chinese drama
The Four Detective Guards Tie Shou (Iron Hand)
2003 Perfect Love Park Shi-woo
2001 Her House Jang Tae-ju
2000 The Golden Era Park Kwang-chul
Fireworks Choi Jong-hyuk
1999 Beautiful Seoul Cho Sang-chul
The Boss Kim Choon-sam
1997 You and I Park Young-kyu
Star in My Heart Lee Joon-hee
Heroic Rebellion Han Young-ung
1996 Reporting for Duty Cha Sung-yun
1995 Making Men Park Han-joo
1994 Kareiski Yoon Ho-jun
My Son's Woman Kang Min-wook
Love is in Your Embrace Kang Pung-ho
The White Journey
1993 Han Ji-bong's Three Families

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2015 Sense8 Sun's Attorney Season 1

Web shows

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Saturday Night Live Korea Host Season 2 – Episode 2 [21]

Music videos

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  • Forgiveness (용서, Cho Jang-hyuk, 2001)
  • Sad... (Cho Jang-hyuk, 2001)
  • Forever (영원, Sky, 1999)

Discography

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  • "Heart Fire" (心火しんか, Xin Huo) - The Four Detective Guards opening theme song (2004)
  • "Dream" (梦, Meng) - The Four Detective Guards ending theme song (2004)

Novels

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  • Cha, In-pyo. (2011). Today's Forecast (Korean: 오늘예보). Hainaim (해냄출판사). ISBN 978-89-6574-313-2.[31][32]
  • Cha, In-pyo. (2009). Goodbye, Hill (Korean: 잘 가요 언덕). Sallim (살림). ISBN 978-89-522-1103-3.[33][34][35][36][37]

Awards

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Year Ceremony Film / Series Award Ref.
2016 KBS Drama Awards The Gentlemen of Wolgyesu Tailor Shop Best Couple Award with Ra Mi-ran
2010 SBS Drama Awards Big Thing Producer's Award [38]
Corporate Social Responsibility Korea Awards Ministry of Health and Welfare Commendation, Private Sector [39]
Pony Chung Scholarship Foundation Pony Chung Innovation Award [40]
2009 Korea CEO Summit KCS Volunteer Service Award [41]
2008 Asan Foundation Asan Special Award [42]
Chunsa Film Art Awards Crossing Special Jury Prize [43]
2006 Korean Presidential Awards Presidential Commendation for the Promotion and Protection of Children's Rights [44]
Model Awards Hallyu Star Award
2005 Korea Green Foundation 100 People Who Light Up Our World
2003 SBS Drama Awards Perfect Love Top Excellence Award, Actor [45]
Top 10 Stars
2001 MBC Drama Awards Her House Grand Prize (Daesang)
2000 Baeksang Arts Awards The Boss Best Actor in TV [46]
1998 You and I Popularity Award [47]
1997 MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor
1995 Baeksang Arts Awards Love is in Your Embrace Popularity Award, TV [48]

References

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