Yoon Tae-young
Born (1974-10-03) October 3, 1974 (age 49)
Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
EducationIllinois Wesleyan University - Business Administration
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
AgentSM C&C[1]
SpouseIm Yoo-jin (m. 2007)
Children1 Daughter
Korean name
Hangul
윤태영
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYun Tae-yeong
McCune–ReischauerYun Taeyŏng

Yoon Tae-young (born October 3, 1974) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for starring in television dramas, notably fantasy epic The Legend (2007) and sports drama/romance Strike Love (2009).[2][3][4]

Personal life

Yoon married actress Im Yoo-jin on February 14, 2007. They met on the 2003 TV drama On the Prairie.[5]

He is the only son of former Samsung Electronics vice chairman Yoon Jong-yong.[6]

Drunk driving incident

On May 13, 2018, Yoon crashed into another car while driving under the influence of alcohol.[7] Yoon was called in the next day to the police station where the police determined that his blood alcohol content was 0.140 percent at the time of the accident.[8] The police suspended his licenses, and after the news broke out, producers of the then upcoming TV series 100 Days My Prince announced their intent to replace him with another actor.[9][10]

Television series

Film

Variety show

Awards

References

  1. ^ Kang Seon-ae (August 16, 2022). "윤태영, SM C&C 전속계약…강호동·신동엽과 한솥밥" [Yoon Tae-young, SM C&C exclusive contract… Ho-dong Kang, Dong-yeop Shin and Hansotbap] (in Korean). SBS Entertainment News. Retrieved August 16, 2022 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Lee, Hyo-won (4 December 2007). "TV Drama Taewangsasingi Goes to Japan". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  3. ^ Kim, Lynn (28 January 2010). "Korean TV series Strike Love to air in Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  4. ^ Hong, Lucia (8 April 2010). "Strike Love eyeing homerun with Japanese audience". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  5. ^ "Yoon Tae Young and Im Yoo Jin's wedding will be held on 2/14/2007". Soompi. December 30, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "Celebrities born with silver spoons". The Korea Times. May 19, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  7. ^ Kim, Hyun-shik (May 21, 2018). 윤태영, 음주운전 적발…'백일의 낭군님' 하차. Nocut News (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  8. ^ Sung, Ji-eun (May 22, 2018). "Yoon Tae-young charged for drunk driving". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Kim, Mi-ri (May 21, 2018). '백일의 낭군님' 측 "윤태영 하차, 대체 배우 현재 미정" [공식입장 전문]. My Daily (in Korean). Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  10. ^ Lee, Suh-yoon (May 21, 2018). "Actor Yoon kicked out of K-drama for drunk driving". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Kim, Ji-woo (August 16, 2023). "'7인의 탈출' 김순옥 작가의 일곱 악인" [The Escape of the Seven' Kim Soon Ok's Seven Evil Men] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. ^ Moon Wan-silk (March 18, 2022). "[단독]윤태영·김지석 '골프왕' 시즌3 합류..불꽃 대결 펼친다" [[Exclusive] Tae-Young Yoon and Ji-Seok Kim join Season 3 of 'Golf King'... Fireworks showdown] (in Korean). MT Star News. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  13. ^ Cha Hye-young (March 18, 2022). "윤태영X김지석, NEW 멤버로 합류…역대급 나이스샷 예고 ('골프왕3')" [Yoon Tae-young X Kim Ji-seok joins as NEW member... All-time nice shot preview ('Golf King 3')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ^ Hong, Lucia (2 January 2012). "The Greatest Love snags 7 honors at 2011 MBC Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-05-27.

External links

Baeksang Arts Award for Best New Actor – Television
Baeksang Arts Award for Most Popular Actor
MBC Drama Awards for Best New Actor
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