Jo Jung-suk Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Wife, Family, Images, And More
Jo Jung-suk is a South Korean actor who was born on December 26, 1980. He began his career in theater, appearing in many musicals and plays, including Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and the stage adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory.
Jo made his film debut as a comedic supporting actor in the 2012 box office hit Architecture 101, which became his breakout role, after nearly a decade on the stage. The television series The King 2 Hearts (2012), You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin (2013), Oh My Ghost (2015), Don't Dare to Dream (2016), Hospital Playlist (2020), as well as the films The Face Reader (2013), My Love, My Bride (2014), My Annoying Brother (2016), Exit (2019).
Career
Jo Jung-suk had always desired to perform on stage. He was admitted to Seoul Institute of the Arts' Theater department on a student loan, but after his father died in 2000, Jo's widowed mother became completely reliant on him. Due to family circumstances, he was granted an exemption from military service, and he dropped out of school before graduating to begin earning money through musicals. In 2004, he made his professional acting debut in The Nutcracker.
Jo then became active and well-known in musical theatre, appearing in 25 musicals in his first nine years of career, including Organ in My Heart (musical adaptation of The Harmonium in My Memory), Janggeum the Great (musical adaptation of Jewel in the Palace), and Korean productions of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Grease, The Island, and Spring Awakening.
In 2011, he landed his first television role as an awkward but talented music student on the cable series What's Up. However, 2012 would be his breakthrough year, with roles in two high-profile projects. In his feature film debut, he played a supporting role in the box office smash Architecture 101. Jo's performance as the young hero's best friend Nab-ddeuk was filled with personality and comic timing, and he won Best New Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards, as well as nominations from the Grand Bell Awards and the Buil Film Awards. In his third onscreen role as earnest soldier Eun Shi-kyung in the drama series The King 2 Hearts, he was once again a scene stealer. Jo's versatility and screen presence in those projects boosted his mainstream popularity, resulting in nearly twenty offers for films and TV series, not to mention commercials.
He then starred in the big-screen comedy Almost Che, which was loosely based on a 1985 incident in which student activists forcibly occupied the US Cultural Center in Seoul and engaged in a standoff with police. Jo returned to television in his first onscreen leading role in the 2013 family drama You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin, after filming the Song Kang-ho-starred period drama The Face Reader (for which he later won Best Supporting Actor at the Grand Bell Awards).
In 2014, Jo appeared in two films: the period thriller The Fatal Encounter, in which he played an assassin targeting King Jeongjo, and the romantic comedy My Love, My Bride, a remake of the 1990 hit of the same name, in which he and Shin Min-ah played a newly married couple.
Oh My Ghost, a commercial and critical success in 2015, starred Jo as an arrogant star chef who falls for his kitchen assistant who has been possessed by a virgin ghost. He also starred in The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo, in which he played a TV news reporter who gets a scoop, and Time Renegade, a time-traveling thriller.
Jo appeared in SBS's romantic comedy Don't Dare to Dream in 2016 as an announcer who falls for a weather announcer (played by Gong Hyo-jin). The series was a success, and Jo rose to prominence, becoming one of the industry's most in-demand actors. He then co-starred in the comedy-drama film My Annoying Brother with Exo members Park Shin-hye and Do Kyung-soo. The film debuted at the top of the box office and received positive reviews for Jo, who was praised for his comedic timing and chemistry with co-star Do.
Jo was cast in Woo Min-gangster ho's thriller The Drug King in 2017. In the same year, he made his television debut in MBC's fantasy comedy drama Two Cops.
In 2018, Jo was cast as an antagonist in the action thriller film Hit-and-Run Squad, as well as the disaster action film Exit.
Jo appeared in the historical drama Nokdu Flower in 2019.
Jo appeared as Lee Ik-jun, an assistant professor of general surgery, in the 2020 medical drama Hospital Playlist. He returned for Season 2 in 2021.
In 2022, Jo will host the 2022 Jo Jung-suk Show at Mastercard Hall in Blue Square, Seoul, for two days, beginning at 6 p.m. on September 3 and ending at 5 p.m. on September 4.
Endorsement
Jo Jung-seok has worked as an advertising model for 12 different companies. Mobile communications, credit cards, drinks, ramen, reading platforms, masks, and other items are among them. Since the success of Architecture 101 and the drama The King 2 Hearts in 2012, Jo has been receiving love calls from advertising. His first commercial on terrestrial television was as an LG U+ model.
Jo's career was boosted by the success of the film My Annoying Brother. In 2016, he was chosen as the brand ambassador for an online English learning platform. His CF video quickly went viral on social media.
Jo's tuna CF with Son Na-eun was another well-known CF. Jo was ranked fourth in a CF revenue chart in 2021.
Jo has been in a relationship with the singer Gummy since 2013. Jo and Gummy announced their engagement in June 2018. On October 8, 2018, it was revealed that the couple married privately. Gummy's agency confirmed on January 6, 2020, that she was 7 weeks pregnant with the couple's first child. Jo and his wife Gummy are expecting their first child on August 6, 2020.
Philanthropy
Jo Jeong-seok and Gummy, newlyweds, donated 30 million won to the National Disaster Relief Association in 2019.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Architecture 101 | Nabddeuki |
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| Almost Che | Hwang Young-min / Kang Moon-mo |
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| 2013 | The Face Reader | Paeng-heon |
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| 2014 | The Fatal Encounter | Sal-soo |
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| My Love, My Bride | Young-min |
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| 2015 | The Exclusive: Beat the Devil's Tattoo | Heo Moo-hyuk |
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| 2016 | Time Renegade | Ji-hwan |
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| My Annoying Brother | Go Doo-shik |
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| 2018 | Intimate Strangers | Yeon-woo | Voice |
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| The Drug King | Kim In-goo |
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| 2019 | Hit-and-Run Squad | Jung Jae-cheol |
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| Exit | Yong-nam |
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| TBA | Nation of Happiness | Jung In-hoo |
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| Pilot | Jung Woo | Wavve Film |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | What's Up | Kim Byung-gun |
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| 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Eun Shi-kyung |
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| 2013 | You Are the Best! | Shin Joon-ho |
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| 2015 | Oh My Ghost | Kang Sun-woo |
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| 2016 | Don't Dare to Dream | Lee Hwa-shin |
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| The Legend of the Blue Sea | Yoo Jeong-hoon | Cameo (Ep. 7–8) |
| 2017–2018 | Two Cops | Cha Dong-tak / Gong Su-chang |
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| 2018 | Familiar Wife | Kang Sun-woo | Cameo (Ep. 15) |
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| 2019 | Nokdu Flower | Baek Yi-kang |
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| 2020–2021 | Hospital Playlist | Lee Ik-joon | Season 1–2 |
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Television show
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2016 | Youth Over Flowers (Iceland) | Cast member |
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| 2021 | Wise Mountain Village Life |
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Web shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2021 | Saturday Night Live Korea | Host | Episodes 3 |
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Theater
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2004 | The Nutcracker |
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| 2005 | Nunsense A-Men | Sister Mary Leo |
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| 2005–2006 | Grease | Roger |
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| 2006 | Kingdom of the Wind | Ho-dong |
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| Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor |
| You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown | Charlie Brown |
| 2006–2007 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
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| 2007 | All Shook Up | Chad |
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| First Love | Hae-soo |
| Pump Boys and Dinettes | Jim |
| 2007–2008 | Le Passe-Muraille | Newsvendor |
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| 2008 | Evil Dead | Ash |
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| Organ in My Heart | Kang Dong-soo |
| Janggeum the Great | Jo Gwang-jo |
| Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
| 2009 | The Island | John |
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| 2009–2010 | Spring Awakening | Moritz |
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| 2010–2011 | True West | Austin |
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| 2011 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
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| The Vagina Monologues |
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| 2012 | Cult Holrangjeok Show |
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| 2014 | Blood Brothers | Mickey |
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| 2016 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig |
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| 2018 | Amadeus[68] | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
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Discography
Soundtrack appearances
| Title | Year | Peak chart position | Sales | Album |
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Gaon
[69] | Hot
[70] |
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| Blue Sleeves | 2012 | — | — | — | Almost Che OST |
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| Dreams Come True | — | — | What's Up (TV series) OST |
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| Might Gonna | — | — |
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| With You | — | — |
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| I Completely Love You | 2013 | — | — | You Are the Best! OST |
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| My Love, My Bride (with Shin Min-a) | 2014 | — | — | My Love, My Bride OST |
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| Gimme a Chocolate | 2015 | — | — | Oh My Ghost OST |
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| Don't Worry (with D.O.) | 2016 | 100 | — | KOR: 19,498 | My Annoying Brother OST |
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| Aloha | 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | Hospital Playlist OST |
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| I Like You | 2021 | 8 | 10 | Hospital Playlist 2 OST |
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Compilation appearances
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2006 | "Sugar Daddy"
"Angry Inch" | Hedwig and the Angry Inch
cast recording |
| 2007 | "첫사랑"
"멋진키스"
"아버지가 좋아요"
"너의 바다는"
"하지만 나는 안가"
"해수의 바다"
"아직 늦지 않았어"
"사랑해 언제까지나" | First Love cast recording |
| 2008 | "내 마음의 풍금"
"나의 사랑 수정(Love Thema)"
"웃는이유"
"나비의 꿈"
"아가씨"
"봄이다 그치"
"커피향"
"응급처치"
"소풍"
"때려쳐"
"왜"
"홍연이 안 왔어요"
"Springtime" | Organ in My Heart cast recording |
| 2011 | "Tear Me Down"
"Wig in a Box" | Hedwig and the Angry Inch
cast recording |
Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result |
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| APAN Star Awards | 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Oh My Ghost | Nominated |
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| 2018 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Two Cops | Nominated |
| 2021 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Hospital Playlist | Nominated |
| Baeksang Arts Awards | 2013 | Best New Actor – Television | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated |
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| 2017 | Best Actor – Television | Don't Dare to Dream | Nominated |
| 2020 | Best Actor – Film | Exit | Nominated |
| Blue Dragon Film Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won |
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| 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated |
| 2019 | Best Leading Actor | Exit | Nominated |
| Brand of the Year Awards | 2020 | Best Actor of the Year | Hospital Playlist | Won |
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| Best OST of the Year | "Aloha" | Won |
| Buil Film Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Nominated |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
| Busan International Film Festival | 2019 | Marie Claire Asia Star Awards: Asia Star Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
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| Chunsa Film Art Awards | 2020 | Best Actor | Exit | Nominated |
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| Cine 21 Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won |
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| Genie Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won |
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| Golden Disc Awards | 2021 | Won |
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| Grand Bell Awards | 2012 | Best Supporting Actor | Architecture 101 | Nominated |
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| Best New Actor | Nominated |
| 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2013 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin | Won |
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| Best Couple Award | Jo Jung-suk with IU
You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin | Won |
| KOFRA Film Awards | 2013 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won |
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| Korea Advertisers Association | 2021 | Advertisers' Choice-Great Model Award | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
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| Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Won |
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| Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | Architecture 101 | Won |
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| Korea Drama Awards | 2012 | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated |
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| 2015 | Excellence Award, Actor | Oh My Ghost | Nominated |
| 2019 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Nokdu Flower | Nominated |
| Korea Film Actors Association | 2016 | Korea's Top Star | My Annoying Brother | Won |
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| Korea First Brand award | 2020 | Male Commercial Model | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
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| 2022 | Best Actor | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
| Korea Musical Awards | 2008 | Best New Actor | Organ in My Heart | Won |
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| 2009 | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won |
| Korea World Youth Film Festival | 2013 | Best New Actor | The Face Reader | Won |
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| 2014 | Popularity Award | My Love, My Bride | Won |
| Max Movie Awards | 2014 | Best Supporting Actor | The Face Reader | Nominated |
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| MBC Drama Awards | 2012 | Best New Actor | The King 2 Hearts | Nominated |
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| 2017 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Two Cops | Nominated |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama | Won |
| Melon Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won |
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| Mnet Asian Music Awards | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Nominated |
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| Song of the Year | Nominated |
| 2021 | Best OST | "I Like You" | Won |
| Mnet 20's Choice Awards | 2012 | 20's Booming Actor | Architecture 101, The King 2 Hearts | Won |
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| SBS Drama Awards | 2016 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Don't Dare to Dream | Nominated |
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| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Romantic Comedy Drama | Won |
| Top 10 Stars Award | Won |
| 2019 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-Length Drama | Nokdu Flower | Won |
| Seoul Music Award | 2020 | Best OST | "Aloha" | Won |
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| Style Icon Awards | 2012 | New Icon | Jo Jung-suk | Won |
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| The Musical Awards | 2009 | Best Actor | Janggeum the Great | Nominated |
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| 2010 | Best Supporting Actor | Spring Awakening | Won |
| tvN10 Awards | 2016 | Romantic Comedy King | Oh My Ghost | Nominated |
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| Two Star Award | Won |
| Best Kiss Award | Jo Jung-suk with Park Bo-young
Oh My Ghost | 6th place |
State honors
Name of the organization, year presented, and the award given
| Organization | Year | Award |
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| South Korea[a] | 2016 | Cultural Minister Award |
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| Taxpayers' Day | 2021 | Presidential Commendation |
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Listicles
Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
| Publisher | Year | Listicle | Placement |
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| Cine21 | 2021 | Actors that will lead Korean Video Content Industry in 2022 | 6th[b] |
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| Forbes | 2017 | Korea Power Celebrity | 9th |
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| 2021 | 37th |
Jo Jung-suk Biography
| Name | Jo Jung-suk |
| Nickname | None |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 26-Dec-1980 |
| Age in 2023 | 43 |
| Birth Place | Seoul, South Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Height | 1.75 (m) |
| Weight | Unknown (KGs) |
| Profession | South Korean Actor |
| Height | In Centimeters: 175 cm.
In Meters: 1.75 m.
In Feet Inches: 5'9" |
| Weight | In KG: Not known
In Pound: Not known |
| Eye Color | - |
| Hair Color | - |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse(s) | Gummy |
| Marriage Date | (m. 2018) |
| Children | 1 |
Some FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) about Jo Jung-suk.
- What is the Net Worth of Jo Jung-suk?
The Net Worth of Jo Jung-suk is $5 Million.
- What is the Height of Jo Jung-suk?
The height of Jo Jung-suk is 1.75.
- Where is the birthplace of Jo Jung-suk?
The birthplace of Jo Jung-suk is Seoul, South Korea
- What is the Date of Birth of Jo Jung-suk?
The birthday of Jo Jung-suk is on 26-Dec-1980.
- Is Jo Jung-suk Married?
The marital status of Jo Jung-suk is: Married.
