Choi Bool Am The Korean Actor
Debuted in some plays before making a career as an actor of movie and television drama, Choi Bool-am has successfully become the veteran actor that South Korea can be proud of. Notable awards such like Best TV Acting on the 10th Baeksang Arts Awards in 1974, Best Actor on the 18th Grand Bell Awards in 1979, and Star Hall of Fame on the 3rd Seoul International Drama Awards in 2008 are the proofs how Choi Bool-am has to be considered as one of the greatest actors. Thus, in this article, Channel-Korea will explain all about Choi Bool-am, starting from his full profile, his movies and television series list, and his food shows. So, stay tuned!
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Choi Bool Am Full Profile
Real Name: Choi Young-han
Stage Name: Choi Bool-am
Date of Birth: Geumgok-dong, Donggu, Incheon 15 June 1940
Occupation: Actor and Professor
Age: 79 (Korean age) / 78 (International age)
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Chinese Astrology: Dragon
Blood Type: B
Nationality: South Korean
Height: 170 cm
Weight: 75 kg
Education: Hanyang University, Seorabeol Art College, Jungang High School
Parents: Choi Cheol and Lee Myeong-suk
Spouse: Kim Min-ja (married in 1970)
Children: Choi Dong-bi and Choi Dong-nyeok
Choi Bool Am Movies and TV Shows List
As has been explained previously, Choi Bool-am is considered as a senior actor who has starred countless movies and television dramas throughout his career, proven that he got many awards related to the acting field. Thus, in this section, Channel-Korea compiles the list of movies and television series that Choi Bool-am has acted in.
1968 – The Lady Bandit
1970 – The Evening Bell
1970 – A Friendship for the Future
1971 – Say Goodbye Like a Man
1971 – MBC Inspector Chief
1973 – Nongae the Kisaeng
1973 – With My Love, Forever
1974 – Gypsy of the Heart
1974 – Blue Jeans (as Officer Ha)
1974 – Transgression
1974 – A White Handkerchief
1975 – Yeong-ja in Her Prime
1975 – Chun-ja’s Love Story
1975 – The 49th Day After Death
1975 – Lust
1975 – Red Shoes
1976 – A Byegone Romance
1976 – The Rocking Horse and the Girl
1976 – Graduating Student (as Jeong-shik)
1976 – I Really Have a Dream
1976 – Love of Blood Relations
1977 – I Really Like You
1978 – The Gate
1978 – King Sejong the Great
1979 – Romance Gray
1979 – Run Towards Tomorrow
1980 – Be Courageous Man-seok!
1980 – Son of Man
1980 – An Innocent College Student
1980 – Last Witness (as Hwang Ba-woo)
1980 – Good Windy Day (as Kim Hwi-jang)
1980 – MBC Lifetime in the Country (as Kim Min-jae)
1981 – Whale Island Escapade
1981 – Three Times Each for Short and Long Ways
1982 – Choon Hee
1986 – Gilsoddeum
1987 – Our Sweet Days of Youth
1991 – MBC Eyes of Dawn (as Yoon Hong-chul (Yeo-ok’s father))
1995 – MBC Woman (as Sung-hyuk)
1996 – MBC Mimang (as Jun Chuh-man)
1998 – MBC You and I (as Park Jae-chul)
1999 – MBC Jump
2000 – MBC More Than Love (as Kim Han-bong)
2002 – MBC Sunlight (as Choi Myung-ho)
2002 – MBC Remember (as Moon Suk-chun)
2003 – MBC Forever Love (as Mr. Jang)
2004-2005 – MBC The Age of Heroes (as older Tae-san)
2004 – None of Your Cheek (as Brick)
2005 – She’s on Duty (as Chief Prosecutor)
2005-2006 – MBC Sweet Spy (as Choi Bum-koo)
2006 – MBC I Really Really Like You (as Jang Min-ho (the President))
2006 – MBC Princess Hours (as Emperor Seong-jo)
2008 – SBS Gourmet (as Mr. Oh)
2009 – SBS Smile, You (as Kang Man-bok)
2010 – MBC Road No. 1 (as old Tae-ho (special appearance))
2011-2012 – Channel A Heaven’s Garden (as Jung Boo-sik)
2012 – JTBC Happy Ending (as Doo-soo’s father)
2014 – SBS Glorious Day (as Kim Cheol-soo)
Choi Bool Am Food Show
Besides acting on movies and television dramas, Choi Bool-am is also famous for becoming the MC of KBS Korean Cuisine and Dining, a food show which has aired since 6 January 2011 and has received the award as Best Educational or Cultural TV Show on Baeksang Arts Awards. Occasionally, Korean Cuisine and Dining would invite the guests who are the popular K-pop idol group members or singers so the demographics of this show is not limited to the native Koreans only but also the fans of certain guest who are curious about the appearance of their favorite idol. Contrastly, Korean Cuisine and Dining is not Choi Bool-am’s first food show because previously in 2008, Choi Bool-am has starred in SBS Gourmet, a television drama which is aimed to show the true potential of Korean food by offering a wide range of traditional and daily Korean food recipes. In relation to the drama, Choi Bool-am stated that he usually does not go to the kitchen because he was actually scared. Even so, because of his role which is a person who cooked his entire life, Choi Bool-am tried to act as best as he can to practice how a chef’s workload would be. Well, being an actor is surely not an easy job, don’t you think so, dear readers?
