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Biography:
Bong Joon-ho has led world hit cinemas, such as The Host (2006), Mother (2009), Snowpiercer (2013), Okja (2017), and Oscar winners Parasite (2019) among the most popular filmmakers, films produced and written in South-Korea.
Bong Joon-ho Net Worth:$30 million
Born Name
Bong Joon-ho
Nick Name
Bong Tail
Age
Bong Joon-ho is currently 50 according to his birthdate September 14, 1969
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
Born Place
Daegu, Yeongnam, South Korea
Nationality
South Korea
Education
Bong attended Yonsei University in 1988 and graduated with a Sociology degree in 1995.
He also enrolled at the Korean Academy of Film Arts for a 2-year-program in the early 1990s.
Occupation
Filmmaker
Family
- Father – Bong Sang-gyun (Graphic Designer, Industrial Designer, Professor)
- Mother – Park So-young
- Siblings – Bong Joon-soo (Older Brother) (Professor), Bong Ji-hee (Older Sister). He has another older sibling.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 11¾ in or 182 cm
Weight
85 kg or 187.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Joon-ho has dated –
- Jung Sun-young (1995-Present) – Bong married screenwriter Jung Sun-young in 1995. They have a son named Bong Hyo-min, who is also a director.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian
Hair Color
Black
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Bong Joon-ho Favorite Things
- Directors – Alfred Hitchcock, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese, Shohei Imamura
- Films Of 2019 – Uncut Gems, First Cow
- Films Of Guillermo del Toro – The Devil’s Backbone (2001), Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)