Soon-Tek Oh

Birth Name:

Soon-Tek Oh

Birth Place:

Mokpo, Chollanam-do, South Korea

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

Founded the Korean American theater group, Society of Heritage Performers in 1995
Attained a Master of Fine Arts in theater from the University of California at Los Angeles
Earned a degree at the University of Southern California
Studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City
Left Korea as a teenager in order to pursue a career in California as an actor
Quote: "I didn't know what was entailed in filmmaking․ But I was fascinated by that world․"
Left Hollywood, Cali․, to teach American-style acting in Korea

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