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Danny Strong

Happy Birthday To Daniel Dae Kim, 38 Yesterday !

Saturday 5 August 2006, by Webmaster

Date of birth : 4 August 1968

Location : Pusan, South Korea

Nickname : Danny, DDK

Height : 5’ 9" (1.75 m)

Spouse : ? & 2 children

Trivia :

He holds an M.F.A. from the Graduate Acting program at New York University.

Son born in 1996.

He has said that playing "Jin" on "Lost" (2005) is a relief to him because he is finally playing someone of his own heritage (Korean), having been cast as characters of almost every other Asian heritage but his own.

Due to his childhood in America, Daniel knew very little Korean before he did "Lost". He has said that his co-star on that show Yoon-jin Kim, who is fluent in both English and Korean, has been invaluable in coaching him on his Korean, which has apparently improved. Ironically, to the audience’s knowledge, Daniel’s character knows nothing but Korean.

Grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College/Bryn Mawr College in Theatre & Political Science.

His acting heroes are Paul Scofield, Gene Hackman, Robert De Niro, Sidney Poitier, Gene Kelly, Denzel Washington, Robert Duvall and, his favorite, Jonathan Pryce.

While getting small parts in plays and writing and performing in an improv comedy group, he seriously considered a career in investment banking.

He attended Freedom High School in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the same high school as Dwayne Johnson - "The Rock"

He was included on People Magazine’s list of the sexiest men alive in 2005. Matthew McConaughey topped the list.


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