Choi Moo ryong

Choi Mooryong was South Korean actor, producer, and director who is father of Choi Minsoo

Choi was born in Paju, Gyeonggi province, Korea. Choi was one of popular actors of the 1960s along with Shin Youngkyun and Kim Jinkyu. Choi gained a popularity for his handsome appearance and masculine image. Chois personal life was as much dramatic as his starred films, so he always garnered the public attention. 1952, Choi married a colleague actress, Kang Hyoshil, the daughter of a noted actress, Jeon Ok with the nickname, Queen of Tears and a singer Gang Hongsik. Choi and his wife had one son and four daughters including an actor, Choi Minsoo. However, Choi had an affair with Kim Jimee, the best popular actress at that time, so that Choi and Gang divorced in 1962. Choi soon married Kim Jimee, but he owed massive debts due to his failed film production. As a result, Choi chose to divorce Kim again in 1969. At that time, the phrase, Because I love you, I have to part from her was circulated among the public.

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