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Lee Sun-kyun at 2023 New York Asian Film Festival Opening Night at Walter Reade Theater in New York on July 14^ 2023

‘Parasite’ actor Lee Sun-kyun dead at 48 by apparent suicide

Lee Sun-kyun, star of the Academy-Award winning film ‘Parasite,’ has died at the age of 48. South Korean police confirmed the news on Wednesday, December 27, revealing that Lee was found dead in a parked car located in Seoul, after a search was underway when he was reported missing. Per law enforcement, Lee was found with a charcoal briquette in his passenger seat. Several South Korean media outlets have reported that Lee’s death is being treated as a suicide. South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency also reported on Wednesday that authorities have launched an investigation regarding his death.