Rick Yune

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Biography

American actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·writer
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 22 August 1971
  • Place of birth
  • Washington· D.C.
  • Education
  • Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania·University of the Arts

Movies

Books

Trivia

Graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, class of 1994.

He is of Korean descent, and prior to acting, was a Hedgefund Trader on Wall Street. During college worked as a Model and was the first Asian Model for Versace and Polo Sport. His campaigns were photographed by Bruce Weber.

Qualified for the Olympic Trials in Tae Kwon Do when he was 19.

Changed the spelling of his last name from "Yun" to "Yune" for Screen Actors Guild (SAG) purposes.

Graduated from Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia.

Brother of actor Karl Yune.

His favorite action film is Lon .

Voted sexiest villain by People magazines Sexiest Men issue.

A former Golden Gloves boxer.

Parents are Tom Taeho Yune and Wonhui Park.

Had a relationship with Nastassja Kinski.

Quotes

In a lot of ways, the make-up was the character.

Jaws was still a handsome, big guy. He got the girl. He was my favorite,villain. I tried to make this guy endearing somewhat because all he,wanted to do was unite his country.

To be here today is just beyond my wildest dreams.

This is the Bond of the new millennium. Everything is updated, from the,action sequences to the interaction between the characters. All the,elements reflect changes that have occurred in the world in recent,years.

I was worried about being the nut that ruined 40 years of Bond history.

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