Go Gil-dong Lee Jae-myung dies...He was 78 years old

Jan 16, 2025

 Go Gil-dong Lee Jae-myung dies...He was 78 years old
The late Lee Jae-myung, 'Baby Dinosaur Dooly' character Ko Gil-dong. Photo = Profile, 'Baby Dinosaur Dooly'Screenshot



The sad news of voice actor Lee Jae-myung has been delivered.

Seong-hoon Jung, a voice actor, wrote on his account on the 15th, "'Rest in peace, Mr. Lee Jae-myung.'"

The specific date and time of death, the cause of death, and the information of the mortuary are not known. However, based on the post posted by Jung Sung-hoon, it is presumed that Lee Jae-myung closed his eyes on this day. He was 78.




Born in 1946, the deceased began his career as a theater actor, and then joined the KBS Voice Actor's Theater in 1971 as the 13th member of the voice acting group and walked the path as a voice actor. Since 1974, he has worked as a freelance voice actor.

The deceased, who was in charge of the voice of Piglet in Disney 'Bear Pooh' and Kaa in 'Jungle Book', is especially famous for his specialty in Go Gil-dong in the KBS version of the cartoon 'Baby Dinosaur Dooly'.

Other comics 'Dragon Ball Z'Frizzer, 'Milo's Great Adventure'Bashill, 'BioCop Wingo'Paco, 'Red Pig' Inspired by Piccolo, 'Super Grandjaw'Dr. Bible, 'Magic Angel Peach'Bubble, 'Greedy Duck Man'Zairo,'Alice in Wonderland's White Rabbit,'Crayon Shin Chan,'Crayon the Great Adventure of the Theater Edition-Handerland's Macao,' used to be a voice actor in Kabbi's.




He was also active in foreign currency. Tony Duke Evers "Rocky 2"Tony Duke Evers, "Star Wars Episode 4" C3PO, "Prince and the Beggar" Sinha, "Indiana Jones: The Lost Ark" Musgrove, "Hoo Ki-young" and "Heidi" Clara Dad, etc.

His last voice acting role was reportedly as the voice of Paul Kirby in the 2005 film 'Jurassic Park 3'. After stepping down from active duty, he is said to have devoted himself to the welfare of popular culture artists and nurturing juniors. In November 2007, he participated in an event to help retired senior celebrities from the Korean Popular Culture and Artist Welfare Association to deliver funds.






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