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[스포츠서울 | 박경호 기자] Actor Jeong Eun-woo (real name Jeong Dong-jin) passed away suddenly. Age 40.
According to the industry, Jeong Eun-woo died on the 11th. The deceased’s funeral was set up in special room 2 of the New Korea Hospital funeral hall.
The late Jeong Eun-woo, born in 1986, was born in Incheon and played basketball at Songdo Middle and Songdo High School. Jung Eun-woo, who quit his career as a player due to an injury, began his acting career by being accepted into the Department of Theater and Film at Dongguk University.
He debuted through the KBS drama ‘Round 3‘ in 2006 and appeared in ‘Hit’, ‘Smile, Donghae’, ‘Bride of the Sun’, ‘Five Fingers’, ‘One Well-Raised Daughter’, ‘Stranger’, ‘The Return of Golden Bok’, and ‘My Only One’. Jung Eun-woo’s last work while alive is the movie ‘Memory: Manipulated Murder’, released in 2021.
In an interview conducted during a past photo shoot, Jung Eun-woo expressed his wish, saying, “If I get the chance, I would like to win an award in the daily drama category.” Because he was an actor with a great passion for acting, the sudden news of his death is even more devastating.
Meanwhile, the deceased’s funeral will be at 12 o’clock on the 13th, and the burial site will be Byeokje Seunghwawon. park5544@sportsseoul.com
date: 2026-02-11 13:57:00