Short
"DDK" Biography
Daniel Dae Kim
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Excerpt
of a detailed biography at http://www.danieldaekim.org
Daniel
Dae Kim was born in Pusan, Korea. His family immigrated to the US
when he was two years old, and he grew up in Pennsylvania.
He
earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College/Bryn Mawr
College in Theatre & Political Science, and spent a semester
studying at the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neill
Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut during junior year.
In 1993, Daniel started the MFA acting program at NYU's Tisch School
of the Arts, and graduated with a Masters in Acting in 96. While
in New York, he performed in original comedies that he co-wrote
and performed in while part of an improv group.
After moving to Los Angeles in 1997, he immediately began finding
work in television and film, appearing in over twenty projects in
two years.
Some
of his idols are Paul Scofield, Gene Hackman, Robert DeNiro, Jonathan
Pryce, Sidney Poitier, Gene Kelly, Denzel Washington, and Robert
Duvall. He loves sports, including tennis, football, skiing and
Tae Kwon Do.
Daniel is married
and has one son. |