Gong Yoo's full name Gong Ji-Chul is a renowned actor from South Korea. He is popular in South Korea for portraying his role in the movies like Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, Coffee Prince, She's on Duty, Like a Dragon, and many more.
Early life
Gong Yoo was from an upper-class family born on 10th July 1979 as Gong Ji-Chul in Busan, South Korea to parents of Korean descent. He is of Korean nationality and his ethnicity is Korean.
Gong Yoo received his formal education from somewhere in Busan. He was interested in acting since his childhood days so after completing his high school education, he joined Kyung Hee University to learn some more about acting.
Personal life
Gong Yoo's personal information like his love affairs, his girlfriend, married life, and also about his wife is unknown. It seems like Gong wants to keep his personal matters to himself and keep them low.
However, some tabloids mention that he was in a relationship with an actress I'm Soo Jung for a short time.
He is a tall guy.
Career and net worth
Soon after completing his education from there, he started his acting career. He got his first acting role in Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy.
He is best known for his performances in movies like Train to Busan, Silenced and A Man and a Woman, and in the TV series Goblin (2016-2017).
For his acting role, he has also been honored with lots of prestigious awards and one of them is Blue Dragon Film Award Popular Star Award - Male.
Net Worth
As of 2018, Gong Yoo is estimated to have a net worth of $2 million which he accumulated from his career in movies and TV series.
He earns about $65,00 from every episode of the TV show that he's been cast on.