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       Lee Sun-kyun, ‘Parasite’ Actor, Dies at 48

       Mr. Lee, a familiar face on Korean television and movie screens, had been under police investigation for months on suspicion of illegal drug use. He denied the accusations.

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       Lee Sun-kyun arriving at a police station for questioning over accusations of illegal drug use in Incheon, South Korea, last week. Credit...Yonhap, via Reuters

       By John Yoon

       Reporting from Seoul

       Dec. 27, 2023Updated 3:44 a.m. ET

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       Lee Sun-kyun, the South Korean actor who rose to international fame after starring in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite,” was found dead in Seoul on Wednesday. He was 48.

       Mr. Lee had recently been under police investigation on suspicion of illegal drug use, and he denied the accusations. The police said they were investigating the death as a suicide.

       The police found Mr. Lee’s body in a parked vehicle in central Seoul at just before 11 a.m., according to a spokesman at Seongbuk Police Station, the district station in Seoul that is investigating his death. They found the body after he had been reported missing earlier in the day.

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       John Yoon is a Times reporter based in Seoul who covers breaking and trending news. More about John Yoon

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