Bong Joon-ho

About Bong Joon-ho

For his picture Parasite, which was released in 2019, he received Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture. The Host, Okja, and Mother are among his other well-known films.

Bong Joon-ho is a Korean director, producer and screenwriter. His films are characterized by the use of social themes, a mix of genres, dark humor and a sudden change in tone. He first gained public recognition and gained popularity with his directorial debut, the dark comedy Barking Dogs Never Bite, before achieving both critical and commercial success with follow-up films: crime thriller Memories of Murder, monster movie The Host, sci-fi action movie Snowpiercer, and the Oscar-winning black comedy social thriller Parasite, all of which are some of Korea's highest-grossing movies, Parasite also being the Korean movie. the most profitable in history. All of Bong's films are Korean productions, although Snowpiercer and Okja are mostly in English.

Occupation	Director, producer, screenwriter
Born	September 14, 1969, Daegu, South Korea
Education	Jamsil High School, Yonsei University (B.A.), Korean Academy of Film Arts
Notable work	Memories of Murder, The Host, Snowpiercer, Okja, Parasite
Style	Action, Black comedy, Crime, Drama, Monster, Thriller

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Trivia

He won a Korean Film Award for Best Director for The Host.

Bong Joon-ho before fame

He attended Yonsei University, where he majored in sociology and was a member of the film club.

Achievement of Bong Joon-ho

For The Host, he received a Korean Film Award for Best Director.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$30 Million

Bong Joon-ho family life

His grandfather, a well-known author, was one of several artists in his family.

Associations of Bong Joon-ho

In the film Tokyo!, he and Michel Gondry each directed a scene.

Bong Joon-ho Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	183 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black