South Korean Actor Lee Sun-Kyun of Oscar-Winning Film ‘Parasite’ Is Found Dead

South Korean Actor Lee Sun-Kyun of Oscar-Winning Film ‘Parasite’ Is Found Dead
Actor Lee Sun-kyun gets off a car upon his arrival at the Incheon Metropolitan Police in Incheon, South Korea, on Dec. 23, 2023. Son Hyun-kyu/Yonhap via AP
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SEOUL, South Korea—Lee Sun-kyun, a popular South Korean actor best known for his role in the Oscar-winning movie “Parasite,” was found dead in a car in Seoul on Wednesday, authorities said, after weeks of an intense police investigation into his alleged drug use.

Police and emergency officers initially found Lee in what they believed was an unconscious state in the car parked on a street in northern Seoul. Emergency officers later confirmed he was dead, according to Seoul’s Seongbuk police station.