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Rick Yune’s Milestones
Became the first Asian-American featured in advertisements for Versace and Ralph Lauren's Polo
1972 Family emigrated from Korea to Washington D.C
1992 While interning at a Wall Street firm during the summer, was "discovered" by a modeling agent
1994 - 1997 Worked on Wall Street trading stocks; took acting classes in spare time
1997 Appeared as a district attorney on "Another World" (NBC)
1999 Film debut as a Japanese-American war hero accused of murder in the Pacific Northwest of post-WWII in "Snow Falling on Cedars"
2000 Made guest appearance on the Lifetime TV series "Any Day Now"
2001 Co-starred as the leader of a Vietnamese gang in "The Fast and the Furious"
2002 Cast as the villain Zao in "Die Another Day", the 20th James Bond feature

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Also known as

AKA : Richard Sung Yun

Born

August, 22 1971 in Seoul, South Korea

Education

  • Good Council Catholic High School, Silver Spring, Maryland:
  • Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
  • St John's Military School, Salina, Kansas:

Professions

actor, model, stock trader