Yoo Jae Suk bio: net worth, age, height, weight, wife, kids, wiki.
Yoo Jae-suk is a comedian, host, and television actor from South Korea. Jae Suk has hosted several television programmes in South Korea. His television fan base in South Korea is enormous. Yoo has appeared in several South Korean television shows, including Infinite Challenge and Running Man.
Yoo Jae Suk: Profile summary
Real Name | Yoo Jae Suk |
Celebrated Name | Yoo Jae Suk |
Male/Female | Male |
Main Profession | Comedian, host and television personality currently |
Nationality | South Korean |
Birth Location | Suyu-dong |
Birth Date | 14-Aug-72 |
Age as in 2022 | 50 years old |
Heights | 1.68 m |
Height(s) Feet | 5 feet and 6 inches |
Heights in cm | 168 cm |
Weight | 63 kg |
Weight(s) in pound | 138 pounds |
Marital Status | Married |
Spouse | Na Kyung Eun(m. 2008) |
Daughter and Son | Yes (Yoo Ji Ho,Yoo Na-Eun) |
Net Worths | $12 million |
Yoo Jae Suk: Biography and Early Life
Yoo Jae-Suk was born in 1972 on the 14th of August in Seoul, South Korea. He is currently 5’5” tall and weighs 139lbs. Yoo Jae-Suk was born in a middle-class family of three siblings where he is the only son. Being the firstborn son, his parents looked so much up to him to act as a role model to his two younger sisters.
Yoo Jae-Suk’s comic creativity talent started in his younger years. He used to entertain his family, friends, schoolmates, and other people in his hometown. His interest in comedy grew as he attended his elementary and middle school through high school.
His comic character grew stronger in college as he used to engage more in diverse presentations. In 1991, while he was a college freshman, he was involved in different stage performances in the acting department. For instance, he participated in the KBS Comedian festivals for college students.
His outstanding performance amazed his audience, which formed a solid foundation for his comedian career. However, since he was more passionate about creative arts, he lagged in academics. As a result, he received several probations that later triggered him to completely drop out of school, which disappointed his parents.
His parents were against his talent in creative arts as they believed in success through education. Consequently, he was viewed as a rebel as soon as he dropped out of school since he embarrassed his parents, who believed that academic success was the only way to secure a decent job in the future.
Consequently, he survived on small income-generating entertainment programs for about 9 years until 2000. In the year 2000, he hosted a television program, ‘Life And Enjoy Together’, which became the ultimate breakthrough for his career.
Yoo Jae Suk: Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement
So, how old is Yoo Jae-Suk in 2022 and what is his height and weight? Yoo Jae-Suk’s age is 49 years old as of today’s date, 15th July 2022, having been born on 14 August 1972. Though he is 5′ 5″ in feet and inches and 168 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 138.9 lbs in Pound and 63 kg in Kilograms.
Yoo Jae Suk: Education
Yoo Jae-Suk attended Seoul Youhyeon School for his elementary studies. He later joined Suyu middle school and progressed to Youngmoon High school, where he graduated in 1991. In the same year, he enrolled in the Seoul Institute of The Arts under the department of Broadcasting and Entertainment.
Unfortunately, he didn’t complete his college studies. Yoo Jae-Suk dropped out of school during freshman year. He chose arts performance for his academics. As a result, he focused more on his entertainment talents which equipped him with knowledge and skills for his career.
Yoo Jae Suk: Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids
Yoo Jae-Suk was brought up in a family that was not very wealthy. His parents were of high moral standards and very tough when it came to discipline. Due to his ‘know-it-all character’, he was constantly corrected and mostly punished.
During his free time, he was involved in workouts and performed for himself as part of the comic practice. As he grew older, he improved in art performance, and there is no history of misconduct throughout his career.
Yoo Jae-Suk was a jovial and outgoing person who used to entertain people. In terms of relationships, he only dated one lady Na Kyung-Eun, who later became his wife in 2008. Yoo Jae-Suk was blessed with two children; Yoo Ji Ho (son) and Yoo Na-Eun (daughter).
Yoo Jae Suk: Career
After his first breakthrough from ‘Live and enjoy together,’ he hosted ‘X-Man’ in 2003, which began slowly but later got momentum and eventually became the most popular and super hit show and earned Yoo a nickname of ‘Nation’s MC’. Later he got various offers from ‘New X-Man’, ‘Old TV’ and ‘Haja! Go!’ but unfortunately, they were not that successful and eventually went off the air. But ‘X-Man’ was getting popular worldwide, hence giving him worldwide stardom.
In 2006 Yoo started hosting ‘Infinite Challenge’, which went off track initially but was brought back on track the show is a hit and is being hosted by Yoo. Later in 2012, Yoo appeared in ‘Gangnam Style’ along with PSY, and it became an internet sensation and brought massive stardom to both of them.
Yoo Jae Suk: Net worth
Yoo Jae-Suk’s current net worth is estimated to be $12 million.