Seoul, South Korea — South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, known internationally for his role in the Academy Award-winning film “Parasite,” has died while being investigated for illegal drug use, police confirmed Wednesday. Lee, who received acclaim for his role as Park Dong-ik, the father of the wealthy Park family in “Parasite,” was found in his car on Wednesday morning. Police in the city of Incheon confirmed that Lee had been questioned three times since October as part of an investigation into alleged drug use. Throughout the investigation, Lee’s drug tests had all come back negative, Incheon police said, without specifying how many tests he had taken. One man and one woman have been arrested in relation to the drug investigation, police said.

Source: CNN December 27, 2023 14:06 UTC