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'Parasite' Actor Lee Sun-kyun Presumed Dead by Suicide Amid Drug Probe

TMZ.com Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Lee Sun-kyun – best known for his 2019 role in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" – has died by suicide while under investigation for using illegal drugs. The South Korean actor was found dead in his car Wednesday in the capital city of Seoul
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