Chang Sung Kim

Chang Sung Kim is a Korean-Argentine actor. He works in the 2012 telenovela Graduados and has received the Tato Award for his work in Graduados.

Chang Sung Kim
Born (1960-01-03) January 3, 1960
South Korea
NationalityArgentina
OccupationActor
Notable work
Graduados
Spouse(s)Clarisa Waldman
AwardsTato Award as new actor

Biography

Chang Sung Kim (Korean:김창성) moved from South Korea to Buenos Aires with his family at the age of 7, without knowledge of the Spanish language. He studied karate, and got the Black belt rank. Married to the actress Clarisa Waldman, he gave up his job of weaving at the age of 35, and began an acting career as well, as he saw that she enjoyed doing it. Chang Sung Kim studied in the theater school of Raúl Serrano. He worked in TV series as Hombres de Honor and Los Simuladores, and films as Pompeya, Viudas and Mi primera boda.[1]

He worked in the 2012 telenovela Graduados as Walter Mao, the assistant of the owner of a firm played by Juan Leyrado. This is his first steady job in a television series, as he had only worked as a supporting role so far.[2] He pointed that, unlike his previous plays, his character in Graduados avoids the usual stereotypes of Asian people, such as the perceived lack of language fluency. His character, albeit Asian, includes several Argentine customs; Sung feels Argentine himself, despite lacking citizenship.[3] The writers initially envisioned a character similar to Waylon Smithers from The Simpsons; Sung thought that the idea would not work and provided his own ideas to outline the character.[2] As his character would be a dog in the Chinese astrology, he included traits of a dog in it, such as the loyalty; and although he never worked with Leyrado he admires his work.[4] An episode of the series included a parody of the "Gangnam Style" dance by the South Korean rapper Psy.[1] He received a Tato Bores award for his work in the telenovela, as new actor.[5]

He has signed to work in the 2013 comedy that Underground productions will produce at the end of Graduados.[1]

Works

Television
YearTV seriesChannel
2002-2003Los simuladoresTelefe
2005Hombres de honorArtear
2012Según RoxiMSN
2012GraduadosTelefe
2013Los Vecinos en GuerraTelefe

Films
YearFilm
2003El fondo del mar
2004Los esclavos felices, la secta
2005Visiones, no todo es lo que parece
2008S.O.S. Ex
2010Pompeya
2011Viudas
2011Mi primera boda

Awards
YearAwardFor
2012Tato Award as new actorGraduados
gollark: I got a gold — what else to get, I wonder…
gollark: Just noticed Pro's trades I missed... sigh.
gollark: Harvests are worth as much as aeons.
gollark: Nebulae: more expensive than golds.
gollark: Unless this is a plot to distract us from market prizes.

References
  1. María Noel Scanarotti (October 25, 2012). "El "Chino" de Graduados, una revelación impensada" [The "Chinese" of Graduados, an unexpected revelation] (in Spanish). Clarín. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  2. "Por fin no hago de oriental" [Finally, I'm not playing an oriental character] (in Spanish). Television.com.ar. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  3. "Conocé a Chan Sung Kim, el "chino" de Graduados: "Soy más argentino que el dulce de leche"" [Meet Chang Sung Kim, the "Chinesse" of Graduados: "I'm more Argentine than the Dulce de Leche"] (in Spanish). Ciudad. September 8, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  4. Sergio Zuliani (August 24, 2012). "El actor Chan Kim Sung interpreta a Walter Mao en "Graduados"" [The actor Chang Sung Kim plays Walter Mao in "Graduados"] (in Spanish). Cadena 3. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  5. "Y el ganador es..." [And the winner is...] (in Spanish). Clarín. November 18, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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