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Veteran South Korean actor Choi Bool-am, also known as Choi Young-han, died at the age of 87 on October 29 at around 10 p.m. in a hospital in western Seoul, according to his family. He had been receiving treatment after undergoing surgery for a herniated disc in March last year, which led to mobility difficulties and his departure from the KBS documentary program "Korean Food Table," which he had hosted since 2011.
Born in Incheon in 1939, Choi made his stage debut in a 1959 production of "Hamlet" and joined the National Theater Company of Korea in 1965. He began his television career in 1967 and became a household name through roles in long-running series such as MBC's "Chief Inspector" and "Country Diaries." Choi also served as a proportional representation lawmaker from 1992 to 1996 under the Unification National Party.
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