Hong Seok Cheon is a South Korean actor, restaurateur, and politician for the Democratic Labor Party. He was born in Cheongyang, Chungcheongnamdo, South Korea. He graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Theater and Film from Hanyang University. He was a male model and actor before causing considerable controversy in his home country when he came out as gay in 2000. After revealing his homosexuality, the network fired him from his prime-time variety show, and he went on to be selected by Time Magazine as the 2004 Asian Hero.

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