Lee Sung-jin (Writing)

Lee Sung Jin (Korean: 이성진; born 1981), also known as Sonny Lee, is a Korean-American writer and director. He is known for creating the Netflix series Beef, for which he received the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards for directing and writing for a limited series. Lee Sung Jin was born in South Korea in 1981. His family moved frequently in his youth; he moved to the United States when he was nine months old and returned to Korea for third through fifth grade. He then relocated from Seoul to Minnesota, United States, in sixth grade. He also lived in Illinois, Louisiana, Iowa, and Texas. He recalls it being “a horrible time to have a name no one can pronounce" and chose to go by "Sonny" instead.He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he sang in an a cappella group. He graduated in 2003 with a degree in economics. After graduating from college, Lee worked...Read More