Born and raised in Jakjeon-dong, Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, South Korea,[1] Yoo is the younger of two siblings, he later claimed that his family had been poor.[2]
Yoo graduated from Baekshin High School in February 2012. He decided not to pursue a college degree in order to concentrate on his acting career.[3][4][5]
Career
1999–2009: Beginnings as a child actor
Yoo made his entertainment debut in a cellphone commercial in 1999 after Yoo's mother sent in a photo of her son to an ad agency.[2]
In 2000 Yoo began his career as a child actor, first appearing in the television dramaDaddy Fish.[6] He rose to stardom in his first film The Way Home, playing a bratty city boy who learns to appreciate country life when he's forced to spend the summer with his deaf-mute grandmother.[7] The low-budget film was a surprise box office hit in 2002, drawing more than 4 million admissions.[8] He was then affectionately labeled as "Nation's Little Brother".[9] Thereafter, Yoo also starred in animal movie Hearty Paws (2006) about a boy and his beloved dog, and Unforgettable (2008) about school children from a remote island who go on a field trip to a candy factory in Seoul during the 1970s.[10][11][12]
In his teens, Yoo was cast in one of the major roles in Master of Study (2010), a Korean screen adaptation of Japanese mangaDragon Zakura.[17][18][19] He then played a more mature role in Flames of Desire, as the second-generation son of a wealthy chaebol family who is uninterested in the battles of succession among his relatives and becomes a married man at 21.[20] Later that year, Yoo sang a duet with singer/actress IU titled "Believe in Love" for the charity program Love Request. The song's lyrics was based on a diary that Yoo had written while seeing orphans of war in the slums of Sri Lanka.[21][unreliable source?]
Known in the press as "Little So Ji-sub" for his resemblance to the said actor, in 2013 Yoo starred in the music video for So's single "Eraser" together with Park Shin-hye. This was his second time promoting So's musical endeavors, after "Lonely Life" in 2008.[30][31] Following that, Yoo's first photo book titled Travel Letter, Spring Snow, And... was published; it was the last project shot by celebrity photographer Bori before her death on April 9, 2013.
2015–present: Adult roles and rising popularity
As his first post-army project, Yoo appeared in the music video for Naul's "You From the Same Time" in 2015.[32] He was next cast as a stubborn webcomic writer raising a cat in the TV adaptation of webtoonImaginary Cat.[33][34] Yoo followed this by starring in the joseon-era romance film The Magician directed by Kim Dae-seung, in which he plays a circus magician who falls in love with a princess.[35] Yoo was then cast in SBS's legal thriller series Remember as a lawyer with hyperthymesia who defends his father on death row.[36]
In 2023, Yoo returned to the small screen with his first streaming project,[46]Wavve's crime thriller The Deal portraying a completely different character than his previous ones - a financially struggling young man who accidentally kidnaps his school friend for a 10 billion won ransom.[47]
The mini-series was the only Korean drama[48] invited to the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, one of the most prestigious events in the world of cinema.[49][50]
Yoo walked the red carpet at VOX Cinemas in the Red Sea Mall together with the director Lee Jung-gon and took part in the screening of the first three episodes of the drama.[51]
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^Jo Yeon-kyung (December 30, 2021). "박소담 美친 원맨쇼...매운맛 '특송' 자비없이 달린다[종합]" [Park So-dam's beautiful one-man show... Spicy 'special song' runs without mercy [General]] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Naver.
^드라마로 재현한 '가시고기'의 슬픔. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). December 8, 2000. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^성인배우 뺨치는 자연스런 연기력 갈채. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). November 23, 2004. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^유승호 어린 `이순신`으로 찾아온다. KBS News (in Korean). September 18, 2004. Archived from the original on July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
^Kim Jin-seok (February 1, 2021). "[단독]유승호, 로맨스 사극 '꽃 피면 달 생각하고' 주인공" [[Exclusive] Yoo Seung-ho, the protagonist of the romantic historical drama 'When Flowers Bloom, Think of the Moon]. isplus.joins. (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^Choi Na-young (October 28, 2022). "유승호X김동휘X유수빈 '거래' 캐스팅 확정..'10억 납치극' [공식]" [Yoo Seung-ho X Kim Dong-hwi X Yoo Soo-bin's 'The Deal' Casting Confirmed...'About 1 Billion Kidnapping' [Official]] (in Korean). Osen. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^Choi Yun-na (December 12, 2022). "예고없는 일탈은 고요"...유승호, 해외로 첫 번째 '잠적" [A deviation without notice is quiet"... Yoo Seung-ho's first 'submission' abroad] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Naver.
^Park, Jeong-seon (April 5, 2023). "유승호, 다큐멘터리 '코드블루' 내레이션 도전" [Yoo Seung-ho takes on the challenge of narrating the documentary 'Code Blue] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 10, 2023 – via Naver.
^Park, Se-yeon (August 14, 2008). 닮은꼴 소지섭-유승호 '고독한 인생' 뮤비 동반출연 [Look-alikes So Ji-sub and Yoo Seung-ho Co-star in 'Lonely Life' Music Video]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
^Lee, Mi-hye (September 4, 2009). 유이, 국민남동생 유승호 연인됐다! 조성모 뮤비 발탁 [Uee and the Nation's Little Brother, Yoo Seung-ho, Became Lovers! Selected in Cho Sung-mo's Music Video]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
^Jang, Seo-yoon (July 10, 2009). '국민남동생' 유승호, 신예 티아라 뮤비 男주인공 ['Nation's Little Brother' Yoo Seung Ho, Male Lead in Rookie T-ara's Music Video]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2010 – via Naver.
^Lee, Na-rae (November 17, 2010). 태연-더원 '별처럼', 유승호 주연의 뮤비 공개 [Taeyeon and The One's 'Like a Star', Music Video Starring Yoo Seung-ho Released]. Xports News (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved November 20, 2010 – via Naver.
^Jeon, Won-gi (December 6, 2011). 유승호, 신사동호랭이 의외의 친분..뮤비 출연 지원군 자청 [Yoo Seung-ho Volunteers Appearance in Music Video, Unexpected Friendship with Shinsadong Tiger]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2012.
^나얼 '같은 시간 속의 너' 뮤직비디오 공개..유승호 다음 누구? [Naul's 'You From the Same Time' Music Video Released, What's Next for Yoo Seung-ho?]. Sports Donga (in Korean). February 5, 2015. Archived from the original on July 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
^Kim, Eunae (May 28, 2018). 유승호, 로시 '술래' 뮤비 출연..신승훈 이어 든든한 지원사격 [Yoo Seung-ho Appears in Rothy's 'Sullae' M/V, Strong Support Following Shin Seung-hun]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 16, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
^Lee, Sol-hee (June 19, 2024). "연극 8월 개막...유승호·고준희·정혜인 연극 도전" [Play Angels in America opens in August... Yoo Seung-ho, Go Jun-hee, Jeong Hye-in play challenge]. www.themusical.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 21, 2024.
^Ham, Na-yan (January 1, 2020). "[2019 SBS 연기대상] 이승기 최우수상 "이 상은 '배가본드'가 받은 상" [[2019 SBS Drama Awards] Lee Seung-gi Grand Prize "This award was won by 'Vagabond] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Naver.
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