'35-year actor' Lee Dal-hyung, 'shocked' after living on the streets without a home

Actor Lee Dal-hyung revealed his difficult and eventful life story, from living on the streets to divorce.

In the 616th episode of MBN's 'Scoop World', which aired on the 4th, Lee Dal-hyung, an actor with 35 years of experience, appeared.

Lee Dal-hyung, who appeared in 'Daejoyeong' and 'TV Novel Three Saengi', appeared handing out flyers on the street. This was because he left Seoul and settled in Wonju a month ago to start a live cafe business.

Regarding the reason he started a business in Wonju, he explained, "I had no money, so I borrowed the help of a friend and started a business together. My friend also joined me in accordance with my wishes."

He also revealed his divorce. She had a 13-year-old son. Lee Dal-hyeong said, "I divorced my wife due to personality differences. My child is currently attending boarding school, and I raise him half and half. He returns home from boarding school every other week, and once goes to his mother and once to his father."

Lee Dal-hyung also confessed a story about his difficult childhood. His mother passed away before he was 100 days old, and his father left him in the care of a relative, and he lived with them for over 10 years. Lee Dal-hyung, who could not stand being noticed and ran away from home in his first year of middle school. He shocked people by revealing his life as a homeless person, saying, "I had nowhere to sleep, so I slept in the basement of a building, on the roof of an apartment, in a prayer room at a church, and in the boiler room in the basement of an apartment. I even slept in the lobby of a funeral home."

Lee Dal-hyung, who barely graduated from high school while working odd jobs at a night stand, dreamed of becoming a person on TV, and after serving in the military, he joined a theater company and entered the path of an actor.

On this day, Lee Dal-hyung went to see his son who was living in a dormitory. He confessed, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for breaking up with my mom, and I'm sorry for having to meet my mom and dad separately." He then said, "I want to be a good father and I will be a good father. I will and want to give him enough love that I did not receive when I was young. I want to live together like that," which touched my heart.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr