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- Birth nameJhoon Goo Rhee
- Jhoon Rhee was born on January 7, 1932 in Asan, Korea. He was an actor, known for When Taekwondo Strikes (1973), The Curse of the Dragon (1993) and Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993). He was married to Han Soon Hahm and Theresa Chun. He died on April 30, 2018 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- SpousesHan Soon Hahm(1966 - 1996) (her death, 4 children)Theresa Chun(? - 2018) (his death)
- He started learning taekwondo in his teens in Seoul. During the Korean War, he was an interpreter for the U.S. Air Force. Eventually he was drafted into the South Korean army.
- He was a grandmaster of taekwondo who helped to popularize it in the US. He began teaching classes in 1956 in Texas as part of a military training program. In 1962 he opened a gym in Washington DC, where his students included members of Congress.
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