Ricky Kim Net Worth, Income, Salary, Earnings, Biography

Ricky Lee Neely, better known by his stage as Ricky Kim (Hangul: ), is an American model and actor who was born in Korea. A Korean mother and an American father gave birth to Ricky Lee Neely on June 19, 1981 in New York City. He grew raised in Kansas and Hawaii, and then went on to study mass communication at Kansas State University, with the goal of becoming a lobbyist in the future. When he landed in South Korea in 2005, he volunteered and taught English on the side, and then he departed the nation to continue his globe travels. 

But, having taken the choice to seek a career in the entertainment industry, he returned four months later and started distributing his profile to modelling and talent agencies throughout the country. He made his acting debut in the four-episode 2006 television series Miracle, where he went by the stage name Ricky Kim. His first major part was as a supporting character in the 2008 popular television programme On Air, which was followed by his first starring role in the romantic comedy film My Darling FBI in 2009. The following year, he joined the Dreamgirls cast in a Korean production of the musical in the role of Michelle Morris.

 Doctor John William Heron, a Presbyterian missionary and hospital director of the country’s first Western medical facility, appeared in the historical medical drama Jejungwon, which aired on KBS in 2010. Since 2009, he has been on the sports variety programme Let’s Go Dream Team! Season 2 on a regular basis.

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