Sun Park
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Sun Park | |
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| Born | Sun Park 3 January 1981 Suwon, South Korea |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–2010, 2016–present |
| Spouse |
Nathan Pezzimenti (m. 2009) |
| Children | 2 |
Sun Park (박순) (born 3 January 1981) is a Korean Australian singer, actress, entertainer[1] and former member of the children's entertainment group Hi-5 as well as the television series of the same name from 2006 to 2008.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Park graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance. She later appeared in the Brisbane and Sydney seasons of Mamma Mia!. Before her stint with Hi-5, she toured with the live act BPM - Beats Per Minute that fused funk, rock, jazz and hip hop music, and worked with the Australian band Rogue Traders, alongside Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
In 2006, she was hired as a temporary replacement for entertainer Kathleen de Leon Jones in the children's entertainment group Hi-5, and was announced as a permanent replacement in 2007 when de Leon Jones confirmed she would not be returning to the group. In December 2008, Park announced that she would be leaving Hi-5 after less than three years with the group in order to concentrate on settling down and starting a family. She also expressed that she felt she was only ever meant to be a temporary replacement for Kathleen. Park's final performance with the group was at the 2008 Carols by Candlelight. [citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Park told the media in 2008 that she was going to settle down and focus on starting a family after finishing her work with Australian children's entertainment group Hi-5. In 2009 she married business development worker Nathan Pezzimenti. [citation needed]
Theatre credits
[edit]| Year | Production | Role | Venue | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Avenue Q | Christmas Eve | Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne | August 2016 |
| Crown Theatre, Perth | November – December 2016 | |||
| 2019 | Hair | The Tribe | Australian Tour (Perth, Geelong, Wyong, Wollongong, Sydney, Gold Coast) |
August – October 2019 |
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Jammed | Rubi / Li Rong |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–2008 | Hi-5 | Presenter | Series 9–10 |
| 2017 | Newton's Law | Ying Chen | 1.2: "The Butterfly Effect" |
| 2018 | Romper Stomper | Julia Barca | 1.6: "Anabasis" |
| Wentworth | Cherry Li | 8 episodes | |
| True Story with Hamish & Andy | Nicole | 2.8: "Murray" | |
| How to Stay Married | Vanessa (Brad's date) | 1.2 | |
| Why Are You Like This | Dr. Lee | ABC pilot; re-aired as full series in 2021 | |
| 2019 | Get Krack!n | Laura | 2.5 |
| Utopia | Kirsten | 4.6: "Tricks of Approval" | |
| 2021 | Fisk | Bobbie | 1.5: "Ladies in Black" |
| 2022 | Troppo | Yoon Sun Park |
References
[edit]- ^ Herald Sun Replacement Wins Crowd Over[permanent dead link]. Reported 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Singers from Suwon
- Australian children's musicians
- Australian female dancers
- South Korean emigrants to Australia
- Australian women pop singers
- Australian television actresses
- Australian film actresses
- Australian people of Korean descent
- South Korean female dancers
- South Korean women pop singers
- South Korean television actresses
- South Korean film actresses
- South Korean expatriates in the United States
- Australian expatriate actresses in the United States
- 21st-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian dancers
- 21st-century Australian singers
- 21st-century South Korean actresses
- 21st-century South Korean singers
- 21st-century Australian women singers
- Actresses from Suwon