Biography for
Jong-il Kim More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

16 February 1941, Vyatskoye, Khabarovsk Krai, USSR [now Russia]

Birth Name

Yuri Irsenovich Kim

Height

5' 3" (1.60 m)

Spouse

Kim Young-suk

(? - present) (separated) 1 child

Trivia

Dictator of North Korea, 1994 to present.

He is portrayed as a villainous marionette in the comedy film Team America: World Police (2004). The creators, Trey Parker and Matt Stone sent a gift reel to Kim.

Is often described as President of North Korea. That title was bestowed to his father on his death. He is Chairman of the National Commission of Defence (somewhat like Britain's Minister of Defence) in North Korea, the country's most important governmental position.

Among his favorite movies are: Friday the 13th (1980), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), First Blood (1982), The Godfather (1972), Gone with the Wind (1939) and Amistad (1997).

His favorite actor is Sean Connery. His favorite actress is Elizabeth Taylor.

Son of Il Sung Kim.

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