Sun Park(태양공원) (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.

Sun Park
Born
Sun Park

(1981-01-03) 3 January 1981 (age 43)
Suwon, South Korea
OccupationActress
Years active2006–2010, 2016–present
Spouse
Nathan Pezzimenti
(m. 2009)
Children2

Career

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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 the now very successful 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.

Personal life

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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. She announced plans to marry in 2009 and that year, she married business development worker Nathan Pezzimenti.

Theatre credits

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YearProductionRoleVenueDates
2016Avenue QChristmas EveHer Majesty's Theatre, MelbourneAugust 2016
Crown Theatre, PerthNovember – December 2016
2019HairThe TribeAustralian Tour
(Perth, Geelong, Wyong, Wollongong, Sydney, Gold Coast)
August – October 2019

Filmography

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Film roles
YearTitleRole
2007The JammedRubi / Li Rong
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007–2008Hi-5PresenterSeries 9–10
2017Newton's LawYing Chen1.2: "The Butterfly Effect"
2018Romper StomperJulia Barca1.6: "Anabasis"
WentworthCherry Li8 episodes
True Story with Hamish & AndyNicole2.8: "Murray"
How to Stay MarriedVanessa (Brad's date)1.2
Why Are You Like ThisDr. LeeABC pilot; re-aired as full series in 2021
2019Get Krack!nLaura2.5
UtopiaKirsten4.6: "Tricks of Approval"
2021FiskBobbie1.5: "Ladies in Black"
2022TroppoYoon Sun Park

References

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  1. ^ Herald Sun Replacement Wins Crowd Over[permanent dead link]. Reported 19 June 2006. Retrieved 17 July 2007.