Pavlo Lee
Born
Павло Романович Лі
Pavlo Romanovych Li

(1988-07-10)10 July 1988
Yevpatoria, Crimean Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, USSR
Died6 March 2022(2022-03-06) (aged 33)
Irpin, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine
Cause of deathKilled in action
NationalityUkrainian
OccupationActor
Years active2003–2022

Pavlo 'Pasha' Romanovych Lee (Ukrainian: Павло «Паша» Романович Лі; 10 July 1988 – 6 March 2022) was a Ukrainian actor and television presenter.[1]

Early life

Lee was born in Yevpatoria, Crimea, to a Koryo-saram father and a Ukrainian mother. He also went by a variant spelling of his surname, Li.[2]

Career

Lee was a television host for the Dom Channel. He had worked in theatre and a number of commercials,[3] and was known for starring in the films Tini nezabutykh predkiv. Tayemnytsi molfara (2013), Shtolnya (2006), Pravilo boya (2017), Zustrich odnoklasnykiv (2019), and the voice dubbing of the popular English-language films The Lion King, Yesterday, BIOS and The Hobbit into Ukrainian;[4] he was also the dubbing voice of television characters such as Eric Cartman in South Park, Steve Smith in American Dad!, Glenn Quagmire in Family Guy and Psyduck in Detective Pikachu.[5] Most recently, he starred in the TV series Provincial (2021).[6]

Filmography

  • 2003 – One for All
  • 2006 – Bottom asleep – Dan
  • 2008 – Thanks for Everything You've Been Thanking Me-3
  • 2012 – Common Law
  • 2013 – The Legacy of Forgotten Ancestors – Vova
  • 2016 – Selfie Party – Guardian
  • 2017 – Fighting Rule – Diesel
  • 2017 – Specifics
  • 2019 – Meeting of Classmates – Kostya
  • 2022 – Mirny-21 (in the works)

Death

Lee enlisted in the Territorial Defense Forces of Ukraine on the first day of the Russian invasion. During his time fighting, he had posted several times to his Instagram account discussing the conditions and Ukrainian strength.[2]

He was killed by Russian shelling in the Battle of Irpin on 6 March, and his death was announced by the Odesa International Film Festival.[7] He was buried on 18 March in Vorokhta, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where his mother still lives.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee killed in Russian bombardment". BBC News. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Ritman, Alex (8 March 2022). "Ukrainian Actor Pasha Lee Killed by Russian Shelling After Joining Armed Forces". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Young, Julius (8 March 2022). "Ukrainian film star Pasha Lee killed in Russia-Ukraine war while defending country". FOX News. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee killed in Russian bombardment". BBC News. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Yeryomin, Mykola (7 March 2022). "У лавах тероборони загинув під час обстрілу в Ірпені актор Павло Лі". PlayUA (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Actor, TV host Pasha Lee killed by Russian invaders while defending Irpin near Kyiv". www.ukrinform.net. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee killed during fighting in Kyiv Oblast". The Kyiv Independent. 6 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "У Ворохті попрощалися із актором Павлом Лі, який загинув в російсько-українській війні". Eparchy of Kolomyia webresource (in Ukrainian). 19 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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