Lee Kyung-kyu (born August 1, 1960) is a South Korean actor, comedian, MC, film producer, and screenwriter.

[1][2][3][4] He was the highest paid entertainer on the KBS network in 2010, with earnings of ₩535 million.

[5] Lee patented his instant noodle recipe Kkokkomyeon (Korean: 꼬꼬면), which he created during an amateur cooking contest in an episode of the variety show Qualifications of Men.

It became one of the top-selling products of 2011, and changed the landscape of the domestic instant noodles' market.

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