Sun Park

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]}

The native form of this personal name is Park Sun. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Sun Park
Born	Sun Park (1981-01-03) 3 January 1981 (age 43) Suwon, South Korea
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–2010, 2016–present
Spouse	Nathan Pezzimenti ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2

Career

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

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

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

Film roles

Year	Title	Role
2007	The Jammed	Rubi / Li Rong

Television roles

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

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