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Biography
Lee Sung Jin, also known as Sonny Lee, is a South Korean-American screenwriter and director. He is best known for creating the Netflix series Beef, for which he received the 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards for directing and writing for a limited series. He also contributed to the script of the 2025 Marvel Studios superhero film Thunderbolts*, and is developing a new X-Men film for the studio with frequent collaborators Jake Schreier and Joanna Calo.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
Filmography14 titles
A Very Sunny Christmas
2009Editor
2009Editor
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005Executive Story Editor, Staff Writer, Writer
2005Executive Story Editor, Staff Writer, Writer
Silicon Valley
2014Supervising Producer, Writer
2014Supervising Producer, Writer
Beef
2023Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2023Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Undone
2019Co-Executive Producer
2019Co-Executive Producer
Dave
2020Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2020Co-Executive Producer, Writer
The Real O'Neals
2016Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2016Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2 Broke Girls
2011Writer
2011Writer
Tuca & Bertie
2019Co-Executive Producer
2019Co-Executive Producer
Outsourced
2010Producer, Writer
2010Producer, Writer
Lurker
2025Executive Producer
2025Executive Producer
Girlboss
2017Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2017Co-Executive Producer, Writer
The Daily Show
1996as Self - Guest
1996as Self - Guest
Mothman
2010Writer
2010Writer