People's Artist Tu Long was born close to the stage
People's Artist Tu Long - Deputy Director of the Military Cheo Theater - possesses stage charm and a deep, emotional Cheo voice.
He was born and raised in a family with an artistic tradition, his parents are both artists. People's Artist Tu Long once shared that he was born close to the stage, his childhood days were materially poor but spiritually rich.
People's Artist Tu Long with his parents and brother. Photo: Gia Linh.
People's Artist Tu Long's father is artist Vu Tu Lam, stage name Hai Lam. He is a famous mandarin singer from Kinh Bac, at the same time as famous artists such as Le Ngai, Minh Phuc (Tu Long's mother), Thuy Cai, Xuan Mui, Hai Trang...
Meritorious Artist Vu Tu Lam used to hold the position of head of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Troupe in the early days of its establishment. He used to participate in cinema and is famous for his role as Chi in the movie To reschedule up (1974) directed by Tran Vu. He received the title of Meritorious Artist in 2016, on the same day his son received the title of People's Artist.
People's Artist Tu Long's mother, artist Minh Phuc (Nguyen Thi Phuc), just received the title of Meritorious Artist on March 6, in the 3th award consideration. She was born into a family of many generations of artists. Meritorious Artist Minh Phuc's father is a great drummer at the Vietnam Cheo Theater, his siblings all studied at the University of Theater and Cinema.
People's Artist Tu Long's parents live in Bac Ninh.
People's Artist Tu Long's father and mother were both actors in the first class of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Troupe. However, after getting married, his mother mainly spent time raising the family.
At the 10th People's Artist and Meritorious Artist award ceremony recently held in Hanoi, Meritorious Artist Minh Phuc shared that she was proud that her son was mature, mature, filial to his parents, and loved his wife and children. People's Artist Tu Long took care of both materially and spiritually, helping his mother overcome her illness.
A large family of many People's Artists and Meritorious Artists is rare
The family of Meritorious Artist Le Mai and the late People's Artist Tran Tien is a large family of artists with many rare titles in Vietnam. Artist Le Mai was born in 1938 in Hai Phong. She comes from a family where both parents work in the field of theater arts.
Her father is poet and playwright Le Dai Thanh. Her mother is actress Dinh Thi Ngoc Anh - the first person to play the role of heroine Vo Thi Sau on the entertainment stage in Hai Phong. Artist Le Mai just received the title of Meritorious Artist on March 6, on the same occasion that his younger brother, "legendary voice reader" Le Chuc, was awarded the title of People's Artist.
Meritorious Artist Le Mai's family on the happy day of receiving the title.
Artist Le Mai married People's Artist Tran Tien - a veteran name in the Vietnamese theater scene - but soon broke up in 1970. They have three daughters who are all famous in the arts: People's Artist Le Khanh and Meritorious Artist Le. Van and artist Le Vi.
People's Artist Le Khanh has the most brilliant career and maintains artistic activities in his late years. She has just acted in movies, participated in television series and worked to train young actors.
The most famous family in the dance industry
The family of People's Artist Dang Hung and People's Artist Vuong Linh are famous in the Vietnamese dance industry. The two artists met each other in 1972, when they first entered the Vietnam Dance School. In 1980, the two were sent to Russia for training and were married in 1983.
In 1987, when his daughter was only 1 year old, artists Dang Hung - Vuong Linh decided to go to Ho Chi Minh City to live and work to have more opportunities to perform. During this time, they stuck with the Lotus Theater. In 1995, a pair of famous dancers founded the Little Stars Dance Troupe, which has so far trained nearly 1.000 actors.
People's Artist Dang Hung, Vuong Linh and daughter Linh Nga.
In 2016, Dang Hung - Vuong Linh was awarded the title of People's Artist. Inheriting the artistic gene from her parents, the daughter of People's Artist Dang Hung, Vuong Linh, Linh Nga, became a key member of the dance group Little Stars from the age of 10.
When she was 12 years old, Linh Nga went to China to study dance, then graduated from Beijing Academy of Dance Arts, China. Linh Nga was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist at the age of 30, she was nicknamed "the peacock of the dancing village".
The family of artists Tan Minh and Thu Huyen also just received good news when the couple was awarded the title of People's Artist. Artist Le Duc Trung has just received the title of People's Artist, on the same day that his son Le Tuan Anh was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.
Also on this occasion, famous Cai Luong artist Thanh Dien was awarded the title of People's Artist, and his wife, the late artist Thanh Kim Hue, was also posthumously awarded the title of People's Artist.
