Dustin Nguyen: 10 years of taking care of his wife with a paralyzed head, 60 years old returned to be a "baby dad", still passionate about movies

Not only known as a talented director and actor of Vietnamese origin, Dustin Nguyen also surprised many people by his arduous private life.

Dustin Nguyen was born in 1962, is a Vietnamese-American film actor. In addition to being an actor, he is also capable of writing, producing, and directing. Before returning to Vietnam, making a splash with Heroic Blood, Dustin Nguyen had a solid career in Hollywood.

Dustin Nguyen's mother is an actress and dancer My Le, his father is a famous comedian Xuan Phat on the Saigon stage before 1975. In April 1975, his family left Vietnam after the Vietnamese government The Republic has fallen.

His family moved to Guam, then moved to a refugee camp at Barracks Chaffee. Eventually with the help of a Methodist church they moved to Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. After Dustin graduated from high school, he moved to Southern California and attended Orange Coast University.

Dustin dreams of becoming a director; However, he happened to know a friend at Orange Coast University who is a Hollywood actor and through this friend, he had the opportunity to fall in love with American cinema when he was offered a role in the television series Magnum. PI in 1985. Over 25 years with American cinema, as one of the rare Vietnamese-born actors still standing in the international cinema market, he has played over 30 major and small roles so far. Dustin's favorite role is the role of Jonny in the movie Little Fish; This role made his name in world cinema alongside Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett.

The role of the villain Sy in Heroic Blood (2007) marked his first return to Vietnam after 32 years away from his homeland.

With the film project "Fire Buddha" (released in 2013), Dustin had the opportunity to showcase his talents as a screenwriter and director. Fire Buddha is an action movie based on a true story; Dustin made with the cooperation of Jimmy Pham Nghiem (producer of the film The Blood of Heroes), Chanh Phuong Film Studio and Johnny Tri Nguyen.

Dustin and his ex-wife (former model, actress Angela Rockwood-Nguyen) are also active in the Christopher and Dana Reeve Disability Resource Center (The Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center) as philanthropists. since a car accident that paralyzed Angela's legs in September 2001. In addition, he and his wife are also involved in business activities, they own silver jewelry under the Imperial Rose Collections brand in the United States and Japan.

Dustin Nguyen and Angela Rockwood-Nguyen met and fell in love in 1998, they planned to get married in 2001, but unfortunately a car accident left Angela paralyzed before marriage and she had to be in a wheelchair the whole time. the rest of her life (the person who accompanied her when the accident was actress Thuy Trang died).

After that unfortunate incident, Angela Rockwood and Dustin Nguyen were still together. He still took her to events and took care of her. That makes people around admire this love story.

However, after 10 years of companionship, they finally chose to "go their separate ways". When Dustin Nguyen was engaged to his current wife, Bebe Pham, he was seen as a cheater. It was not until later that the two spoke more clearly about the separation. Angela Rockwood also confirmed that Dustin Nguyen is a kind person, not what people think of him. If Dustin Nguyen has a new life, now Angela Rockwood has also found her loving half.

In 2015, Dustin Nguyen married Bebe Pham. His oldest daughter is Scarlett, the second is Sky. In August 2020, the couple continued to receive the good news of having a youngest child named Sahara. Having more children at this age, he is still as excited and emotional as the first time having a child.

Talking about the child's name, his wife Dustin Nguyen shared: "The youngest daughter has many similarities with the two sisters Sky, Scarlett. We named her Sahara. Hearing the name, many people think of the Sahara desert, but it has different characteristics. another means full moon or dawn."

Working in the modeling industry, but since she has a family, she spends a lot of time taking care of her small family, so that Dustin Nguyen can feel secure to develop her career. The former model is happy and thinks that her current greatest joy is also raising her children and raising her family.

Up to now, Dustin Nguyen and his wife have been together for more than 10 years. Despite the age difference of 20 years, they still live together in harmony.

Still vibrant with art projects, but Dustin Nguyen also spends a lot of time with his small family. In order for the family to be closer, Dustin Nguyen takes his wife and children out regularly. His family currently lives in the city of Costa Mesa in Orange County, California, USA.

Although he has officially turned 60, the actor's appearance is still very good. To stay healthy and fit, Dustin Nguyen works hard to exercise and sports, aiming for a personal fashion style.

During the long period of the epidemic, he took advantage to be with his family more. He also shared housework with his wife as to make up for the time he was busy with a film project, unable to accompany his wife. His two eldest daughters are still in elementary school. The children are outgoing, active, and enjoy many sports such as martial arts, yoga, etc. Like his wife, Dustin Nguyen's joy is very simple, simply taking his children to eat yogurt. , eat ice cream weekend. Bebe Pham said her two eldest daughters have very mature personalities, love and like to play with the youngest.

Since 2013, Dustin Nguyen has been working as a director. The film Win the Lottery (2015) directed by him received the Golden Kite Award for Best Motion Picture.

Sharing with VnExpress, Bebe Pham - wife of director Dustin Nguyen and film producer - expressed surprise. "The film was released two years ago, but it was still submitted to the competition and won. When I received the news, I also thought Dustin won the award for his role in the film Tenderness (director Le Van Kiet) and not his movie Winning the Lottery. ", she said.

Winning the lottery is a comedy film released on the occasion of the Lunar New Year in 2015, bringing together the cast of Ninh Duong Lan Ngoc, Chi Tai, Thu Trang, and Dustin Nguyen. The work is appreciated for its comedy without bullshit, leaving many human values. The film was chosen as the representative of Vietnam to attend the Oscars in the same year.

Compared to her husband Bebe Pham is no less when she is a famous model on domestic and international catwalks. They lived together for 4 years before getting married.

Currently, the family story of Dustin Nguyen is still receiving the attention of the audience.

Not only interested in career, Dustin Nguyen's private life is also of special interest. The audience not only admires his career but also enjoys when he has an extremely fulfilling and happy married life. Anyone wants to have a solid spiritual support from their family and Dustin Nguyen got that when his wife was willing to step back so that the actor could wholeheartedly pursue his passion.

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