Meritorious Artist Cong Ninh: Unfinished love with Ngoc Trinh, struggling to make a living and becoming a father at the age of 53

Married at the age of 52, welcomed her first child at the age of 53, the outstanding artist Cong Ninh is 60 this year and is still busy taking care of food, clothes, money...

Famous for his austere roles, Meritorious Artist Cong Ninh in real life and on screen are only about a hand apart...

Poor childhood, masters are still unemployed

Artist Cong Ninh's parents gave birth to 7 children. One person died at a young age, leaving 6 siblings. Cong Ninh's parents are ordinary workers. The family was poor, had many children, and had no money to pay school fees, so at the age of 12, Cong Ninh had to leave school to sell orange cakes and iced tea. After a year off, his mother felt sorry for her son, and tried to ask for permission to go back to school.

Graduating from high school, artist Cong Ninh passed the Bach Khoa exam according to his parents' wishes, but because he was passionate about becoming an actor, he hid his family from taking the exam to enter the School of Dramatic Art 2 and passed the second prize that year.

In order to have money to pay for living expenses and go to school, Cong Ninh is willing to do anything that a "cool" person would never do. He just went to school and worked as a porter, backstage, turning on the light switch for the show...

Graduating with an excellent degree, he was sent to Russia to study for a Master of Arts in Directing. 6 years studying in Leningrad is a long journey with many memorable events for Cong Ninh. Because of the time zone, he wakes up late every day, to the point of being sent home.

The dean of the faculty had to ask the school to give Cong Ninh one more chance with a talent test. He completed the role excellently and was allowed to continue studying. In the first year, because of financial loss, every month, Cong Ninh had to borrow money to eat, wait for the next month to have a scholarship to pay again.

In 1990, artist Cong Ninh returned home with a Master of Arts degree in directing in Russia. Thoughts, a new horizon would open up, but he was... unemployed.

In the first film, he was invited to play the role of a motorbike taxi driver with 2 segments in "Life of a troubadour" by the late director Chau Hue. The night scene, running in the rain is very extreme, but the sand is very foamy, but Cong Ninh is happy to do the job.

Ignoring the face of a master of arts, Cong Ninh continued to receive a small role in the movie "Who goes down Van Ly" by director Le Hoang. In 1999, this film brought him the Best Actor award at the 12th Vietnam Film Festival. From these small roles, he was known and invited to more films.

Despite having a master's degree in directing from Russia, Cong Ninh was not trusted by anyone to edit the play. The first play he edited was for the Young Drama Troupe with a salary of 600,000 VND, while other directors made it for 5 million VND.

In addition, he also created the scene and the music. Many people said that Cong Ninh was bullied, but he was very happy because he was given the opportunity.

After this play, he was paid 5 times more. And, to the classic play "Da Co Hoai Lang", the price of Cong Ninh's salary is already a number ... in the sky.

This play brings together a series of bright actors from the Southern theater village such as Viet Anh, Thanh Loc, Hong Van, Quoc Thao... This play also won a gold medal at the National Professional Theater Festival and Congregation. Ninh won the Best Director award.

The achievements that artist Cong Ninh has achieved in his career make many people admire. From those hardships, artist Cong Ninh slowly built up the trust and respect of his colleagues, the admiration of the audience for him through each role and each play.

Not only famous as an actor, director, artist Cong Ninh is also a diligent and exemplary teacher in the classroom. For many years now, he has been the Dean of the Faculty of Directing at the School of Theater and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City. In 2011, for his contributions and dedication to the country's art, he was conferred the title of Distinguished Artist by the State.

53 years old has children, 60 is still busy taking care of food and money

Perhaps no one does not know about the 10-year love affair with actor Ngoc Trinh, who starred in the movie "The smell of coriander". The two considered marriage many times, but after 10 years, they suddenly broke up. Although they broke up, they considered each other as best friends, always cheering and supporting each other in life.

After this deep love, it took a long time for Cong Ninh to open his heart to another love, also his student - actress Tuyet Van. Tuyet Van is 21 years younger than Cong Ninh. At the time the two knew each other, Cong Ninh was 50 years old and the student was 29 years old.

3 years later, in 2013, Cong Ninh and Tuyet Van got married. In 2014, the actress gave birth to a daughter named Oscar.

Sharing about his marriage with his 21-year-old wife, artist Cong Ninh said that the couple often had arguments. However, both always try to make concessions, tolerating each other so that the family atmosphere is peaceful.

Currently, work still occupies all of Cong Ninh's time. He went to film continuously and was still busy with his pedagogical work. Artist Cong Ninh confided that although he really wanted to spend more time with his wife and children, economic pressure did not allow him, he had to work hard and work hard to be the breadwinner in the family.

At the age of 60, artist Cong Ninh is still busy taking care of food and money. "I can't control the economy in the family, it's very stressful," he once said. Cong Ninh also does not intend to have more children, partly because his age is not young, partly because economic conditions do not allow.

"I have turned 60 years old, the right rotation of a person's life. Although I am still the breadwinner in the family, standing in the middle, balancing everything, at this age, I see success a lot differently than before. Despite being busy with work, work, but when I have time off, I spend it with my wife and children.

Moments with family are very warm, it helps me recharge my energy to continue to fulfill the mission of an artist. I feel proud of my family, which supports me to do a good role in society," said artist Cong Ninh.

Ngọc Trinh khác lạ sau ra tù, người thân phải sốc, phanh phui sự đổi thay Đức Trí09:37:15 14/03/2024Người mẫu diễn viên Ngọc Trinh có lối sống khác lạ sau biến cố bị tạm giam. Người thân cận cũng phải bất ngờ, hé lộ lối sống khác lạ mà Ngọc Trinh chưa bao giờ thử.