Meritorious Artist Duc Trung: The silver-haired man of Vietnamese screen, U90 was awarded the title of People's Artist, still diligently contributing

Meritorious Artist Duc Trung, who now also has the title of People's Artist, is a veteran male artist who is very famous on Vietnamese television. At the age of over 80, he is still devoted to art, receiving much love from the audience.

Meritorious Artist Duc Trung is the former Deputy Director of the Youth Theater, one of the veteran faces of the early Youth Theater. He moved to the Theater in 1979, before that he joined the General Political Department of Arts. On stage as well as in films, the special thing about Meritorious Artist Duc Trung is that he often plays leading roles, including his transformations into Uncle Ho on stage and on screen. In addition, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung is also famous for his roles in films such as: Crime and Love, Death Row Prisoner at 17, 12A and 4H, Reverse Light Streaks, Probation Reporter...

After more than 40 years of acting, with his tall figure and characteristic white hair, he has always been cast by directors to play professors, doctors... or high-ranking figures such as government leaders, advisory officer, we rarely see him "evil" on screen. There were also times when, bored of being... a good person, he tried... not good characters and the results were unsuccessful.

Even if he plays an evil role, he is still not very evil. For example, in the movie "A wealthy man, Duc Trung plays an aristocrat... flirting with girls. Another time, he transforms into an antique dealer." in a television project. He said, during a meal with the film crew, everyone joked: "From now on, don't play a villain anymore, your face can't fool anyone." From then on, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung focused on good characters. He simply thought that if he couldn't perform well, he should leave it to someone else and not be greedy.

Retiring after more than 20 years of working for the Youth Theater, he said he was temporarily away from the studio, but he continued to work hard with the troupe of Meritorious Artist Chi Trung. A few years ago. Meritorious Artist Duc Trung also participated in the film project "Sunflower Against the Sun". He is loved by the audience as "national grandfather" because of his cute acting style and gentle appearance.

Meritorious Artist Duc Trung, at the age of 84, is still enthusiastic about his profession and does not feel any distance from the young actors. Talking about the opportunity to play Mr. Phan in "Sunflower Against the Sun", the veteran male artist told Tien Phong: " I was personally invited by directors Vu Truong Khoa and Do Thanh Hai for this character and only received it. script exactly one week before filming. After reading the script, I saw that the character has my appearance in real life, but I am not domineering and patriarchal like him in the movie ."

Even though he had to work with a class of young actors, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung felt normal. He confided: " The interactions between me and actors like People's Artist Thu Ha, People's Artist Manh Cuong and young talents Hong Dang, Hong Diem, Viet Anh, Dinh Tu, Luong Thu Trang, Quynh Nguyen... are very good. The director's hand has connected the generations together, making it so that the young actors and I do not "channel" each other. And the audience thinks that "we cannot criticize anyone from old to young ".

With many tireless efforts for art, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung was recently officially named in the list of 77 artists awarded People's Artist awards by the state. This is a great achievement in the twilight years of the veteran male artist.

In the film, artist Duc Trung always dedicates himself to his profession, but in real life he also knows how to balance himself to have a peaceful life. At the age of 84, he mainly spends his time resting and having fun with his wife and children. His son is actor Le Tuan Anh of the Youth Theater.

What's interesting is that the son of a veteran artist who specializes in leading roles likes to play villains. Actor Le Tuan Anh is a person who specializes in playing gangster and brash roles. He made his mark with the role of Phu - a prostitution broker in "Quynh Doll". Recently, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung's son also played Thuan in the movie "Street in the Village". Actor Le Tuan Anh made the audience extremely angry because his transformation was too good. Even though he was "stoned" by the audience, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung's son always understood and knew it was the success of his role.

At the age of over 80, Meritorious Artist Duc Trung still makes many young actors dizzy because of his ability to remember lines. In 2022, he was personally invited by directors Vu Truong Khoa and Do Thanh Hai for this character and only received the script exactly one week before filming.

Between him and the actors in the film such as People's Artist Thu Ha, People's Artist Manh Cuong, Hong Diem, Hong Dang, Viet Anh, Dinh Tu, Luong Thu Trang, Quynh Kool... there is very good interaction, without barriers because generation gap.

The male artist once shared that his forte is positive roles, holding high positions in society, but the special thing about Phan's character is his complex inner self, with both good things and patriarchal concepts. in the same person, so acting is also a new challenge. It's been a long time since a character has interested him so much.

The most memorable detail for Phan's role in Sunflower against the Sun is the last line when the multi-generational family gathers together: "Under this sky, no matter how many directions you go, any direction is fine. Remember that the direction of departure must always be a good direction.

The spirit of goodness mentioned in the film is also the core value that Meritorious Artist Duc Trung pursues in real life. He was the one who contributed to laying the first brick for the volunteer football club of artists and former famous players called V-Stars. He always knows how to trust and empower the younger generation. He was the one who gave the spirit to People's Artist Hoang Dung to take on the role of President of V-Stars Club.

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