Artist Tien Hoi: Playing the role of Uncle the most on the screen, simple real life

Artist Tien Hoi is cherished and known to the public as the artist who plays Uncle Ho. The voice and demeanor of the people of Nghe who are imbued in people have helped him have many advantages when playing the role of Uncle Ho.

Artist Tien Hoi's real name is Nguyen Tien Hoi, born in 1959. He has his father's hometown in Nghe An, his mother's hometown in Hanoi. In his life, he is famous as the artist who has the most incarnations and also the most similar image of Uncle Ho in movies and theaters.

Notable films and plays he has participated in are: Hanoi - Winter 46; See you in Saigon; White flowers; Red banana, Cold zone; Penance; Life cycle; The saint in the dream; The children of Hanoi...

Artist Tien Hoi first showed the image of President Ho Chi Minh in the play White Night (1987) when he was only 28 years old and has played the role of Uncle Ho more than 40 times in plays and movies or TV series and hundreds of times in festival events, celebrations.

Artist Tien Hoi won the Gold Medal of the National Theater Festival in 1992 for his role as President Ho Chi Minh; Silver medal in the play Cold Zone at the National Theater Festival in 2018 as Mr. Sinh.

In 2013, the Guinness Book of Records of Vietnam confirmed Tien Hoi as the artist who successfully performed the role of Uncle Ho in the most genres.

Admirable love story

Artist Tien Hoi's wife is costume artist Vuong Dam Thuy. From 1987 to now, she specializes in dressing up actors who play Uncle Ho, especially her husband.

"I just want to say that my wife and I love each other very much," artist Vuong Dam Thuy burst into tears and shared with PV Dan Tri before the death of her husband. On her personal page, she emotionally wrote: "You are my eternal love".

When working in the Truong Son art troupe, artist Dam Thuy was sent to learn to dress up the image of Uncle Ho, her teacher was Artist Nhu Dinh Nguyen. This has also become a predestined relationship for her and her husband to have the opportunity to meet in the future.

More surprisingly, artist Dam Thuy's birthday is May 19 and her hometown is in Kim Lien, Nam Dan, Nghe An.

When the troupe was looking for people to dress up artist Tien Hoi, there were 3 painters of the troupe, and Dam Thuy was a student at that time. After that, she was destined to receive makeup for the troupe.

Many times, when dressing up for her husband and watching artist Tien Hoi perform on stage, she burst into tears with emotion. She once shared, every time she dressed up artist Tien Hoi, she completely lost the feeling that it was her husband, felt extremely respectful and respectful. Only when the artist finishes removing makeup, all images return to everyday life and then, she dares to joke with her husband.

The simple daily life of Artist Tien Hoi

Looking at the personal page of artist Dam Thuy, it will be easy to see the image of the couple bonding like the picture with the ball. After the spotlight, returning to his home, artist Tien Hoi often helps his wife with housework, without a hint of embarrassment.

The passing of Artist Tien Hoi on the 10th day of the Lunar New Year 2022 left mourning for family, friends and the audience. The simple lifestyle that is instilled in artist Tien Hoi both in the film and in real life. The artist speaks softly, does not like to be loud.

Artist Tien Hoi confided: "When making art, I put my soul into the character to express the spirit and difference. For example, when I played the role of President Ho Chi Minh in many stages, when he was old or when he was young in cinema and theater, each time was a unique feature."

"Returning to my daily life, I feel very happy when there are a lot of people who don't call me by my real name but by the characters in the movie. They realized that I was a person who had played the role of Uncle Ho. This shows affection as well as respect for the actor. And I am very happy for this," Artist Tien Hoi once shared.

In 2017, Artist Tien Hoi had not retired, at that time, he said: "Nearly 40 years of working in art, there are only 2 years left to retire, but I am still enthusiastic and dedicated to the path of making art. Even if I retire in the future, I will still participate in making art and find myself a hobby in my old age so that my life will become younger and more meaningful."

Artist Tien Hoi is very fond of sports. He used to participate in many sports from swimming to gymnastics, but when he was old, he no longer participated in vigorous sports such as soccer or gymnastics, tennis, but chose light sports such as cycling.

There was a time when he cycled around West Lake every morning with a group of friends from 5 a.m. to about 6:30 a.m. to go home, have breakfast and then go to work." The artist chooses life with simple happiness.

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