Tung Lam - The masterpiece of comedy village: Falling, in debt because of red and black, U90 lying in one place, relying on his wife 20 years younger

In all of Saigon's comedies before 1975, there was a smart person performing, only having to step onto the stage, the audience was already giggling, that was artist Tun Lam. Going through the heyday, now living with a wife 20 years younger than her, her health is weak, and she can't walk anymore.

From the monster of the comedy village to the decline in production, debt, and unemployment

Artist Tun Lam was born in 1934 in Saigon, real name Lam Nuon Pham, is the youngest son of a family of 10 brothers and sisters in Tan Dinh market. His father was a lawyer (with this lawyer now) who lived in Saigon at that time.

When I was a child, because of the difficult picture, I often used to ask my friends to sing for a living, then wandered to Phnom Penh, then fortunately, I was taught by musician Le Binh to sing Tan Nhac and play a very pure mandolin. tree. Tun Lam came to the literary field very early. When he was only 14 years old, he won the first prize in a children's singing competition organized by Sain-Radium radio station (the predecessor of Phap A station) with the An Phu Don song by his teacher, musician Le Binh. After that, in 1952, he again won the first prize in the singer selection competition of French radio station with the series "Tien fisherman" by musician Pham Dinh Chuan.

His original stage name was Van Tam. Because of their modesty, they were teased as "Dwarf Tam". With a humorous nature, he changed that teasing "they" to become his new "name": "Dwarf Tam" said to turn into Tun Lam. In the 1950s, the trio Lam Phuong - Van Huna - Tunɡ Lam often sang hunɡ together on a radio show in Saigon. This trio band performed very well with musical pieces: Song of the season, Late Night Dance, O Me Ly, Dan Lu Nha, Long Road Nua, Music Under the Python, Thien Thai...

Artist Tun Lam started to step into the field of dramatic theater quite by accident. When the Dan Nam theater group performed the play "The end of the nightmare", the actor Van Hun suddenly played the role of a weak, poor man. Tun Lam is willing to accept the role, but the condition is to express his ideas and not stick to the script. The role of the city was begged to wait, and then he was allowed to continue playing the role of the master of the play "Buy some love", Van Hun and the role of a resident. However, at that time, Van Hun didn't accept the role, so the role of the human being lived in was still the same as that of Tun Lam. Although it is wise to prepare in advance, he borrowed a pair of pants from a full-faced ballet dancer. Just stepped onto the stage, the audience cheered. After becoming famous with another comedy role in the play "Forgotten Piano", the main Tun Lam turned to the comedy field.

As the artist Tun Lam Lam knows, it is sometimes more difficult to attract a large audience than to make them difficult. A comedian must know how to use words to be smart and to love petty, cheap comedy. In the past, every comedian had his own distinctive features: Van Chun was a goat man, Kha Na was calm, Van Huan was full of love, Thanh Viet licked his mustache... no one caught anyone. In 1960, Tun Lam opened a Banquet and a Musical Festival, performing many things, from dance, music, drama, eel dance, magic, etc., as a teacher, as well as a host. Along with Chau Ky and Duy Na, Tun Lam was ranked in the three great election numbers, a very expensive variety show with tickets to Quoc Thanh, Olympia, and Thanh Binh cinemas.

Artist Tun Lam is proud of himself that this comedian earns as much as he does, comes from many places, from the front office, performing, composing scripts, picking up movies, teaching them, writing, acting, singing. Eel, Music, Program Leader, Seeds and Gourds.

Tun Lam's friendship reached its peak in the 1970s, when Han Han Mai, Kha Na, Phi Than, Thanh Hai, Thanh Viet, and Van Chun were popularly dubbed as the Seven Emperors, and Tun Lam was placed in the position. most favored. Onɡ was nicknamed the Dwarf Clown because he was only 1m54 tall, weighing 49 pounds, to distinguish it from his three co-stars. When acting, Tun Lam Thuong was paired with Kha Na (Fat Clown) or Thanh Viet (Ham Beard) to match ten characters.

There was a time when Lam was invited to be an artist (now called a cunt) in Japanese and Indian films by the American Khan, My Van, Lida... Thanks to that, he was constantly invited to welcome him. comedy roles in movies: Five reluctant knights, Five clown kings returning to lane, Four Monsters of Saigon, Afternoon, Like a raindrop... Only with the leading role of the movie "Saigon Four Monsters", he was dubbed is an "international star" when receiving the attention of the world and audiences throughout Asia, Australia, France and North America.

There was a time when the artist Tun Lam "made a storm", making terrible money, but then because of the red light, the beer gradually became worse, and then even became deeply indebted. It was a dark past that he did not want to hide, and even wrote a man-made song called "Xam Gray Chuong" to advise everyone.

After 1975, Lam's collaboration slowed down for a while, focusing on and working with new artists. And in 1983, he was appointed as the deputy head of the Hau Gian Dance and Dance Club. During the 1980s, because she was busy managing the musical instruments, she rarely performed on stage.

In the 1990s, late audiences watched comedy through video tapes, which were both convenient and cheap, renting a book for 1,000-2,000 VND, but there were enough comedians, singers, and dancers to kick the bar. briefly and then disbanded in turn. Unemployed, artist Tun Lam had to return to Saigon to make a living. However, after that, his weak age limited his artistic activities.

U90 lying in one place, relying on his wife 20 years younger

Since 2005, after experiencing 4 strokes, artist Tun Lam retired from acting, only to appear on the world's interview program. In recent years, artist Tun Lam is old, hard of hearing and unable to be as lucid as before. He lives with his wife 20 years younger than him in a small house in a deep alley on Nuen Van Dau street, Binh Thanh district, Saigon.

In 2021, the group "Five dragons travel" including Phi Phung, Phuong Dung, Thuy Muoi, Minh Dung ... visited the house of "Monster masterpiece". Although at the age of 86, his mind is no longer clear, or confused and hard of hearing, but his humorous personality, or teasing his colleagues has not changed.

At that time, due to weak legs and difficult walking, Tung Lam was mostly stuck in the house.

Until recently, at the beginning of 2023, the group "Five Long Travels" returned to visit the male artist and learned that he was sick a lot. Sharing about the situation of artist Tung Lam, his wife said: "I have to ask my child to take care of him and help him live, but I can't take care of it alone. His legs can't hold back anymore, just lying down. one place, but fortunately still eating and drinking normally."

"He has had surgery for 6-7 months. He is in a wheelchair, pushed back and forth in the house to facilitate walking. When he is tired, he goes to lie down, when he wakes up, I feed him, eat and then lie down. All activities His family is all supported," she added. Sharing about current economic conditions, comedian Tung Lam's wife said that she no longer works, now only staying at home to take care of her husband. Living expenses are covered by the daughter.

Although his health is limited, artist Tung Lam still misses his job. Occasionally, he takes out a vest to wear because he misses the stage.

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