Vo Hoai Nam: The actor "King of the landfill" took a break from filming to open a pub, admitting that he was "addicted"

Nguyễn KimJul 13, 2023 at 16:35

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Vo Hoai Nam was once considered one of the leading actors of Northern cinema with many famous films, including the "Criminal Police" series. When his career was on the rise, Vo Hoai Nam married dancer Lan Anh 12 years younger than him.

Vo Hoai Nam was born in 1965 in Hanoi. He was a film actor in the North for a while, leaving an unforgettable impression in the hearts of many TV viewers with impressive roles: "The bully" of the King of Garbage, Chien - the brave policeman. brave and clever in the Criminal Police or the male butcher carelessly "kills girls" in Street Stories...

Vo Hoai Nam was "adventurous" with art quite late compared to many of his contemporaries. At the age of 20, he returned home after working abroad, and then received an apprenticeship at the Central Drama Theater. Possessing a handsome, stylish appearance, the actor born in 1965 quickly caught the "blue eyes" of many directors at that time.

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Right in the first time touching the cinema, Vo Hoai Nam was invited by director Ha Son to play the main role in the movie The Legend of the Love of the Water God. In the following years, the actor continuously appeared in many works of famous directors such as Luu Trong Ninh and Dang Nhat Minh.

In 2003, he participated in the movie King of the Landfill by director Do Minh Tuan, with the role of Trong in this film, which brought him the Best Young Actor award in the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. 47th in Busan (Korea). This can be said to be the first role in his film career. In 2005, he participated in the movie Street Story, Criminal Police part 1.

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Since 2007, he was less involved in acting, but moved to Ho Chi Minh City to make a career, then he opened a restaurant in Hanoi. In 2011, he returned to cinema when he participated in acting in the movie Song Hung, directed by Nguyen Duy Ngoc Vo. After this role, he gave up his film career to spend time with his family, taking care of children and doing business, which made many viewers regret.

According to Vo Hoai Nam, to come to the decision to stop working, he went through a bitter time when he struggled with life. After the movie Criminal Police, even though he is a famous actor, his life is still very difficult. The actor of Vietnamese cinema once confided in the scene where his son was hungry, scooping up an empty milk carton with a spoon, making him cry. The actor recalled: "Listen to the sound of my children knocking on the wall of the milk carton, I feel very sorry. I think this is what I'm going to do, I'll just stay at home to earn money to raise my children. I had to sacrifice my passion for art. There are techniques to stabilize the family or die at this rate. Maybe the couple is a little hungry, but the children can't stand it. So I thought, any invitation, no matter how good the movie, will not do. ".

After stopping filming, the actor and his wife opened a pub. He confided that he was lucky because of his valuable colleagues, so he often came to support the shop, and the economy got better. Despite his busy work, Vo Hoai Nam and his family managed on their own, without hiring more people.

After a period of absence on television, many people spread rumors that actor Vo Hoai Nam was addicted in 2016. Before this information, he also had a confession: When the family first started the pub business, His grandfather was thin and tall because he drank too much and ate little. Many people see that and think that he is addicted, but there is no evidence or information to confirm it.

Vo Hoai Nam jokes, I admit I'm addicted ... but addicted to love, addicted to meaning, addicted to family happiness.

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Currently, Vo Hoai Nam has a happy marriage with his wife, dancer Lan Anh, 12 years younger than him. Their family has 4 children, in which the eldest son graduated from Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema, the second daughter is a female student at the Vietnam National Academy of Music. Sharing about the chance to meet and know his wife, Vo Hoai Nam thinks that everything is fate. Referring to his partner, the actor proudly boasted that she used to be a very beautiful dancer. Although they both had many satellites at that time, but by fate, they came together after a joint advertisement.

When they decided to come together, the families of both sides strongly opposed, but Vo Hoai Nam and Lan Anh still decided to live together. Only a few years later, the male artist's wife was pregnant with their first son, their wedding was held in the congratulations of both families.

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Vo Hoai Nam added, at that time he assigned the house he was living to his wife's parents, took 80 million dong, held a wedding, rented a house, and opened a restaurant. However, their married life is always happy, the couple is attached and accompanies each other through many ups and downs.

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Since getting married, Lan Anh has also given up dancing, and is now a responsible woman, both working as a pub chef and taking care of her husband and 4 children. Vo Hoai Nam once confided: "When I got married, I told her to quit her job. I forbade her to wear makeup, even paint my toenails and nails, "God hates it." Yet she heard me great. It's become a habit, now even if I give her money to wear lipstick, she won't hit it. She understands me, only when the husband and wife are happy, will she bring it up and tell her husband."

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In a TV program, Vo Hoai Nam confided that he had a rough childhood before becoming famous. The actor identified himself as "an unexpected product" of his parents. When he was very young, his parents separated. Vo Hoai Nam lives with his father and stepmother. This person does not have much love for him, so there are often conflicts and tensions between them.

Because of the lack of love, Vo Hoai Nam loved and cherished his small family very much.

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After many years of absence from the screen, Vo Hoai Nam re-appeared in the TV series Flavors of Friendship with People's Artist Cong Ly, Doan Quoc Dam, Phuong Oanh...

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After nearly 20 years of filming, Vo Hoai Nam still proves the talent of a veteran actor. He repeatedly made viewers cry because of his natural and honest acting in the role of a father who loves with all his heart but feels guilty and tormented because he does not dare to accept his child because he carries many thoughts and injustices in his heart.

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