Referring to the world of artists, the showbiz world will probably think of extreme wealth and pomp. However, besides that sparkle, there are hidden corners, miserable lives, “more miserable than in the movies” of many famous actors from the previous generation. Faced with difficult circuTaxances, taking care of every living expense, these artists still have a passion, pursuit, and dedication to art. Let’s take a look at the real artists who were famous for a while but were known as “the poorest artists in Vietnam”.
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Artist Tuan Duong (1952-2013)
Artist Tuan Duong is a theater actor, but he is known as a famous comedian. He was so passionate about acting that when he was lying on the hospital bed, he still accepted the act, making everyone feel sad. Dedicating himself to the arts, he was not interested in getting married, so it was not until 2009 that he got married and he and his wife had no children.
As a famous actor, but with a meager salary, his life was quite hard. His whole family lived in an old dilapidated house in the dormitory of the University of Commerce. The house is shabby with a few old items that make the viewer feel sorry for the artist’s fate.
As a famous actor, but with a meager salary, his life was quite hard. His whole family lived in an old dilapidated house in the dormitory of the University of Commerce. The house is shabby with a few old items that make the viewer feel sorry for the artist’s fate.

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Artist Van Hiep (1942 – 2013)
He seemed to be “tailored to make shoes” with the roles of a gentle, simple farmer mixed with wit, love of life, the late artist Van Hiep became a “familiar face” with generations of audiences after 40 years. years of dedication to the arts. Although he acted in many movies and was famous in many roles, his salary was so meager that he still lived in a house of about 8m2 for many years and died of illness because he did not have money for treatment.
Always bring laughter to everyone, but he seems to have given all the laughter without saving it for his life, his life is as hard as his austere face. For 20 years, his wife went to work abroad in Germany, never returned, he was still waiting wholeheartedly, raising his children alone in that 8m2 house without any complaints. The artist’s life is devoted to art, contributing to life’s happiness, but alone hides sadness, suffering and illness for himself. Uncle passed away, leaving a surprise and a lot of pity for everyone, for the audience who loved him “village chief Van Hiep”.
Always bring laughter to everyone, but he seems to have given all the laughter without saving it for his life, his life is as hard as his austere face. For 20 years, his wife went to work abroad in Germany, never returned, he was still waiting wholeheartedly, raising his children alone in that 8m2 house without any complaints. The artist’s life is devoted to art, contributing to life’s happiness, but alone hides sadness, suffering and illness for himself. Uncle passed away, leaving a surprise and a lot of pity for everyone, for the audience who loved him “village chief Van Hiep”.

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Artist Han Van Tinh (1957 – 2016)
“Chu Van Quynh” is probably no stranger to the audience, one of the lifetime roles of artist Han Van Tinh so much that it becomes the name when the audience thinks of him. As an artist who devoted her life, but died because she did not have money for medical treatment. In order to organize a complete funeral, the artist’s family had to borrow money because after treatment, all valuable assets in the house were no longer available.

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Meritorious Artist Ho Kieng (1926 – 2013)
As an outstanding artist who devoted his life to acting, appeared in more than 200 films, participated in more than 300 radio dramas, nearly 50 plays and performed 12 cai luong plays, but his whole life he had to live in the world. The old house used to house the generator. Living in poverty and loneliness, a smile was always on his lips. With the title of an elite artist and his dedication to the arts, when he retired to the end of his life, Ho Kieng still lived in that heartbreaking shabby house with a pension of 1 million dong/month.

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Meritorious Artist Tran Hanh (1929 – 2016)
With a sincere, rustic performance that fully shows the ascetic and pitiful look of a poor farmer, artist Tran Hanh has entered the audience’s heart and left a deep impression. As a talented, flexible person, the ability to grasp characters quickly, so he has won many gold and silver awards at national theater festivals. At the same time, the artist was also one of the first to be conferred the title of “Excellent Artist” by the State.
“The old man suffering” is the image we often see with artist Tran Hanh when he appears on the screen. However, as he said, his life was “much more miserable than the movie”, the burden of life was on him like the suffering of the characters in the life of an artist. After nearly ten years of taking care of his half-paralyzed wife, in 2011 his wife died, he continued to have to rooster to take care of his 47-year-old youngest son, who was dumbfounded by an accident, in a dilapidated house near Hanoi station. .
More than 50 years of dedication to the arts, is an excellent veteran actor, but his life is so miserable that it hurts. At the age of eight weeks, people stay at home to enjoy themselves, but artists still have to work and take care of their children.
“The old man suffering” is the image we often see with artist Tran Hanh when he appears on the screen. However, as he said, his life was “much more miserable than the movie”, the burden of life was on him like the suffering of the characters in the life of an artist. After nearly ten years of taking care of his half-paralyzed wife, in 2011 his wife died, he continued to have to rooster to take care of his 47-year-old youngest son, who was dumbfounded by an accident, in a dilapidated house near Hanoi station. .
More than 50 years of dedication to the arts, is an excellent veteran actor, but his life is so miserable that it hurts. At the age of eight weeks, people stay at home to enjoy themselves, but artists still have to work and take care of their children.
