People's Artist Tu Long was very happy to receive the Mai Vang Award from the Lao Dong Newspaper, followed by the Inspirational Artist Award from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
2024 is a year of complete happiness when People's Artist Tu Long was appointed Director of the Army Cheo Theater as well as reaped many awards and a far-reaching reputation with the show "Anh trai vu ngan cong gai".
Happy to be recognized
Throughout his career, he has received many big and small awards, but the Mai Vang award is a special award for him. It is an award of much love that fans have for the male artist. "The Mai Vang award is for the whole village, for the whole family, for the boys and girls who watch TV all night waiting for their father to come home" - People's Artist Tu Long emotionally shared on his personal page right after bringing the Mai Vang statue home. For him, there is nothing happier than his contributions being recognized and loved by the audience.
In 2024, People's Artist Tu Long was appointed Director of the Army Cheo Theater.
"If artists always work with responsibility and enthusiasm to create valuable performances and products that are respected and loved by the audience; this will create beautiful melodies for life" - People's Artist Tu Long confided.
It is not by chance that the audience loves Tu Long so much. Although he is a colonel, a People's Artist, and the Director of a theater, people do not see in Tu Long a formality, but on the contrary, he always puts his all into his roles. Even when he accepted to participate in "Anh trai vu ngan cong gai", his thoughts were on how to overcome the challenges facing himself. For many months, every Friday night, Tu Long flew to Ho Chi Minh City to practice from afternoon to night so that on Sunday night he could fly to Hanoi for the last time; on Monday morning he went to the Army Cheo Theater to work as usual. In his opinion, as a People's Artist, he must live and work in a way that is worthy of the status and stature of a famous artist, not just "indiscriminately" participating.
It was also him, in order to keep up with the junior artists, who often asked the choreographer to let him dance more, sing more, and get along better with the juniors so that everyone could have the best products. The efforts of Tu Long and the "talents" have truly inspired many audiences, helping them understand and love Vietnamese culture and traditional arts more.
People's Artist Tu Long (right) received the 30th Golden Apricot Award 2024, category "Most Favorite Comedian". (Photo: HOANG TRIEU)
Every growth is an experience
People's Artist Tu Long was born in 1973 in Bac Ninh, coming from a family with an artistic tradition. His father is Meritorious Artist Tu Lam and his mother is Meritorious Artist Minh Phuc. From a young age, Tu Long inherited his artistic talent from his parents and grew up in an artistic environment, being taught Cheo singing. Since his school days, he boldly participated in television dramas to gain acting experience.
Graduating from the Hanoi Academy of Theatre and Cinema, Tu Long joined the General Department of Logistics' Cheo Troupe to pursue his passion for acting. In 2000, he had a chance to perform comedy with Xuan Bac in the show "Gap nhau cuoi tuan", quickly becoming known and loved by audiences nationwide. From then on, Tu Long was remembered as a comedian. He is also one of the artists who has been associated with the show "Gap nhau cuoi nam - Tao quan" the longest.
People's Artist Tu Long (left cover) in the program "Meeting at the end of the year - Tao Quan" 2025
Many audiences love Tu Long through his role as the social Tao in the program "Meeting at the end of the year - Tao Quan", on the cheo stage, he is also a very famous artist.
With his talent and love for the art of Cheo, Tu Long was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 2012 and the title of People's Artist in 2015. From a young age, Tu Long was highly appreciated for his singing and acting abilities.
In 2024, he received the "Excellent Director" award and the Dao Tan award for directing the play "My Captain". Before that, People's Artist Tu Long left a deep impression with the role of General Nguyen Chi Thanh in the play "Bright as a Pearl" or teacher Chu Van An. To play the role of teacher Chu Van An, Tu Long had to give up all his comedy and clownish qualities to be serious from his speech to his gait and behavior. Thanks to this role, he won a gold medal in his medal collection.
Although he has achieved great heights in his artistic career, for Tu Long, art never has a final step; the path of dedication to art is to do it until the last breath. He believes that each success marks a maturity, each maturity is an experience.
After the great success of "Anh trai vu ngan cong gai", Tu Long continues to practice diligently for "Gap nhau cuoi nam - Tao quan" to bring the audience useful laughter on New Year's Eve. Sharing about his plans for next year, the People's Artist said that he will still devote himself to art and to each of his roles.
People's Artist Tu Long. (Photo: SON HA)
Family man
Tu Long's admirable success is not only a solid career, but also a warm, happy family with his colleague wife and three young children. Tu Long said that his wife is a quiet and unexpressive person, but always does everything for the family so that her husband can devote all his energy to art. "That is a silent sacrifice she makes for me. My success is 65% contributed by my wife so that I can devote myself to my work" - People's Artist Tu Long shared. The male artist admits that he has a culinary soul and loves to cook, so whenever he has time, Tu Long goes into the kitchen to cook delicious dishes for his family.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/nsnd-tu-long-het-minh-vi-nghe-thuat-196250118213829574.htm
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