Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi, the person who played Uncle Ho the most times, passed away.
Actor Tien Hoi - an artist who has been associated with the image of Uncle Ho for 35 years, passed away at the age of 63 after a period of illness, causing many people to grieve.
Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi's real name is Nguyen Tien Hoi, born in 1959. His father's hometown is Nghe An, his mother's hometown is Hanoi. In his life, he was famous as the artist who transformed the most and also most resembled the image of Uncle Ho on film and stage.
Notable films and plays he has participated in are:Hanoi - winter 46; See you again Saigon; White Bauhinia; Red Bauhinia, Please accept the death penalty; Cold region; Repentance; Circle of life; The saint in the dream; Children of Hanoi...
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| Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi plays Uncle Ho at Lenin stream. |
Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi portrays President Ho Chi Minh for the first time in a playWhite Nights(1987) when he was only 28 years old and up to now has played Uncle Ho more than 40 times in plays, movies and TV series and hundreds of times in events, festivals and celebrations.
Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi won the Gold Medal of the 1992 National Theater Festival for the playPlease accept the death penaltythanks to the role of President Ho Chi Minh; Silver Medal for the playCold regionat the 2018 National Theater Festival as Mr. Sinh.
In 2013, the Vietnam Guinness Book of Records confirmed Tien Hoi as the artist who successfully portrayed the role of Uncle Ho in the most genres.
"My husband was diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer on the fourth day of Tet. During the Year of the Tiger, Mr. Hoi still ate and lived normally... No one thought he would pass away so quickly," said actor Tien Hoi's wife.
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| Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi has many times transformed into the image of Uncle Ho on stage and in movies. |
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| Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi and People's Artist Thu Ha. |
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| Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi plays Uncle Ho in the movie 'See You Again Saigon' |
Hearing the news of Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi's passing, many artists shared about the late artist on their personal pages.
Poet Nguyen Thi Hong Ngát - former Vice President of the Vietnam Cinema Association wrote: "I heard that Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi, who played the role of Uncle Ho in Vietnamese Cinema, passed away. Tien Hoi was still young, why did he pass away so quickly? Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi played the role of Uncle Ho in many films (See you again Saigon, Hanoi winter 1946…) are two of his successful and important films. Every time he meets and talks with the audience at the Film Festival, Tien Hoi is always admired by everyone. In real life, he is cheerful and humorous, but because he plays Uncle Ho, he always has to maintain a serious appearance.
People's Artist Thu Ha shared beautiful memories of her respected colleague. "Farewell, uncle! My comrade, colleague, and dear uncle! On the 8th day of Tet, I went to Uncle Ho's temple on the sacred Ba Vi mountain. I don't know why, but when I went to the temple, your image came back to the movie.See you again Saigonkept appearing. As if recreating the image of Uncle Ho's difficult youth searching for a way to save the country. Two streams of tears kept falling and 15 minutes later, I received news from his wife. This morning I couldn't believe it, didn't want to believe that he was gone forever.
You will no longer see a handsome Uncle Hoi in his military uniform on the first day of recruitment. Being a comrade with him during the years of serving the army at the Military Region Art Troupe, being a colleague with him at the Hanoi Drama Theater, being a nephew in his beloved family.... He is a gentle and noble uncle. He is not gone! He will always be in the hearts of his comrades, will always be an uncle and an older brother in the beloved home of the Hanoi Drama Theater."
Actor Minh Tiep wrote: "Farewell to Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi (as Uncle Ho)... I will always remember you with beautiful memories. A talented and virtuous artist, a brother worthy of respect in terms of humanity and personality."
Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi's funeral will take place at 5:00 p.m. on February 11 at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong - Hanoi. The memorial service and funeral procession will take place at 6:30 p.m. the same day, and the cremation will take place at Hoan Vu Crematorium (Van Dien - Hanoi). Hanoi Drama Theater will conduct the funeral for Meritorious Artist Tien Hoi.
