Xuan Bac withdraws application for People's Artist title

The reason given by actor Xuan Bac was "personal circumstances". The management agency respected his decision.

People's Artist Anh Tu - Director of the Vietnam Drama Theater - said that the Ministry-level secretariat set out the conditions for approval based on working time and medals won. Xuan Bac's profile did not meet the regulations on working time. However, the unit still decided to be flexible with his case to submit the profile to the Ministry-level council. Xuan Bac received 100% consensus votes from the grassroots level.

Previously, the Vietnam Drama Theater announced Xuan Bac as one of four Meritorious Artists proposed for consideration for the title of People's Artist.

The actor shared: "Winning a title is not the final destination in my artistic career. If anyone thinks that doing art is to be honored, to "hunt" for awards, to win titles, those people need to reconsider." Xuan Bac was born in 1976 in Viet Tri city, Phu Tho province. In 1998, he graduated from the Hanoi University of Theatre and Cinema.He holds the positionVice presidentVietnam Drama Theater since 2016. Xuan Bac is known through many films such as:12A-4H, Dong Loc Intersection, Moc's Family Story, Waves at the Bottom of the River, Bright Road, Two Horizons...He impressedas Nam Tao inTao Quan - See you at the end of the year.

The male artist also hosts many game shows such as:Catch the word, Ask and answer, Thank God! You're here.In January 2016, he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist.According to Decree No. 89 of the Government on considering the awarding of the title of People's Artist and Meritorious Artist, several criteria for artists to be awarded the title are: Having good moral qualities, being exemplary in life, being dedicated to the profession, having outstanding artistic talent, having professional prestige, being admired by colleagues and people; having worked professionally in the arts for 15 years or more, especially for circus and dance, having worked professionally in the arts for 10 years or more; having at least two national gold awards or one national gold award and two national silver awards...

For the title of People's Artist, the standard for the artist's professional artistic activity time must be 20 years or more. For circus and dance art forms, the professional artistic activity time must be 15 years or more. At the same time, the artist must be awarded the title of Meritorious Artist and have at least two national gold awards after being awarded the title of Meritorious Artist...