Anh Do
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 Anh Do with wife Suzanne, walking the red carpet at the premiere of Footy Legends |
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| Born | 1977 Vietnam |
| Occupation | Actor, stand-up comedian |
| Spouse | Suzanne |
| Children | 3 children |
Anh Do (born 1977 in Vietnam) is a Vietnamese Australian author, actor and stand-up comedian.[1]
He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney.[2] He is brother of film director Khoa Do and has acted in several of Khoa's films, including Footy Legends, which he co-wrote and produced.
Do and his family fled to Australia as refugees in 1980.[3] In his 2010 autobiography,The Happiest Refugee, Do tells of how his family survived five days in a leaky fishing boat nine and a half metres long and two metres wide[4]:9 and packed with 40 Vietnamese refugees fleeing across the Indian Ocean. “We were crammed in like sardines,” he said.[5] The Happiest Refugee has won many awards, including the 2011 Australian Book of the Year, Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, as well as the Indie Book of the Year Award 2011, Non-fiction Indie Book of the Year 2011, and it was Shortlisted for the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Community Relations Commission Award.[6]
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[edit] Early career
When Do was 14 he started a small business breeding tropical fish. While studying his first year of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney, he owned a stall which sold American-Indian artefacts, which he later expanded to 4 franchised stores. A few months before finishing his combined Business Law degree, law firms offered him jobs which required 60 hours of work a week. He opted to take up stand-up comedy instead.[7]
His author's profile and an extract from his book, The Happiest Refugee, were used in the 2011 School Certificate Examinations in New South Wales, leading to an extensive number of Facebook groups and fan pages being made about him and his achievements. Due to the question regarding writing a letter to the principal asking him to be a guest speaker at the end of year assembly, he has been offered the chance to do this in many schools around the state.
[edit] Acting filmography
- Double the Fist (2008) as Krakbot
- Crooked Business (2008) as Benny Wing
- Kick (2007) as Hoa Tran
- Footy Legends (2006) as Luc Vu
- Solo (2006) as Nguyen
- Pizza as Chong Fat (2005–2007)
- Blue Water High – (Episode: It's Hard to Be Normal) (2005) as Robbo
- Little Fish (2005) as Tran
- The Finished People (2003) as Factory Worker
- All Saints (2003) (Episode: The Devil to Pay) as Tim Salter
- Don't Blame Me (2002) as Vinnie
- SeaChange (2000) as Quan Tho
[edit] Filmography (as himself)
- Talking Heads (2010, Series 6 Episoode 33) Guest
- Top Gear Australia (2009) Guest
- The Squiz (2009) as host
- Made In China (2008) as host
- Short and Curly
- Deal or No Deal special (2007) as contestant (won maximum prize of $200,000)
- Dancing with the Stars (2007/season 7) as contestant
- Thank God You're Here (2006 & 2007) as contestant
- The NRL Footy Show, comedian
- Matty Johns Show as himself in segment Anh Can Do
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=12089&s=interviews
- ^ Celebrity Speakers Anh Do
- ^ "Profile: Anh Do". The Age (Melbourne). 2 February 2011. http://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/profile-anh-do-20110201-1abk3.html.
- ^ Do, Anh (2010). The Happiest Refugee. Allen&Unwin. ISBN 978-1-74237-238-9.
- ^ http://www.stevedow.com.au/Default.aspx?id=403
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Profile: Anh Do". The Age (Melbourne). 2 February 2011. http://www.theage.com.au/money/investing/profile-anh-do-20110201-1abk3.html.
