Charlie Nguyễn

Charlie Nguyen, Vietnamese name is Nguyen Chanh Truc (born September 25, 1968), is Vietnamese-American film director, screenwriter and producer.

Charlie Nguyen at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival.

He is the older brother of actor Johnny Tri Nguyen, he and Johnny with comedian Van Son are nephews of actor Nguyen Chanh Tin.[1]

Biography

Charlie and his family immigrated from Vietnam to Orange County, California in 1982. In 1992, Nguyen started his own production company called Cinema Pictures, which was later evolved into Chanh Phuong Films in 2004. His film credits include Hung Vuong the 18th/Thời Hùng Vương 18 (1994, writer/director), Chances Are/Vật Đổi Sao Dời (2002, writer/director), Finding Madison (2005, co-producer), Fool For Love/Để Mai Tính (2009, director),[2] the award-winning hit release by The Weinstein Company, The Rebel/Dòng Máu Anh Hùng (2006, co-writer/co-producer/director), The Prince and the Pagoda Boy/Khát Vọng Thăng Long (2010, writer), the Vietnam box office record comedy - Big Boss/Long Ruồi (2011, director), Love Puzzles/Cưới Ngay Kẻo lỡ (2012, writer/director), Little Teo/Tèo Em (2013, writer/director), Vietnam banned martial arts gangster - Cho Lon/Bụi Đời Chợ Lớn (2013, writer/director), Vampire Diary (2014, additional action director), Fool For Love 2/Để Mai Tính 2 (2014, director/co-writer) and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2 (2015, producer), Fanatic/Fan Cuồng (2016, writer/director), Jailbait/Em Chưa 18 (2017, producer/co-writer), Daddy Issues/Hồn Papa, Da Con Gái (2018, producer), My Mr. Wife/Chàng Vợ Của Em (2018, co-writer/director)and What We Forgot to Remember/Người Cần Quên Phải Nhớ (2020, producer/story by). He's currently in development of a sci-fi/heist thriller called Transmission/Phóng and also directing numerous TV commercials in Saigon. [3] [4]

Filmography
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2017Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon 2Producer
2014Fool for Love 2 (Để Mai tính 2)Writer, Director, Editor
2014Vampire AcademyAction Director
2013Little Teo (Tèo em)Writer, Director, Editor
2013Cho Lon (Bụi đời Chợ Lớn)Writer, Director, Editor
2012Love Puzzles (Cưới ngay kẻo lỡ)Writer, Director, Editor
2011Big Boss (Long Ruồi)Director
2010Fool for Love (Để Mai tính)Director, Editor
2007The Rebel (Dòng máu anh hùng)Writer, Director, Producer
2002Chances Are (Vật đổi sao dời)Writer, Director, Editor

Personal life

Nguyen is married to Diane Nguyen and father to the U.S. national karate champion, Jasmine Nguyen. He is the brother of actor Johnny Trí Nguyễn.

References
  1. "The Rebel's CHARLIE NGUYEN Joins CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON 2 As Co-Producer/2nd Unit Director". maactioncinema.
  2. Charlie Nguyễn bắt Thái Hòa quay 33 lần cho một cảnh trong ‘Chàng vợ của em’, Jun 21, 2018
  3. "vietnamese censors ban local gagster". hollywoodreporter.
  4. "vn cinema rolla out first road trip comedy". vietnamnews.


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