Charlie Nguyen

Director

Birthday November 25, 1968

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Vietnam

Age 56 years old

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About

Perhaps best known for his Silver Kite honored film Teo Em, this Vietnamese director and screenwriter was also responsible for the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winning feature The Rebel, as well as for the 2013 film Bui Doi Cho Lon.

Before Fame

He established his production company, Cinema Pictures, in the early 1990s. A decade later, the company changed its name to Chanh Phuong Films.

Trivia

He was one of the producers of the 2015 sequel to Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.

Family Life

His sister, Tawny Nguyen, had a career as a film producer, and his brother, Johnny Tri Nguyen, became an actor and stuntman. With his wife Diane, Charlie Nguyen raised an American karate champion daughter named Jasmine.

Associated With

He and Academy Award winning actor Haing Ngor were both born in Vietnam.