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Johnny Trí Nguyễn is a Actor, Writer, Producer and Stunts Vietnamien born on 16 february 1974
Johnny Tri Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí, born February 16, 1974 in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam) is a Vietnamese American film and television actor, stunt double, and martial artist. He left Vietnam at the age of 8 with his mother, father, elder brother, and elder sister and moved to Los Angeles, California
Johnny Nguyen comes from a family involved in the Vietnamese entertainment industry. His uncle is Nguyen Chanh Tin, a Vietnamese actor, and his older brother is Charlie Nguyen, who directed The Rebel.
His acting roles include the martial arts films Tom-Yum-Goong and Cradle 2 the Grave. His work as a stunt double includes the role of Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2 and as the Green Goblin in the first feature film. He practices lien feng kwon (which was founded by his grandfather), wushu, tae kwon do, t'ai chi, aikido, and vovinam.
Johnny has been working in the Vietnamese film industry to produce The Rebel, a period action drama set in 1920s French-colonial Vietnam, which he also co-directed, co-wrote and stars in. His first Tamil film was 7aum Arivu (2011).
Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trí est né le 16 janvier 1974 à Bình Dương au Vietnam. Il quitte son pays natal en 1982 et s'installe à Los Angeles, en Californie avec ses parents, son frère aîné, Charlie Nguyễn et sa sœur aînée, Tawny Trúc Nguyễn. Son oncle, Nguyễn Chánh Tín est un acteur vietnamien. Depuis son enfance, il a étudié les arts martiaux, tradition familiale de la famille Tri. Il a étudié à l'école de nombreux types d'arts martiaux mais se familiarise plus avec la pratique du wushu. En été 1988, il est membre de l'équipe des USA de Wushu. Il remporte sa première médaille d'or aux Championnats panaméricains de wushu à Toronto, au Canada.
Carrière cinématographique et télévisuelle
Vie privée
Johnny Trí Nguyễn épouse la chanteuse vietnamienne Vũ Lynn Cathy, connue sous son nom de scène Cathy Viet Thi. Sa femme donne naissance en 2003 à une fille prénommée Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trang Hailey. Elle donne naissance à leur deuxième enfant Nguyễn Chánh Thanh An Tailor en 2005. Le couple divorce en 2008.
Interrogé en 2011 sur sa relation avec ses deux filles, il a déclaré que lui et ses filles ne disposaient pas beaucoup de temps ensemble. Lorsque que son ex-femme a emménagé aux États-Unis, il était en mesure de rendre visite à ses filles à quelques reprises. Cependant, quand ses filles ont emménagé en France pour leurs études, il a éprouvé des difficultés à les voir en raison du calendrier académique français très dense.
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Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Johnny Nguyen comes from a family involved in the Vietnamese entertainment industry. His uncle is Nguyen Chanh Tin, a Vietnamese actor, and his older brother is Charlie Nguyen, who directed The Rebel.
His acting roles include the martial arts films Tom-Yum-Goong and Cradle 2 the Grave. His work as a stunt double includes the role of Spider-Man in Spider-Man 2 and as the Green Goblin in the first feature film. He practices lien feng kwon (which was founded by his grandfather), wushu, tae kwon do, t'ai chi, aikido, and vovinam.
Johnny has been working in the Vietnamese film industry to produce The Rebel, a period action drama set in 1920s French-colonial Vietnam, which he also co-directed, co-wrote and stars in. His first Tamil film was 7aum Arivu (2011).
Biography
Famille et étudesNguyễn Chánh Minh Trí est né le 16 janvier 1974 à Bình Dương au Vietnam. Il quitte son pays natal en 1982 et s'installe à Los Angeles, en Californie avec ses parents, son frère aîné, Charlie Nguyễn et sa sœur aînée, Tawny Trúc Nguyễn. Son oncle, Nguyễn Chánh Tín est un acteur vietnamien. Depuis son enfance, il a étudié les arts martiaux, tradition familiale de la famille Tri. Il a étudié à l'école de nombreux types d'arts martiaux mais se familiarise plus avec la pratique du wushu. En été 1988, il est membre de l'équipe des USA de Wushu. Il remporte sa première médaille d'or aux Championnats panaméricains de wushu à Toronto, au Canada.
Carrière cinématographique et télévisuelle
Vie privée
Johnny Trí Nguyễn épouse la chanteuse vietnamienne Vũ Lynn Cathy, connue sous son nom de scène Cathy Viet Thi. Sa femme donne naissance en 2003 à une fille prénommée Nguyễn Chánh Minh Trang Hailey. Elle donne naissance à leur deuxième enfant Nguyễn Chánh Thanh An Tailor en 2005. Le couple divorce en 2008.
Interrogé en 2011 sur sa relation avec ses deux filles, il a déclaré que lui et ses filles ne disposaient pas beaucoup de temps ensemble. Lorsque que son ex-femme a emménagé aux États-Unis, il était en mesure de rendre visite à ses filles à quelques reprises. Cependant, quand ses filles ont emménagé en France pour leurs études, il a éprouvé des difficultés à les voir en raison du calendrier académique français très dense.
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Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, Jean Reno, Jasper Pääkkönen, Giancarlo Esposito, Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Roles Vinh Tran
Rating64%
Quatre vétérans Afro-Américains de la guerre du Viêt Nam retournent dans la jungle du Viêt Nam des années plus tard. Ils veulent y retrouver un trésor enfoui et le corps de leur chef d'unité. Sur place, ils vont par ailleurs se rendre compte des ravages causés par la guerre.
Let Hoi Decide (2014)
Origin Vietnam
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Kathy Uyen, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Rating57%
The film presents a transgender Vietnamese businessman who becomes poor every time he falls in love with someone.
Irumbu Kuthirai (2014)
Genres Action, Romance
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Atharvaa, Priya Anand, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Jagan, Raai Laxmi, Manobala
Roles Don Stoney
Rating43%
Michael Prithviraj Narayanan (Atharvaa) is a Pizza Delivery Boy, his mother is Mary (Devadarshini) and his bestfriends are Jagan (Jagan) and Christina (Raai Laxmi). Prithviraj receives complaints from his boss (Manobala) for slow pizza delivery, he follows every rule on riding the bike after a bike accident where he witnessed his father's death. Prithviraj falls in love with Samyuktha aka Sam (Priya Anand), they become friends and she asks him to buy a bike. Samyuktha suggested him to get a Ducati Diavel known as Raven. But that very bike brings danger to Prithvi due to a shocking past. One day Prithviraj and Sam get into an argument when he attempts to kiss her and she tells him that she only likes him as a friend. On the way home, Samyuktha is kidnapped by mysterious bikers. Prithviraj, Jagan and Christina look for clues to find the kidnappers. The kidnapper is revealed to be Don Stoney (Johnny Tri Nguyen) who was the first owner of Prithviraj's bike. Don Stoney named his bike as the Raven for its extreme speed. Stoney fired after he beats a guy who scratches his Raven. Stoney is obsessed with his Raven, Stoney's brother rides the Raven competing Michael. At the race, Stoney's brother loses the Raven to Michael and Stoney's brother commit's suicide. After that Michael and his father met an accident which kills his father. Michael received a call from Stoney who asked Michael to come to his hideout at Mahé. Michael enters a race against Stoney and wagers pink slips for the Raven. During the race, Stoney gains an advantage, but loses it when Michael uses his extreme skill to catch up to Stoney, handing the victory to Michael. Afterwards, Stoney release Samyuktha and says that he does not need Raven without winning it. Michael and Samyuktha flees with Raven after the win.
7Aum Arivu (2011)
, 2h48Directed by A. R. Murugadoss
Origin Inde
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Martial arts films, Musical films
Actors Suriya, Shruti Haasan, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Guinness Pakru, Ashwin Kakumanu, Dhanya Balakrishna
Roles Dong Lee
Rating65%
The film depicts the life of Bodhidharma (Suriya), a master of martial arts and medical remedies, who is depicted in the film as the son of a great Tamil king of the Pallava Dynasty. He is sent to China by his guru, who requests him to stop the spread of a pandemic disease existing there from spreading to India. Initially the people in China treated him as an inferior but later when he cures a little girl from the deadly disease and fights against some people who ill treated villagers there, the people of China began to respect and worship him. He begins to teach them how to cure many diseases, the skills of hypnotism and the physical training of the Shaolin monks that led to the creation of Shaolinquan. However, after several years, when he expresses his desire to return to India, the villagers plot to poison him and bury him near the temple, believing that their place would be disease free if he is buried there. Bodhidharma agrees to die and subsequently becomes a fundamental figure in Chinese history, affectionately being dubbed as "Damo".
, 1h23Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors David Leitch, Angelina Jolie, Holmes Osborne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Nathan Lee Graham
Roles Martial Arts Fighter
Rating39%
A 'mockumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truly important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
Power Kids (2009)
, 1h55Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Conan Stevens
Roles Rebel Leader
Rating56%
Cinq enfants nommés Wut, Wun, Kat, Pong et Jip grandissent dans l'école d'arts martiaux de Maître Lek.
Adrift (2009)
, 1h50Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Linh-Dan Pham, Đỗ Thị Hải Yến, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Roles Thổ
Rating62%
Adrift begins with the wedding of Duyen and Hai. Duyen is a beautiful tourist guide and translator who marries Hai, a taxi driver who is two years her junior. Duyen thinks the marriage will make her happy but it turns out more difficult, especially since her childlike husband is uninterested in her efforts of intimacy and the marriage remains unconsummated. Cam, secretly in love with Duyen, is bitter about the marriage. Cam has Duyen deliver a letter to Tho, a handsome lothario and tourist guide who physically hurls himself on Duyen when she visits his home to deliver the letter. After Tho reports back to Cam that Duyen is sexually inexperienced, Cam diabolically persuades Duyen to take a temporary job as a translator on one of Tho’s beach tours, knowing what will happen. Duyen's time at the beach with Tho results in an affair leading to Duyen's sexual awakening but continued uncertainty about herself, marriage, and life.
Clash (2009)
, 1h34Origin Vietnam
Genres Thriller, Action, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Ngô Thanh Vân, Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Roles Quan
Rating58%
Trinh codename Phoenix (Ngo Thanh Van), a female mob enforcer, must complete a series of organized crime jobs for her boss Hac Long (Hoang Phuc Nguyen) in order to win the release of her kidnapped daughter. She hires several mercenaries to help, including Quan dubbed Tiger (Johnny Tri Nguyen), who she becomes attracted to. Trinh and Quan's relationship becomes complicated as it becomes evident that their motivations are not the same.
The Kiss of Death (2008)
Origin Vietnam
Genres Comedy, Horror, Romance
Actors Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Roles Du / Death
Rating62%
Only the kiss of prince of Death (Johnny) can draw hearts and farewell victims of his fate down to Hell. Ironically, he was still too inexperience and naive. He was mistaken as an underaged.His mom manage to buy him time for 3 days to find a victim and complete the kiss.
Adventures of Johnny Tao (2008)
Directed by Kenn Troum, a.k.a. Kenn Scott
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Matthew Twining, Kelly Perine, James Hong, Ilram Choi, Jason London, Michael Gregory
Roles Bo Ling Pin
Rating42%
Johnny Dow struggles to make a living at his small town gas station by charging motorists to see the electric guitar used by his late father, who was a one-hit-rock and roll wonder. Legend has it the guitar was carved in the shape of a dragon's head and made in part from an ancient spear his father found in the crater of a shooting star. When Johnny's friend Eddie stumbles upon the other half of the spear he releases an ancient demon hungry for power and destruction. Mika, a beautiful Chinese warrior who holds the secret to fighting Eddie and his army of kung-fu, sugar-craving warriors reveals to Johnny that the only way to stop the evil spirit is to use the first half of the spear - the dragon on Johnny's guitar! Together Johnny and Mika set out to fight Eddie and his army, reunite the two halves of the spear, restore peace to the town and - of course - save the world!
Saigon Eclipse (2007)
, 1h30Origin Vietnam
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Dustin Nguyen, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Tseng Chang
Roles Trong Hai
Rating55%
The story relates the destiny of a young, beautiful and talented Vietnamese woman who sacrifices herself for her family. The film chronicles the fate of Kieu, a beautiful young girl, who soon after her secret engagement, returns home to find her father is about to be imprisoned on trumped-up charges. Kieu offers herself in payment for her father's debt without fully understanding the ramifications of the decision. Du's poem was written as an allegory for Vietnam, which has often been possessed and abused by others.
The Rebel (2007)
, 1h43Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Ngô Thanh Vân, Dustin Nguyen
Roles Le Van Cuong
Rating67%
The setting is 1922, in French-occupied Vietnam, and anti-French rebellions by peasants have emerged all over the country. In response, the French have activated units of Vietnamese secret agents to track and destroy the rebels. One agent is Le Van Cuong. Although he has a perfect track record, Cuong's conscience is troubled by the sea of Vietnamese blood he has spilled. Following the assassination of a high-ranking French official, Cuong is assigned to seek and kill the notorious leader of the resistance. Cuong encounters Vo Thanh Thuy, a relentless revolutionary fighter and the daughter of the rebel leader. She is captured and imprisoned by Cuong's cruel superior, Sy. Cuong suspects that Sy knew about the attack on the French official before it happened, and could have prevented it. Suspicious, he warns Thuy that her organization has a mole, helps break her out of prison and becomes a fugitive himself. Her fiery patriotism inspires Cuong, and he develops feelings for the young woman as well. Meanwhile, Sy is tracking Cuong and Thuy, knowing the pair will lead him to Thuy's father.
, 1h39Origin Vietnam
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors Johnny Trí Nguyễn
Roles Trương Ba
Rating59%
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House of the Dead 2 (2006)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Hurst
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Political films, Dystopian films, Films based on video games, Disaster films
Actors Emmanuelle Vaugier, Ed Quinn, Victoria Pratt, Nadine Velazquez, Theo Rossi, Mircea Monroe
Roles Braxton
Rating37%
Taking place shortly after the original, a professor at the fictional Cuesta Verde University has managed to subdue and contain a "Hyper sapiens" specimen, who is revealed to be an infected survivor from the first film. The professor experiments on the survivor, trying to determine the source of her immortality, with apparent disregard for the rotted state of her body. When he has created a serum that he believes will bring back the dead and grant immortality, he murders one of his students and injects her with the serum. She returns to life, infects the professor, and breaks out of the building.
Demon Hunter (2005)
, 1h18Directed by Scott Ziehl
Origin USA
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Demons in film
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Billy Drago, Johnny Trí Nguyễn, Dan Southworth, Sophia Crawford, Lea Moreno Young
Roles Guard #5
Rating43%
The movie begins in the middle of an exorcism, while demon hunter Jake Greyman waits downstairs in case the exorcism does not end well. It's quickly seen that Jake has a dark personality and is more than human. He is solely focused on killing demons regardless of what he must do to accomplish his task. He is a half demon working for the church.