Lại
Văn Sâm
Lại Văn Sâm is a journalist, television host and producer, and former Head of VTV3. He is closely associated with many VTV game shows such as Ai là triệu phú (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire), Chiếc nón kỳ diệu, Hãy chọn giá đúng, Đấu trí and SV 96, and was awarded the First-class Labour Order in 2017.
Career story
Lại Văn Sâm is from Phú Thọ and studied Hindi at Tashkent State University (Soviet Union) from 1975 to 1981. In 1987 he joined Vietnam Television, starting as a translator and sports commentator, and in 1988 covered the Seoul Olympic Games.
From 1990 he moved into hosting the programme V.K.T, then prepared SV 96 and helped launch the VTV3 channel in 1996. From 1997 to 2017 he served as Head of VTV3, while hosting many programmes such as Trí tuệ Việt Nam, Chiếc nón kỳ diệu, Hãy chọn giá đúng and Ai là triệu phú.
After retiring from VTV in 2017, he has continued to host reality shows such as Ký ức vui vẻ and Quý ông đại chiến and to judge many competitions.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Lại Văn Sâm for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
Associated with Ai là triệu phú, Lại Văn Sâm was voted Favourite Game Show Host in VTV's first MC poll in 2008. In 2017 he was awarded the First-class Labour Order.
- Người dẫn chương trình gameshow được yêu thích nhất của VTV (2008) VnExpress ↗
- Huân chương Lao động hạng Nhất (2017) Znews ↗
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Sources · references
Ảnh: BHD KIDS · CC BY 3.0