Nguyễn
Ngọc Ngạn
Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn is an overseas Vietnamese writer and host who spent three decades with the Paris By Night program of Trung tâm Thúy Nga (Thúy Nga Productions). He is the author of many short stories and novels, more than 70 plays for Thúy Nga, and a series of narrated stories known to a wide audience.
Career story
Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn was born in Sơn Tây, attended Chu Văn An School and the Saigon Faculty of Letters, and briefly studied at the National School of Music and Drama. He began his career as a teacher, and in 1979 published his first work, Những Người Đàn Bà Còn Ở Lại.
In 1992, he began hosting Paris By Night from issue 17, while also writing more than 70 plays for Trung tâm Thúy Nga; in 2012, Paris By Night 107 was produced to mark his 20 years on stage. He has also published works such as Nước Đục (1987), Dòng Đời Lặng Lẽ (1998) and Kỷ Niệm Sân Khấu (2010).
He hosted for the last time in Paris By Night 134 in 2022, closing his career as a stage MC.
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
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