Tự Long
NSND (People's Artist) Tự Long is a chèo (traditional Vietnamese folk opera) artist and comedian, and currently Director of the Military Chèo Theater (Nhà hát Chèo Quân đội). He became known to audiences nationwide through the program Gặp nhau cuối tuần on VTV3 and year-end comedy shows. In 2024 he took part in Anh Trai Vượt Ngàn Chông Gai season 1 and was a member of the Gia tộc toàn năng group.
Career story
Tự Long graduated from the Chèo department of the Hanoi University of Theater and Cinema in 1998 and then worked at a military chèo arts unit. In 2000 he joined Gặp nhau cuối tuần on VTV3 – a turning point that brought him to a wide audience – followed by Thư giãn cuối tuần, Gặp nhau cuối năm and Ơn giời, cậu đây rồi!.
He was named NSƯT (Meritorious Artist) in 2012 and NSND in 2015, served as Deputy Director of the Military Chèo Theater from 2014, and was appointed Director at the end of 2024. Also in 2024, he received the Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot) award in the comedian category and took part in Anh Trai Vượt Ngàn Chông Gai season 1; in 2025 he defended his doctoral dissertation on theater theory and history.
On the big screen, he has appeared in Mưa Lửa: Anh Trai Vượt Ngàn Chông Gai Movie (2025) and Hộ linh tráng sĩ: Bí ẩn mộ vua Đinh (2026).
Babyface Entertainment, a Vietnam casting agency since 2009, helps brands, agencies and production houses book Tự Long for commercials, TVCs, key-visual shoots, events and KOL campaigns, working through the artist’s management to confirm availability and fees.
Awards · titles
From the military chèo stage to televised comedy shows, Tự Long has been recognized by the State with the titles of Meritorious Artist in 2012 and People's Artist in 2015. At the 30th Mai Vàng Awards (2024), audiences voted him Favorite Comedian, confirming his enduring appeal after more than two decades in the profession.
Award names are kept in Vietnamese as officially published. Linked items open the original press report.
Feature films
- 16/05/2025Mưa Lửa: Anh Trai Vượt Ngàn Chông Gai Movie
- 28/08/2026Hộ linh tráng sĩ: Bí ẩn mộ vua Đinh
Sources · references
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_Me_by_Fire_Vietnam_season_1
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/year/2025/?area=VN
https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%E1%BB%99_linh_tr%C3%A1ng_s%C4%A9:_B%C3%AD_%E1%BA%A9n_m%E1%BB%99_vua_%C4%90inh
https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tự_Long
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