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Andy Minh Trieu (born 10 December 1984), commonly known as Andy Trieu, is an Australian host, actor and martial artist. He is a three-time Australian Champion Martial Artist.


Early life

Trieu was born in Canberra to Vietnamese parents. He attended Sacred Hearts Primary School and Marist College. He graduated from a double degree in Business and International Relations at the
Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...
in 2009. He was formerly a Science Communicator. He has a younger, and older brother.


Career

Originally a martial artist, Andy Trieu expanded his repertoire from competing in tournaments to performing in roles across stage and screen. He has acted and presented on the
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on programmes such as '' Kitchen Whiz'' as the Kitchen Ninja, minor role in '' Rescue: Special Ops'' and ''Crime Investigations''. He has also appeared on SBS network shows Houso's, Bollywood Star and is a current a host on
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He also acted in the 2015 ABC TV comedy ''
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'' as Fury, and in the Australian zombie comedy cult classic
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alongside comedians
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,
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and Alex Williamson. Trieu was a runner up for the national search for hosts on ABC3 and was a finalist in CLEO's Top 50 Bachelors. Trieu is also an advocate and ambassador for
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Australia, and the National Stroke Foundation.


Filmography


See also

*http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2017/02/12/sbs-pop-asias-andy-trieu-his-life-next-jackie-chan * *


References


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trieu, Andy 1984 births Living people Australian people of Vietnamese descent Australian male television actors People from Canberra Australian martial artists