Dương Thanh Sơn (born October 5, 1961), better known by his stage name Vân Sơn, is a

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. He is the founder and director of Vân Sơn Entertainment.

Biography and career

Dương Thanh Sơn was born on October 5, 1961, in Saigon, into a family with artistic traditions. His relatives include artist Nguyễn Dương, Nguyễn Chánh Tín, actor

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, and director

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. In 1988, he left Vietnam to migrate to the

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. At the beginning of his career, Vân Sơn worked as a cheerleader in weddings, meetings, and tea rooms' events on the weekends. He and artist Quang Minh used to do voice work for Hong Kong films. In 1990, he co-operated with Bảo Liêm - the two later became the most popular comedian duo in the

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community in

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in the 90s. In 1994, he established Vân Sơn Entertainment. In 1996, when Bảo Liêm decided to stop working with him due to some conflicts, he found and started performing together with comedian

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. In 1999, after Hoài Linh returned to Vietnam, Bảo Liêm was invited to cooperate with Vân Sơn Entertainment again. In 2018, Vân Sơn started performing with comedian Bảo Chung. In recent years, Vân Sơn frequently went back to Vietnam and participated in various television game shows.

Personal life

In 1990, Vân Sơn got married. Since then, he has had two sons.Danh tính người vợ chung sống gần 30 năm ít lộ diện của danh hài Vân Sơn
Báo Gia đình và Xã hội, February 25, 2019.

References

External links

IMDb

Official Facebook page

YouTube channel
1961 births Living people Artists of Vietnamese descent Male actors of Vietnamese descent Vietnamese comedians Vietnamese emigrants to the United States People from Ho Chi Minh City {{Vietnam-artist-stub