Hung Le
| Hung Le | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
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Hung Le (born Le Trung Hung, in 1966) is a Vietnamese-born Australian comedian. He is a trained classical violinist, and with the Como String Quartet, won the 1987 Hey Hey It's Saturday Red Faces competition.[1] His books include *The crappiest refugee*, a nod to Anh Do's title, *The happiest refugee*.[2]
Early life as a refugee
Le and his family escaped then-Saigon on 29 April 1975 in a prawn trawler, which was then ransacked by pirates.[3] After being rescued by the US Navy, the family reached Melbourne via Guam.[4] Le's father, Thanh Nhon Le, worked in Vietnam as an artist and art lecturer. He then worked as a tram conductor once reaching Melbourne.[5]
Career
Le worked as a comedian on cruise ships in 2018.
Acting Filmography
- Fat Pizza (Revenge-Crazed Gangster, Vietnamese Boss)
- The Wogboy (Tran)
- That's not my dog!
- The Slap (as Chinese porn dealer)
Filmography (as himself)
- Mist of the Perfume River
Books
- *The yellow peril from sin city* (1997)
- *Barry Noodles and DaKiller Bs* (2005)
- *The crappiest refugee* (2018)
References
- ↑ Khoo, Tseen-Ling (2000). "The ocker ethnic: reading Hung Le and cultural identity". In Haskell, Dennis; Shapiro, Ron. Interactions: essays on the literature and culture of the Asia-Pacific Region. Nedlands: University of Western Australia Press. p. 56. ISBN 1876268506. Search this book on
- ↑ Northover, Kylie (2018-03-15). "Lunch with Hung Le: 'I'm too Australian to be a good cook'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ↑ Huynh, Kim (2023-09-18). "Can we rescue refugee politics — and redefine who belongs in Australia, while we're at it?". ABC Religion & Ethics. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ↑ On, Thuy (2018-03-05). "Hung Le, hanging out for a laugh at himself and others". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ↑ "The sculptor's son". ABC listen. 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
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