Anh Do
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Anh Do is a Vietnamese Australian
author, actor and stand-up comedian.
He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here
and Good News Week
, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars
in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney
. He is brother of film director Khoa Do
and has acted in several of Khoa's films, including Footy Legends
, which he co-wrote and produced.
Do and his family fled to Australia as refugees in 1980. In his 2010 autobiography,The Happiest Refugee, Do tells of how his family survived five days in a leaky fishing boat nine and a half metres long and two metres wide and packed with 40 Vietnamese refugees fleeing across the Indian Ocean. “We were crammed in like sardines,” he said. The Happiest Refugee has won many awards, including the 2011 Australian Book of the Year, Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, as well as the Indie Book of the Year Award 2011, Non-fiction Indie Book of the Year 2011, and it was Shortlisted for the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Community Relations Commission Award.
, he owned a stall which sold American-Indian artefacts, which he later expanded to 4 franchised stores. A few months before finishing his combined Business Law degree, law firms offered him jobs which required 60 hours of work a week. He opted to take up stand-up comedy instead.
His author's profile and an extract from his book, The Happiest Refugee, were used in the 2011 School Certificate Examinations in New South Wales, leading to an extensive number of Facebook
groups and fan pages being made about him and his achievements. Due to the question regarding writing a letter to the principal asking him to be a guest speaker at the end of year assembly, he has been offered the chance to do this in many schools around the state.
Vietnamese Australian
A Vietnamese Australian is an Australian either born in Vietnam or is an Australian descendant of the former. Communities of Overseas Vietnamese are referred to as Việt Kiều or người Việt hải ngoại.-History in Australia:...
author, actor and stand-up comedian.
He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
and Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
, and was runner-up on Dancing With The Stars
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
in 2007. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney
University of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
. He is brother of film director Khoa Do
Khoa Do
Khoa Do , born 1979, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a film director, screenwriter, professional speaker and philanthropist who received the Young Australian of the Year Award in 2005. The Do family arrived in Sydney as Vietnamese refugees in 1980. His brother is the comedian Anh Do...
and has acted in several of Khoa's films, including Footy Legends
Footy Legends
Footy Legends is a 2006 Australian film, directed, written and produced by Khoa Do, starring his older brother Anh Do, Angus Sampson, Emma Lung and Claudia Karvan. It was filmed in and around Sydney, Australia, mostly in the western suburbs...
, which he co-wrote and produced.
Do and his family fled to Australia as refugees in 1980. In his 2010 autobiography,The Happiest Refugee, Do tells of how his family survived five days in a leaky fishing boat nine and a half metres long and two metres wide and packed with 40 Vietnamese refugees fleeing across the Indian Ocean. “We were crammed in like sardines,” he said. The Happiest Refugee has won many awards, including the 2011 Australian Book of the Year, Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, as well as the Indie Book of the Year Award 2011, Non-fiction Indie Book of the Year 2011, and it was Shortlisted for the 2011 NSW Premier's Literary Awards, Community Relations Commission Award.
Early career
When Do was 14 he started a small business breeding tropical fish. While studying his first year of Law at the University of Technology, SydneyUniversity of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
, he owned a stall which sold American-Indian artefacts, which he later expanded to 4 franchised stores. A few months before finishing his combined Business Law degree, law firms offered him jobs which required 60 hours of work a week. He opted to take up stand-up comedy instead.
His author's profile and an extract from his book, The Happiest Refugee, were used in the 2011 School Certificate Examinations in New South Wales, leading to an extensive number of Facebook
Facebook
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groups and fan pages being made about him and his achievements. Due to the question regarding writing a letter to the principal asking him to be a guest speaker at the end of year assembly, he has been offered the chance to do this in many schools around the state.
Acting filmography
- Double the FistDouble the FistDouble the Fist is an Australian satirical television show which airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It follows the misadventures of four men and their pursuit of "fistworthiness": host Steve Foxx , and his three offsiders; Rod Foxx , Mephisto , and The Womp .The series has also been...
(2008) as Krakbot - Crooked BusinessCrooked BusinessCrooked Business is a feature film by Chris Nyst, a successful criminal lawyer. It is a comedy of errors set in Australia's Gold Coast. It opened in Australia on 15 October 2008.-Synopsis:...
(2008) as Benny Wing - KickKick (TV series)Kick is an Australian television comedy that was first broadcast on 9 June 2007 on SBS TV. It is set in Brunswick in Melbourne, Australia. The series follows the adventures of wild twenty-something Miki Mavros who is forced to move back in with her Greek-Australian parents on Hope Street after a...
(2007) as Hoa Tran - Footy LegendsFooty LegendsFooty Legends is a 2006 Australian film, directed, written and produced by Khoa Do, starring his older brother Anh Do, Angus Sampson, Emma Lung and Claudia Karvan. It was filmed in and around Sydney, Australia, mostly in the western suburbs...
(2006) as Luc Vu - Solo (2006) as Nguyen
- PizzaPizza (TV series)Pizza is an Australian black comedy television series on the Australian television network, SBS. It has also spun off a feature length movie in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza"...
as Chong Fat (2005–2007) - Blue Water HighBlue Water HighBlue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
– (Episode: It's Hard to Be Normal) (2005) as Robbo - Little FishLittle Fish (film)Little Fish is a 2005 Australian film directed by Rowan Woods and written by Jacquelin Perske. It was filmed in and around Sydney, in Cabramatta and in Fairfield...
(2005) as Tran - The Finished PeopleThe Finished PeopleThe Finished People is a 2003 documentary/drama about 3 youths living on the streets of Cabramatta, New South Wales. The film follows the stories of the three main characters; Des, Van and Tommy...
(2003) as Factory Worker - All SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
(2003) (Episode: The Devil to Pay) as Tim Salter - Don't Blame MeDon't Blame Me (TV series)Don't Blame Me is an Australian children's television program currently shown on the ABC3.In the United Kingdom the show is known as Don't Blame the Koalas....
(2002) as Vinnie - SeaChangeSeaChangeSeaChange was a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2001 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong...
(2000) as Quan Tho
Filmography (as himself)
- Talking Heads (2010, Series 6 Episoode 33) Guest
- Top Gear AustraliaTop Gear AustraliaTop Gear Australia was an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear.The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes...
(2009) Guest - The SquizThe SquizThe Squiz is an Australian television game show, with the questions emphasising on sports. It currently airs on SBS One on Saturday nights at 8.30 pm. It made its debut on 23 May 2009. It is hosted by comedian Anh Do....
(2009) as host - Made In China (2008) as host
- Short and CurlyABC2ABC2 is a national public television channel in Australia. Launched on 7 March 2005, it is the responsibility of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television division, and is available nationally to digital television viewers in Australia...
- Deal or No Deal special (2007) as contestant (won maximum prize of $200,000)
- Dancing with the StarsDancing with the StarsDancing with the Stars is the name of several international television series based on the format of the British TV series Strictly Come Dancing, which is distributed by BBC Worldwide – the commercial arm of the BBC. Currently the format has been licensed to over 35 countries...
(2007/season 7) as contestant - Thank God You're HereThank God You're HereThank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
(2006 & 2007) as contestant - The NRL Footy ShowThe NRL Footy ShowThe Footy Show is a Logie Award-winning Australian sports variety television programme, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates. Following the success of the AFL program of the same name, the Nine Network quickly developed a version for the rugby league market. The rugby league version has...
, comedian - Matty Johns Show as himself in segment Anh Can Do