Lê Công Tuấn Anh

Le Cong Tuan Anh February 2 1967 October 17 1996 also called Lê Công was a Vietnamese actor Starting out in a theatre troupe he later received offers from directors and dabbled in cinema with small supporting roles until his role as Quang in the 1995 box office hit The Bitter Taste of Love Vị Đắng Tình Yêu catapulted him into a national sensation He was considered the most famous actor in 1990s Vietnamese cinema and during his career amassed an impressive profile of over 60 films stage productions a Best Actor award at the 10th Vietnam Film Festival a Golden Prize at the 2nd National Theatre Festival and Favourite Artist by the public votes for three consecutive years Le Cong Tuan Anh passed away at the age of 29 and the height of his career the death was ruled a suicide His funeral was attended by thousands of fans from across the country and heavily detailed by the press making it one of the biggest events in modern Vietnamese history