Dustin Nguyen (born September 17, 1962) is an Vietnamese-American
actor, director, writer, and martial artist. He is best known for his
roles as Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street, and as Johnny Loh on VIP
In films, he is known for starring in Little Fish, The Doom Generation
and The Rebel.Born as Nguyễn Xuân Trà in Saigon, South Vietnam,
his mother My Le, was an actress and dancer, and his father, Xuan
Phat, was an actor, comedian, writer, and producer in South Vietnam.
The family left Vietnam in April 1975 as it fell to Communist Viet
Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces.They arrived in Guam, then the
family was moved to a refugee camp in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and
finally with the assistance of a Methodist church they relocated to
Des Peres, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. After Nguyen graduated
from Garden Grove High School in Garden Grove, CA, he attended Orange
Coast College and majored in communications. Nguyen practices several
martial arts including Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Eskrima, and Jeet Kune
Do.
actor, director, writer, and martial artist. He is best known for his
roles as Harry Truman Ioki on 21 Jump Street, and as Johnny Loh on VIP
In films, he is known for starring in Little Fish, The Doom Generation
and The Rebel.Born as Nguyễn Xuân Trà in Saigon, South Vietnam,
his mother My Le, was an actress and dancer, and his father, Xuan
Phat, was an actor, comedian, writer, and producer in South Vietnam.
The family left Vietnam in April 1975 as it fell to Communist Viet
Cong and North Vietnamese Army forces.They arrived in Guam, then the
family was moved to a refugee camp in Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, and
finally with the assistance of a Methodist church they relocated to
Des Peres, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. After Nguyen graduated
from Garden Grove High School in Garden Grove, CA, he attended Orange
Coast College and majored in communications. Nguyen practices several
martial arts including Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Eskrima, and Jeet Kune
Do.
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