Age, Biography and Wiki
Derek Nguyen was born on 1973 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is a Filmmaker and playwright. Discover Derek Nguyen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
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Filmmaker, Playwright |
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51 years old |
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1973, 1973 |
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1973 |
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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Vietnam
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He is a member of famous Filmmaker with the age 51 years old group.
Derek Nguyen Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Derek Nguyen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Derek Nguyen worth at the age of 51 years old? Derek Nguyen’s income source is mostly from being a successful Filmmaker. He is from Vietnam. We have estimated Derek Nguyen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
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Under Review |
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Timeline
Nguyen was born on February 19, 1973, in Saigon (currently Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam.
In April 1975, his family left Vietnam for the United States as refugees of the Vietnam War during the Fall of Saigon.
After being boat people, Nguyen’s family settled in Orange County, California, where Nguyen spent his childhood.
Nguyen studied at UC Santa Barbara earning an undergraduate degree in Dramatic Arts, and attended the Film Producing Certificate Program at New York University’s School of Continuing & Professional Studies.
Nguyen began his career as a playwright.
His play Monster was produced at East West Players, Pan Asian Repertory Theatre., and Public Theatre New Work Now, and received an Edgar Award nomination for Best Play by the Mystery Writers of America.
In 2004, the Sundance Institute encouraged Nguyen to adapt the play into a film.
Subsequently, Nguyen wrote the screenplay and participated in the 2004 Sundance Screenwriters Lab.
In 2007, Nguyen collaborated with theater artist Soomi Kim on Lee/gendary, a multidisciplinary theater piece about the life and death of Bruce Lee.
It received three 2009 New York Innovative Theatre Awards, including Best Production of a Play for its run at the HERE Arts Center in New York City.
It screened at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, LA Shorts Fest, and the Asian American International Film Festival, among others.
In 2015, Nguyen wrote and directed The Housemaid (Cô Hầu Gái in Vietnamese ), a gothic romance horror film set in 1953 Vietnam during the First Indochina War.
It tells the story of an orphaned country girl who falls in love with the French landowner at a haunted rubber plantation.
Produced by HKFilm Vietnam, CJ E&M Film Division, and Timothy Linh Bui, the film has been released in 19 territories around the world and is the third-highest-grossing horror movie in Vietnam.
Derek Nguyen is a Vietnamese-American filmmaker and playwright best known for his 2016 feature film The Housemaid (Cô Hầu Gái), which was shot in Vietnam and produced by CJ E&M Film Division, HKFilm, and Timothy Linh Bui.
It had its North American premiere at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival.
In 2019, Nguyen co-founded the production company The Population with producers Mynette Louie and Mollye Asher.
The company "...focuses on producing feature films by or about women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and other underrepresented groups."
