The actor's family lives in a three-story townhouse. He has dedicated a 40 square meter rooftop space to a vegetable garden and some fruit trees. He occasionally shares photos of his garden on his social media, which are popular with his audience.

Artist Trung Dan introduces his vegetable garden. Video: *Provided by character*

He grows various fruits, including strawberries, starfruit, jabuticaba, and guava. For vegetables, he tends to different types of cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, gourds, luffa, and sweet potatoes. After each harvest, he shares his produce with neighbors and colleagues. The artist mentioned once harvesting 20 kilograms of tomatoes, which everyone praised. "I have a green thumb, so everything I plant thrives", he said.

Nguyen Trung Dan grew up in rural Hoc Mon, developing a deep connection to farming and becoming skilled in cultivation. He employs many traditional gardening techniques. The artist utilizes spoiled vegetables and fruit peels, such as pineapple and banana, to create compost. Instead of chemical pesticides, he sprays a mixture of crushed chili and garlic water on plants to deter destructive insects. While his wife, children, and grandchildren occasionally help with watering when he is filming outside the city, he primarily manages the garden himself.

Nguyen Trung Dan’s vegetable and fruit garden is always lush and fruitful. Photo: *Provided by character*

In recent years, the artist has appeared less frequently on stage, focusing primarily on film roles. He spends his remaining time teaching acting at a university. He considers gardening his daily hobby. Whenever he feels stressed, he goes to the rooftop to admire his garden, which helps him relax and feel more at ease.

Born Nguyen Trung Dan in Hoc Mon, TP HCM, he developed a passion for acting early in life. He enrolled in the School of Dramatic Arts 2 (now the University of Theater and Cinema TP HCM), graduating in 1992. He later made his mark in numerous stage plays, including Muoi hot toc (Under the Bodhi Tree), ong Doi (Belief in Roses), ong Manh (Bitter Medicine Cures Illness), ong cau (Cau Dong), and ong Ba Hom (The Sound of a Clay Pot).

In 1997, he gained wider recognition for his role as Ut Luc Lam in the television series Dat phuong Nam. Throughout the 2000s, Trung Dan starred in a series of fairy tale films and was known for television projects such as Co gai xau xi, Cuoc phieu luu cua Hai Lua, and Khat vong thuong luu. He received the HTV Most Favorite Comedian award in 2008 and a gold medal at the national professional drama festival in 2009. In recent years, he has appeared in films like Ma da and Bau vat troi cho.

Hoang Dung