Andy Minh Trieu (born 10 December 1984), commonly known as Andy Trieu, is an Australian host, actor and martial artist. He is a three-time Australian Champion Martial Artist.

Early life

Trieu was born in

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to Vietnamese parents. He attended Sacred Hearts Primary School and Marist College. He graduated from a double degree in Business and International Relations at the

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in 2009. He was formerly a Science Communicator. He has a younger, and older brother.

Career

Originally a martial artist, Andy Trieu expanded his repertoire from competing in tournaments to performing in roles across stage and screen. He has acted and presented on the

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on programmes such as ''

Kitchen Whiz ''Kitchen Whiz'' is an Australian children's cooking game show on the Nine Network and 9Go!. Children test their skills in the kitchen by completing fun challenges with a partner in a short amount of time. The team who has the most points by th ...

'' as the Kitchen Ninja, minor role in '' Rescue: Special Ops'' and ''Crime Investigations''. He has also appeared on SBS network shows Houso's, Bollywood Star and is a current a host on

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He also acted in the 2015 ABC TV comedy ''

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'' as Fury, and in the Australian zombie comedy cult classic

Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse ''Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse'' is a 2015 Australian zombie comedy horror film written and directed by Declan Shrubb and developed through ScreenACT's 2012 Low Budget Feature Pod. The film stars Jim Jefferies, Alex Williamson, Ad ...

alongside comedians Jim Jefferies,

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and Alex Williamson. Trieu was a runner up for the national search for hosts on ABC3 and was a finalist in CLEO's Top 50 Bachelors. Trieu is also an advocate and ambassador for All Together Now Australia, and the

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Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Trieu, Andy 1984 births Living people Australian people of Vietnamese descent Australian male television actors People from Canberra Australian martial artists

Early life

Career

Filmography

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