Kin Kaung ( my, ကင်းကောင်, also spelt King Kaung, born Myo Myint; 21 May 1964 – 22 January 2019) was a renowned Burmese comedian and actor. He debuted as a comedian in the traditional
anyeint troupe ''Mya Ponnama'' in 1985.
Early life
Kin Kaung was born on 21 May 1964 in
Rangoon, Burma. He is the second son of four siblings. After he finished high school, he began studying Burmese at the
Yangon University
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. In his second year, in 1983, he went to the university
anyeint
Anyeint (; ; my, အငြိမ့်; also spelt a-nyeint) is a traditional Burmese entertainment form that combines dance with instrumental music, song, and comedy routines, in theatrical performances.Seekins, Donald M. (2006) "Anyeint (Any ...
to be a slapstick comedian.
Career
In 1985, Kin Kaung became one of the comedians in the
anyeint troupe Mya Ponnama, organized by
Zaganar
Maung Thura "Zarganar" (also called Zaganar, my, ဇာဂနာ; also Zargana, ); born 27 January 1961) is a popular Burmese comedian, film actor, and a film director as well as a fierce critic and often political prisoner of the Burmese mili ...
whose shows frequently appeared on television. Early on, his artist name was "A Shay Gyi" and eventually changed his name to Kin Kaung.
Kin became a professional famous comedian and actor for many
direct-to-video
Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, TV series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats rather than an initial theatrical release or television premiere. This distribution strategy wa ...
s and films. In 1994, he was more popular in Thaye-Lay-Kaung opera performing together with actor
Lwin Moe
Lwin Moe ( my, လွင်မိုး, ; born 1970) is a three-time Myanmar Academy Award winning Burmese film actor.
He was born on an island in the Mergui Archipelago at the southern end of Myanmar. Father of two girls, Lwin Moe was a UNIC ...
managed by director Mg Wana.
Kin Kaung and other members of ''Moe Nat Thuza'' anyeint troupe, including A Yaing, Phoe Phyu and Nga Pyaw Kyaw, were ubiquitous in the 1990s and 2000s. He also performed as a comedian in other Anyeint troupes, Thee Lay Thee and Say Young Sone. Other contemporary comedians were Po Phyu, Kyaw Htoo,
Kutho
Kutho ( my, ကုသိုလ်; born Myint Thein) was a well known Burmese director and comedian, active from 1990s to 2010s. He started as a comedian at anyeints before becoming a director in show business. He shot a video in which reputed acto ...
, Myittar and
Zaganar
Maung Thura "Zarganar" (also called Zaganar, my, ဇာဂနာ; also Zargana, ); born 27 January 1961) is a popular Burmese comedian, film actor, and a film director as well as a fierce critic and often political prisoner of the Burmese mili ...
.
Throughout his career, he has acted in over 200 films.
Death
He died at
Popa in the film shooting on 22 January 2019 at the age of 55.
References
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1964 births
2019 deaths
Burmese comedians
Burmese male film actors
21st-century Burmese male actors
People from Yangon