Tran Thanh was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, to a Chinese father, from Guangdong and a mother from Tien Giang. In addition to Vietnamese, he can also speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin. Tran Thanh used to study in the acting department of Theater and Cinema.
Tran Thanh has the ability to imitate other people's voices, can imitate the voices and voices of singers Lam Truong, Ngoc Son, Duy Manh, Thanh Lam, Hong Ngoc, artists Viet Anh, Thanh Loc, Viet Huong, Phi Thanh Van, Minh Nhi, Trung Dan and Le Thuy. Also thanks to the talent of voice imitation, Tran Thanh is easier to become a voice actor. He has voiced the animated films Super Squirrel 3, Madagascar 3: European Idol, Moon Thief 2 and Turbo: Speed Racer.
He has won 3 prizes in the 2006 TV presenter contest. He shows flexibility and humor in the way of hosting programs such as: Just say it (a program for foreigners learning Vietnamese), Artistic rainbow, Challenge with dance, Gala Laugh 2011 or Liveshow Quang Le: Singing in the homeland
Tran Thanh is considered as a multi-talented artist in many fields (comedian, actor, director, MC, screenwriter...)