Anh Do’s most fascinating portraits
Anh Do is a storyteller. To tell his stories, he isn’t restricted to one medium – he is a comedian, author, TV personality and artist.
Do’s show Anh’s Brush with Fame is considered by many as one of ABC’s best programs.
Do has always enjoyed a passion of art but as he grew up his talent wasn’t prioritised.
“As a kid I loved it, loved it,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “But somewhere along the line in school I stopped taking art classes because people told me if you want to get high marks in the school certificate don’t do art.”
When he finished school he got accepted into law at university and simultaneously signed up to study art at TAFE but dropped out of both courses to become a comedian.
“These guys that I’ve painted, they’ve lived a full life and they’ve had their ups and downs and it shows in their eyes. That’s what interests me,” Do said.
“A lot of being a comedian is about observing people. I’m interested in everything about people. Not just, ‘what do you do for a living?’ but I want to know about their fears and sadnesses and listen to their regrets, both sides of it, the happy and the sad.”
Scroll through the gallery above to see some of Anh Do’s most fascinating portraits from Anh’s Brush with Fame.
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