Huynh Tran Thanh was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, his father is Chinese and his mother was born in Tien Giang, Vietnam. He can speak Vietnamese, Cantonese and English. He graduated from Cinematography School but he's commonly known as a television host. He won the 3rd prize for the 2006 TV show competition. He successfully demonstrated the versatility and sense of humor in leading the program such as: Say It Out (a program for foreigners to learn the Vietnamese language), Cau Vong Nghe Thuat, So You Think You Can Dance, Gala Laughing 2011, or Vietnamese version of Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?.He is able to mimic many voices; such as Lam Truong, Duy Manh, Thanh Lam, Hong Ngoc, Viet Anh, Thanh Loc, Viet Huong, Minh Nhi, Trung Dan and Le Thuy. Generally, the mimicking ability enabled him to easily works for voice role in many Vietnamese-adapted animation movies such as Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Despicable Me 2 and Turbo.In January 2016, he joined Vietnam's Got Talent as a judge for its fourth season. Later, in May 2016, he was fined 32,5 million VND for playing a role in the comedy play "To Anh Nguyet Remix" (generated from To Anh Nguyet by Tran Huu Trang) in Paris By Night 116 show.He married Vietnamese-Korean singer and actress Hari Won on December 25th, 2016 in Ho Chi Minh City.