Kyaw Hein
Kyaw Hein | |
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ကျော်ဟိန်း | |
| Born | Kyaw Htay 14 July 1947 Kyaung Kone Road, Sanchaung Township, Burma (present-day Myanmar) |
| Died | 11 July 2020 (aged 72) Canberra, Australia |
| Other names | Kittisāra (Dharma name) Sayadaw U Kittithara |
| Citizenship | Myanmar (Burma) |
| Education | Basic Education High School No. 4 Ahlone |
| Occupation(s) | Actor Singer Film director |
| Years active | 1968–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Sandar (1960s–1970s) Than Nwe Aye |
| Relatives | Dwe (nephew) |
| Awards | Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards (Best Actor for 1979, 1982, 1989, 2003, Best Supporting Actor for 1994) |
| Website | https://www.athithedi.com |
Kyaw Hein (Burmese: ကျော်ဟိန်း; pronounced [tɕɔ́ hɛ́ɪɰ̃]; born Kyaw Htay (Burmese: ကျော်ဌေး; pronounced [tɕɔ́ hté], 14 July 1947 – 11 July 2020) was a Burmese actor, film director and singer. He is the five-time winner of the Myanmar Motion Picture Academy Awards. He starred in and directed hundreds of films, and was considered one of the most important actors in Burmese cinema. He retired in 2008, and became a Theravāda Buddhist monk, with the Dharma name Kittisāra (ကိတ္တိသာရ). He died as a monk on July 11, 2020, in Canberra, Australia.