He first entered the film industry with his real name Htin Lin (ထင်လင်း), but adopted a stage name, to Dwe in 1993.
The last film he acted in was Kambar Tachan Nya - Night of halved world (ကမ္ဘာတစ်ခြမ်းည) which was not finished, directed by Cho Tu Zaw.
On Wednesday 13 July of the same year around 4:00 pm local time[1] he suddenly died of a heart attack at his home on the Aye Thar Yar Road.
At 4 am on 13 July, at home, he received virtuous deeds from the Ping Sangha and had a water blessing ritual performed.
His uncle, Sayadaw U Kittithara (former actor Kyaw Hein), passed away on 13 July 2020, coinciding with the date of their deaths.