Art Supawatt Purdy (born Supawatt Aumprasit (Thai: ศุà¸
วัà¸'น์ à¸à¹ˆà¸³à¸›à¸£à¸°à¸ªà¸´à¸—ธิ์), on September 1,
1974, in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai-American actor, singer, model
and television host. Fluent in both English and Thai, Purdy acted in
the leading role in several Thai language television mini-series
(lakhon) before starting his singing career in 2003.At the age of 14,
Purdy moved to America to live with his parents in Fort Walton Beach,
Florida enrolling at Fort Walton Beach High School and then Florida
State University completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering. He then enrolled in a masters course with the ambition of
joining NASA. However, in the second semester, he left his course and
heeded a friend's advice to try modelling in New York City and signed
to Storm Model Management. He has described his time in New York City
as 'the time of my life' and 'appearing in Vogue (magazine)' as the
proudest moment in his life.At the end of 1995, after being told of
modelling opportunities in Thailand, he returned there and began
modelling for magazines, runways and commercials. His break came in
1997 when he was chosen for a TV commercial for 'Hunter Whiskey'.His
first acting role was in a feature film called Suea Chon Phan Suea in
1998. He followed this with the leading role in three television
mini-series in 1999 called Petch Ta Maeow (Thai:
เพชรตา๠มว), Sapan Dao (Thai:
สะพานà¸"าว) and Peang Kare Jai Rao Rak Gun (Thai:
เพียง๠ค่ใจเรารัภภัน).
วัà¸'น์ à¸à¹ˆà¸³à¸›à¸£à¸°à¸ªà¸´à¸—ธิ์), on September 1,
1974, in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai-American actor, singer, model
and television host. Fluent in both English and Thai, Purdy acted in
the leading role in several Thai language television mini-series
(lakhon) before starting his singing career in 2003.At the age of 14,
Purdy moved to America to live with his parents in Fort Walton Beach,
Florida enrolling at Fort Walton Beach High School and then Florida
State University completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering. He then enrolled in a masters course with the ambition of
joining NASA. However, in the second semester, he left his course and
heeded a friend's advice to try modelling in New York City and signed
to Storm Model Management. He has described his time in New York City
as 'the time of my life' and 'appearing in Vogue (magazine)' as the
proudest moment in his life.At the end of 1995, after being told of
modelling opportunities in Thailand, he returned there and began
modelling for magazines, runways and commercials. His break came in
1997 when he was chosen for a TV commercial for 'Hunter Whiskey'.His
first acting role was in a feature film called Suea Chon Phan Suea in
1998. He followed this with the leading role in three television
mini-series in 1999 called Petch Ta Maeow (Thai:
เพชรตา๠มว), Sapan Dao (Thai:
สะพานà¸"าว) and Peang Kare Jai Rao Rak Gun (Thai:
เพียง๠ค่ใจเรารัภภัน).
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