Mario Maurer (Thai: มาริโà¸à¹‰ เมาเร่à¸; Thai
pronunciation: [mÄ Ë rÄ«Ê"Ã´Ë mÄ w.rÉ¤Ì‚Ë ]; German pronunciation:
[ˈmaË Ê io ˈmaÊŠÌ¯Ê É ]) is a Thai actor and model, born to a German
father and a Thai Chinese mother.Maurer started a career in modeling
at the age of 16. He later became best known for his lead roles in the
2007 film The Love of Siam and the 2010 sleeper hit First Love. He is
also the lead star of Thailand's highest grossing film of all time,
Pee Mak alongside Davika Hoorne. He is part of a group called 4+1
Channel 3 Superstar with Nadech Kugimiya, Prin Suparat, Pakorn
Chatborirak and Phupoom Pongpanu.When Maurer was 16 years old, he was
approached at Siam Square to try out modeling. From then on, he
started doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos. In 2007, he
made his feature film debut in a leading role in The Love of Siam,
written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. The role "Tong" brought
him many accolades and instant fame far beyond Thailand's borders.
Commenting on his new-found fame, "I didn't want to do it, acting
wasn't on my to-do list." He decided to do the movie because he
trusted the director "Chukiat" and the movie would give him many
opportunities. He would be making money to help his family. He became
famous in this film because of his gay role.He won the Best Actor
award in the Starpics Thai Films Awards, and was also nominated in the
Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards.
pronunciation: [mÄ Ë rÄ«Ê"Ã´Ë mÄ w.rÉ¤Ì‚Ë ]; German pronunciation:
[ˈmaË Ê io ˈmaÊŠÌ¯Ê É ]) is a Thai actor and model, born to a German
father and a Thai Chinese mother.Maurer started a career in modeling
at the age of 16. He later became best known for his lead roles in the
2007 film The Love of Siam and the 2010 sleeper hit First Love. He is
also the lead star of Thailand's highest grossing film of all time,
Pee Mak alongside Davika Hoorne. He is part of a group called 4+1
Channel 3 Superstar with Nadech Kugimiya, Prin Suparat, Pakorn
Chatborirak and Phupoom Pongpanu.When Maurer was 16 years old, he was
approached at Siam Square to try out modeling. From then on, he
started doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos. In 2007, he
made his feature film debut in a leading role in The Love of Siam,
written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. The role "Tong" brought
him many accolades and instant fame far beyond Thailand's borders.
Commenting on his new-found fame, "I didn't want to do it, acting
wasn't on my to-do list." He decided to do the movie because he
trusted the director "Chukiat" and the movie would give him many
opportunities. He would be making money to help his family. He became
famous in this film because of his gay role.He won the Best Actor
award in the Starpics Thai Films Awards, and was also nominated in the
Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards.
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