Matthew Paul Deane (; born 29 August 1978) is a Thai-Australian singer, model, actor and television presenter.

Early life and education

Deane was born on 29 August 1978, to an Australian father, Christopher Deane, and a Thai Chinese mother, Songsri Chanthavanij. He graduated from

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and

Rangsit University Rangsit University (RSU; Thai: มหาวิทยาลัยรังสิต) is a private university in Pathum Thani, Thailand, focusing mainly on music, design, Information technology, and public health including independent professions. ...

Career

Deane started an entertainment career in 1996 as a singer under

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, debuted an album "Code Love", and switched to

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in 2000 with a successful recorded album "Matthew Mania." He was a VJ in

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and began acting in 2009. He hosted a Thai boxing reality show

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from 2010 to 2015.

Personal life

Deane and Lydia Sarunrat, a Thai R&B singer, got married in 2015. The couple have three children together. On March 13, 2020, Deane announced that he had tested positive for

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. He and his wife were admitted to

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for treatment and was discharged on April 18, 2020.

Filmography

Film

As actor

Series

In 2021, Deane appeared in the Netflix series Sleepless Society: Nyctophobia playing 'Pete', the estranged husband of a grief-stricken woman who struggles to find peace until a mysterious boy appears, claiming to be her reincarnated son.

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References

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