Saicheer Wongwirot (; ) is a Thai actor, comedian, singer, stuntman and real estate investor. He is also featured in several world class films.

Biography and career

He was born into a poor family in

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whose father is a native of

Khorat Nakhon Ratchasima (, ) is the capital of Nakhon Ratchasima province, the largest city in Northeastern Thailand and the third-largest city in Thailand. It is 250 km (155.43 mi) northeast of Bangkok, one of the four major cities of Isan (North ...

(Nakhon Ratchasima), his mother is from

Maha Sarakham Sarakham (มหาสารคาม) is the capital city of Maha Sarakham province in Thailand's northeastern (Isan) region. Sarakham, as it is known to its inhabitants, is in a rice-growing area on the southern Khorat plain, straddling the ...

. His family moved to many provinces including

Phayao Phayao (; ,) is a city ('' thesaban mueang'') in northern Thailand, capital of Phayao Province. For administrative purposes the city is divided into 15 sub-districts (''tambons''), which are further subdivided into 172 administrative villages. ...

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and

Kamphaeng Phet Kamphaeng Phet is a town (''thesaban mueang'') in central Thailand, former capital of the Kamphaeng Phet Province. It covers the complete ''tambon ''Tambon'' (, ) is a local governmental unit in Thailand. Below district (''amphoe'') and provi ...

. His name "Saicheer" is derived from the Asian Highway 12 (known in Thailand as "ทางหลวงสายเอเชีย"; ''Tang Luang Sai Asia''; "Asian Highway Route"). His father gave him this name because he was born in the same year that this highway was built. He had the opportunity to play in his first film, ''

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'' (1988), from seeing newspaper ads for supporting actors. He has since starred as supporting actor in several famous films as ''

A Moment of Romance ''A Moment of Romance'' () is a 1990 Hong Kong action romance film directed by Benny Chan, produced by Johnnie To, and starring Andy Lau, Jacklyn Wu and Ng Man-tat. For his performance in the film, Ng was awarded Best Supporting Actor at the ...

'' (1990), '' Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life'' (2003), ''

Batman Begins ''Batman Begins'' is a 2005 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Dark Knight trilogy), Bruce Wayne / B ...

'' (2005), ''

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'' (2005), ''

Rescue Dawn ''Rescue Dawn'' is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog, based on the true story of Dieter Dengler (played by Christian Bale), a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the P ...

'' (2006), ''

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'' (2008), '' Ninja: Shadow of a Tear'' (2013), ''

Lost in Thailand ''Lost in Thailand'' is a 2012 Chinese comedy film directed and co-written by Xu Zheng and starring Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo. The film is about three Chinese men traveling in Thailand: two competing scientists searching for their boss ...

'' (2013) or ''

Only God Forgives ''Only God Forgives'' is a 2013 action film written and directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and stars Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm. It was shot on location in Bangkok, Thailand, and as with the director's earlier f ...

'' (2013), while working in Thai films such as ''

Buppah Rahtree ''Buppah Rahtree'' ( also ''Rahtree: Flower of the Night'' and ''Buppah Rahtree: Scent of the Night Flower'') is a 2003 Thai comedy-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak. With its comic references to ''The Exorcist'' and ''Audition ...

'' (2003), ''

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'' (2007), '' Rahtree Reborn'' (2009), ''

Power Kids ''Power Kids'' (5 หัวใจฮีโร่) is a 2009 Thai action film directed by Krissanapong Rachata. The film is about a group of children who team up to fight against a group of terrorists who have seized the hospital moments before th ...

'' (2009), '' Sua Sung Fah'' (2011) and ''

Bangkok Assassins ''Bangkok Assassins'' or ''Bangkok Kung Fu'' is a 2011 Thai action movie directed by Yuthlert Sippapak and starring Mario Maurer and Arak Amornsupasiri. It was released on September 1, 2011 and distributed by Grindstone Entertainment Group and L ...

'' (2011) etc. In Thailand, he is famously known in a campaign, which aims to decrease alcohol consumption in rural areas, by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) in 2008. He shouted ''"Jon Kriad Kin Lao"'' (จน เครียด กินเหล้า; "I'm poor, I'm stressed, so I drink!"). This phrase was repeated several times until the identity, which has afforded by singing the same name. In some other countries, especially in Vietnam where it is known as ''Thăm Ngàn'' (from ทำงาน, Thai for "work"), it has become an Internet sensation. In addition to acting roles, he has a

water park A water park (also waterpark, water world, or aquapark) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming ...

business on his own land of more than in

Nakhon Pathom province Nakhon Pathom (, ,Pronunciation) is one of the central Provinces of Thailand, provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are (from north clockwise) Suphan Buri province, Suphan Buri, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya ...

close to

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. In family life, Saicheer has three children with a divorced wife. One of his daughters is Talubjai Wongwirot who was a former Thai national youth volleyball player.

Filmography

Dramas

Series

Sitcom

Film

Advertising

References

External links

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