Somchai Khemglad ( th, สมชาย เข็มกลัด), born 26 January 1974 in Bangkok, also familiarly known as Tao (เต๋า) or Tao Somchai, is a Thai actor and singer.

Biography & career

Kemglad was born into a poor Thai

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family in Bangkok, he was raised by his grandmother. While being a student at Debsirin School he was a representative footballer for the school and was also a player for the Thai national team at youth level. He entered the entertainment industry in the early 90's from recruiting by famous scout Poj Arnon, considered a contemporary teen star with many other celebrities such as Patiparn "Mos" Pataweekarn, Pramote Seangsorn, Sornram "Num" Teppitak,

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etc. His first performance was as a supporting role in the Saturday evening fantasy-drama series ''Nang Fah Si Rung'' on

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in 1990 by

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in credited "Tao Somchai". In 1992, he signed with the country's leading entertainment company that rivaled the Grammy Entertainment, RS Promotion, and released several music albums including acting in many dramas and movies as well. His most famous performance in the '90s was as the protagonist in the 1995 romantic-drama film ''

Romantic Blue ''Romantic Blue'' ( th, โลกทั้งใบให้นายคนเดียว, Lok Thang Bai Hai Nai Khon Diao) is a 1995 Thai romantic drama crime thriller film. Starring the king of pop during the 1990s in Thailand Somchai Khemgla ...

'', with contemporaries Suttida "Nook" Kasemsan Na Ayutthaya (who became his imagined couple) and Pramote Saengsorn. Kemglad other works in the post-20th century are starring in Yuthlert Sippapak's action-comedy series, ''

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'' in 2001 and ''

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Personal life

He married a fellow entertainer Myria "Nat" Benedetti in 2003 and divorced in 2006. Khemglad remarried to his current wife in 2009. The couple has two children.

Selected filmography

Films

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Television series

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'' (2018) *'' Romantic Blue: The Series'' (2020) *'' Bussaba Lui Fai'' (2023)

Selected discography

Studio albums

*''Tao Hua Joke'' (1993) *''Somchai Jod Plai Tao'' (1995) *''Somchai 100 Raeng Ma'' (1998)

Special albums

*''Somchai O.T.'' (1995)

Awards

* Suphannahong National Film Awards (1995) (Best Actor) * Golden Doll Awards 2001 (Best Actor)

References

External links

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