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Tony Jaa (2005)

Tony Jaa ( Thai : โท นี่ จา , pronounced: [ tʰoː.nîː ʨaː ]; actually: Panom Yeerum , พนม ยี รัมย์ , pronounced [ pʰá.nom jiː.ram ]; * February 5, 1976 in Surin Province , Thailand ) is a Thai actor who primarily appears in martial arts films . He is also a stunt man , stunt choreographer and film director .

life and work

Tony Jaa on a promotional tour of the American Museum of the Moving Image for the film Revenge of the Warrior in 2006

Panom Yeerum Son, the real name of the artist, was born in 1976 near the city of Surin in the homonymous province of northeast Thailand on the border with Cambodia, the third of four children to a family of rice farmers and elephant trainers. He has a brother and two sisters and during his childhood had to help his parents with their daily work on the rice field, but also with elephant training. Even then, he was watching Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan films, which were shown on screen in a village ten kilometers away. This reinforced his intention to become a martial artist as well: “Because of Bruce and Jackie, I realized I wanted to be a martial arts film star […] But they were doing Chinese kung-fu. I wanted to do something to show the world Thai culture, Thai martial arts, so I decided to practice Muay Thai Boran . "

Upon leaving school, he explained to his family that he was going to be a movie star, and since he was ten he spent all of his energies following in the footsteps of his great idols. His father was a Muay Thai boxer who fought all over Surin.

Then Jaa saw the film Born to Fight by writer and director Phanna Rithikrai ( พัน นา ฤทธิไกร ) at the age of 15 , who later became his master. He went to Phanna and asked him to teach him. Phanna first sent him to Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education in Maha Sarakham Province , where Jaa studied sports science. Although Phanna found him too young to work as a stuntman, he trained him after school, and so Jaa was allowed to work as a stuntman for various film projects.

He is now proficient in Taekwondo , Muay Boran , sword fighting, Krabi Krabong , Pencak Silat and gymnastics. Jaa eventually perfected the traditional martial arts and soon earned his trainer diploma. And so in 1995 Phanna Rithikrai and Tony Jaa came up with the idea of ​​producing a new form of screen action. The old, traditional martial art should be shown and no special effects should be used. With the now very demanding audience, it was no easy task.

After taking on a number of minor jobs at various domestic productions, he became Robin Shou's stunt double in the 1997 Hollywood film Mortal Kombat 2 . He also worked for a Thai television series as a double for local star Ruengsak Loichusak (James) ( เจมส์ เรือง ศักดิ์ ลอย ชู ศักดิ์ ).

Tony Jaa achieved his international breakthrough in 2003 with Ong-Bak ( องค์ บาก ), which was released worldwide on DVD and VCD. His second big film was Revenge of the Warrior - Tom Yum Goong ( ต้มยำ กุ้ง ) in 2005 .

Spurred on by its overwhelming success, the Ong Bak franchise continued, and Jaa also tried her hand at co-directing. But filming was particularly difficult and there were constant problems with the production company because of funding. Despite the complications, the second and third parts were completed in 2008 and 2010, respectively, but the whole process left clear marks and a bitter aftertaste on Jaa.

Discarded with the direction, he withdrew to a Buddhist temple in his hometown of Surin (Thailand) to find himself again. On May 28, 2010, Jaa became a Buddhist monk. In 2011 he left the monastery and made the film Return of the Warrior .

Filmography

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Commons : Tony Jaa  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Yeah, Tony
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Panom Yeerum
BRIEF DESCRIPTION thai actor
DATE OF BIRTH 5th February 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Surin