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Thongchai McIntyre was born to a Scotch-Thai father
and a Malaysian mother in Bangkok. He was the ninth of
ten children but lost an older and younger brother and
became the youngest child. Even while he was young he
tried to help the family save and earn money as they were
poor. Fans of Bird will know that he has always talked
about his father as a hero and that he loves his mother
most. After he graduated in banking, he worked in a bank
(Thai Farmers Bank) for a while before becoming a model.
His break came when he won the Siam-Kollakorn singing
contest which since has launched many other stars such as
Rudklao Amratisha. He joined Grammy Co. where he met
Rewat Budhinan, the man behind his success. P'Ter as he
is called, wrote Bird many songs, like those in the
Boomerang album which catapulted him to fame. Bird went
on to release many successful albums especially Bird
Chilli (Prig-Kee-Noo) which brought him to international
attention. Initially he also acted in many TV lakorns/TV
Dramas, of which the most well-known was Kookum (Sunset
at Chaophraya). He won a Best Actor award for his role as
Kobori, the Japanese navy captain. After a break of
nearly ten years, he returned to the big screen to film
Sunset at Chaophraya, the movie. It was an instant
success, winning acclaim not only in Thailand, but in
Japan and other Asian countries. Since then, he has
appeared in two subsequent lakorns, Nitramit with the
former Miss Thailand, writer and army spokesperson,
Areeya Chumsai (Sirisopha) and Kwarm Song Jum Mai Hua Jai
Derm. *thank you Thongchai Online for more information |
