Shahkrit Yamnam ( th, ชาคริต แย้มนาม; ; born 25 June 1978 in

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, Thailand) is a Thai film and television actor. He has acted in numerous popular

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and commercials. He is also credited under the stage names Shahkrit Yamnarm, Charkrit Ngamengarm and Krit.

Biography

He was born in

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, started his preschool education at Peterpan School, moved to Bangkok International Preparatory School and studied there until Grade 9 before studying abroad in

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for 3 years, and later in the US where he earned his undergraduate or

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education at

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(ICS), USA. There, he majored in Marketing. Chakrit's first appearances were fashion pictures in ''Angel'' and ''Thoe Kub Chan'' magazine in the 90s. He has hosted television programs such as ''TeenTalk'' and ''e for teens'', as well as singing on the album ''Teentrax'', making the song "ไม่รู้จะเลือกใคร" highly popular at the time. He was cast in many high-rated

s, television series, movies, and sitcoms. His films include '' Destiny Upside Down (1997) with

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and

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, O-Negative'' (1998) with

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, directed by

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. In addition, Chakrit has starred in international films, including ''

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'' with Steven Seagal and '' Bangkok Dangerous'' with

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. He is well-known 'foodie critic', he is also a host on the cooking show ''Krua Laew Tae Krit'', Thai-Korean cooking show ''The Team Chef'' and was a host of '' Iron Chef Thailand''.

Filmography

Television

Weekly Syndication

Master of Ceremony: MC ON TV

Awards

References

External links

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Shahkrit Yamnarm at the Thai Film Database

Chakrit Yamnam at GMMStar
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yamnam, Shahkrit 1975 births Living people

Shahkrit Yamnam Shahkrit Yamnam ( th, ชาคริต แย้มนาม; ; born 25 June 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film and television actor. He has acted in numerous popular lakorns, sitcoms and commercials. He is also credited under the stag ...

Thai television personalities