Pornsak Prajakwit (born 14 January 1982), better known mononymously as Pornsak, is a
Singapore
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based Thai-Chinese actor who is a contracted artiste under Left Profile. He is fluent in Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English and Thai.
Pornsak has won multiple awards at the Star Awards, Singapore's most prestigious entertainment award ceremony, including Best Variety Show Host in 2015 and Top 10 Most Popular Male Artiste Award nine times. From 2015 to 2017, he was voted Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Entertainer in Asia, as part of the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Survey.
Early life and education
Pornsak was born in 1982 in
Sathon District
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,
Bangkok
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,
Thailand
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to a mainland Chinese father and a Thai-Chinese mother. Pornsak's mother died when he was five years old. Shortly afterwards, his father sent him to
Singapore
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where he studied at Northlight School,
Clementi Town Secondary School
Clementi Town Secondary School (CTSS) is a government secondary school located in Clementi, Singapore, founded in the 1980s.
History
The school was officially opened on 22 July 1982 by the then-Member for Parliament of Clementi Bernard Chen Tien ...
and
Jurong Junior College
Jurong Junior College (JJC) was a junior college located in Jurong West, Singapore. It was the ninth junior college to be established by the Ministry of Education of Singapore.
History
Jurong Junior College was first situated at West Coast ...
. During his early years, he reportedly suffered from a language impediment.
In 2004, Pornsak graduated with Bachelor of Business Management from
Singapore Management University
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.
Pornsak attended
Monash University
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, where he read for a master's degree in Early Childhood Education.
In June 2015, he obtained his bachelor's degree in
Traditional Chinese Medicine
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(TCM) from
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
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History
It was ...
.
Career
Pornsak won a competition run by
Singapore Press Holdings
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Prior to 1 December 2021, SPHL was i ...
radio station
UFM 1003
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and joined them as a full-time
radio deejay
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. He started as a television host at Mediacorp in 2007.
Pornsak has hosted many different genres of shows.
In 2007, he won the title of Best Newcomer at the
Star Awards
The Star Awards (Chinese: 红星大奖) are awards for artistic and technical merit in the media organisation Mediacorp of Singapore where Mediacorp recognises entertainers under their employment for outstanding performances of the year.
The ...
.
He subsequently was voted to the "Top 10 Most Popular Artiste" and won the "Coolest Rocket Award". Pornsak co-owns a Thai restaurant, Porn's Sexy Thai Food
and founded an education lab for young children. In December 2016, his restaurant had been taken over by Jus Delish Group with the stake of 69%.
In 2017, he was invited by CCTV, China's national broadcaster, to make a special appearance in their international debate competition programme.
Pornsak has gotten 9 out of 10
Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2019, 2021 respectively.
Pornsak left Mediacorp on 31 January 2021, and joined
Michelle Chong
Michelle Chong (, born 22 April 1977) is a Singaporean film, TV and digital content producer and director, writer and actress. She left the National Broadcaster Mediacorp in 2011 to set up her own media agency Left Profile and production hou ...
's artiste management agency, Left Profile.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Singaporean television personalities
Pornsak Prajakwit
Pornsak Prajakwit (born 14 January 1982), better known mononymously as Pornsak, is a Singapore based Thai-Chinese actor who is a contracted artiste under Left Profile. He is fluent in Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English and Thai.
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Singapore Management University alumni
Monash University alumni
1982 births