Art Supawatt Purdy (born Supawatt Aumprasit ( th, ศุภวัฒน์ อ่ำประสิทธิ์), on September 1, 1974,Mr. Art Supawatt Purdy's Official Website
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, Thailand) is a Thai-American

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and

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. Fluent in both English and Thai, Purdy acted in the

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in several Thai language television

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('' lakhon'') before starting his singing career in 2003.

Biography

At the age of 14, Purdy moved to

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to live with his parents in

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enrolling at Fort Walton Beach

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and then

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completing a

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degree in

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. He then enrolled in a master's course with the ambition of joining

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. However, in the second semester, he left his course and heeded a friend's advice to try modelling in

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and signed to Storm Model Management. He has described his time in

as 'the time of my life' and 'appearing in

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' as the proudest moment in his life. At the end of 1995, after being told of modelling opportunities in Thailand, he returned there and began modelling for magazines, runways and commercials. His break came in 1997 when he was chosen for a TV commercial for 'Hunter Whiskey'.

Career

His first acting role was in a feature film called ''Suea Chon Phan Suea'' in 1998. He followed this with the leading role in three television mini-series in 1999 called ''Petch Ta Maeow'' (Thai: เพชรตาแมว), ''Sapan Dao'' (Thai: สะพานดาว) and ''Peang Kare Jai Rao Rak Gun'' (Thai: เพียงแค่ใจเรารักกัน). In 2003, he signed a

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with

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Thailand and released his first solo album '' Art of Love''. After the launch of his CD, Purdy quit acting and began performing for Thai fans in cities around the world in many series of concert tours to Japan, USA and Europe. In 2008, Purdy recorded three new songs, a

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of a

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and two re-recorded new versions of the songs from his album '' Art of Love'', to be included in the soundtrack of English Director Thomas Clay's film ''

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''. The three new tracks included the

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''Where We'll Never Grow Old'' ('' Never Grow Old''), an

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version of ''Yaak Euie Wa Ruk'' ( th, อยากเอ่ยว่ารัก) and a live-like recording of ''Yar Ton Eak Leoy'' ( th, อย่าทนอีกเลย). At the 61st Cannes film festival, ''Soi Cowboy'' was selected for

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Award consideration, and for his effort on the soundtrack, Purdy received the same honor in the music category.Art Supawatt Artist Page at Cannes Film Festival Official WebSite
/ref> In 2016, after almost 14 years absent from television, Purdy returned to

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playing a

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with

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in the mini-series ''Thong Sip'' directed by

Chalong Pakdeevijit Chalong Pakdeevijit ( th, ฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร; ) (born Boonchalong Pakdeevijit ( th, บุญฉลอง ภักดีวิจิตร) on March 18, 1931 in Bangkok) is a Thai film director, producer, cinematograph ...

. Since then, Purdy acted in two consecutive mini-series directed by

, namely ''

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'' and '' Por Ta Peun Toe, Part 2''. In 2019, Purdy reunited with the director who gave him his first leading role in ''Petch Ta Maeow'', Nirattisai Kaljaruek, in the remake of the 1989 controversial mini-series called ''

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''. Based on a true story of a real life Thai policeman, ''

'' marked the first time Purdy has played the role of a leading villain, the corrupted Pol Maj Gen Anek.

Filmography

Films

Television

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References

External links

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Kom Chud Luek Newspaper: Art Supawatt as one of Thai Stars, where are they now?

Press Release Thong 10 and the comeback of the star Art Supawatt

Art Supawatt Purdy & Miss Thailand Universe 2006 presents World's First Rolls-Roycee Boutique Showroom

Official Website

Fan Website

Youtube Channel

Art of Love Official Homepage
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