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Born: February 05, 1976
Tony Jaa is one of Thailand’s biggest talents. He is a stuntman turned actor, best known for his work in Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) and Tom-Yum-Goong (2005), known as The Protector here in the western hemisphere.
Born in Surin, Thailand, Tony started his Muay Thai training at a young age at a local temple. As he grew older, he went on to study at the Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree.
The Big Break
He caught his big break when he landed the role of Ting in the Thai action movie, Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior. Tony drew critical attention to himself in this movie, drawing comparisons to martial art movie legends such as Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Bruce Lee. His work in the movie earned him a Star Entertainment Award for Actor in Leading Role of the Year.
Tony also became a co-director, action choreographer, and stunt choreographer in the next two installments of the franchise, which earned him nominations for Best Actor, and won him two Motion Picture of the Year awards.
In 2005, Tony starred in the movie Tom-Yum-Goong, also known as The Protector. Although the film was not well received by critics, many fans of martial art movies across the world were impressed by the action and fighting scenes, due to Jaa’s incredible athleticism and explosive fighting style.
Tony has recently experienced more international popularity, appearing in movies such as Furious 7 (2015), which was his Hollywood debut; xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017) and Jiu Jitsu (2020).
Tony does not rely on wires or CG effects for his stunts, a practice similar to his idol, Jackie Chan. Tony is also skilled in Tae Kwon Do, gymnastics, and swordplay.
Hiatus from Acting
In 2010 Tony left acting to join a monastic order of a Buddhist temple in Surin, Thailand, but returned in 2012 to film The Protector 2 (2013).
In 2011 Tony married his longtime girlfriend, Piyarat Chotiwattananont. They have two daughters together. ~ Sean Olegario
Table of Quote Savvy
| ID | Year | Film | Role | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | Striking Rescue | Bai An | |
| 2 | 2023 | Expend4bles | Decha | |
| 3 | 2021 | Detective Chinatown 3 | Jack Jaa | |
| 4 | 2020 | Jiu Jitsu | Keung |
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Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the local temple school and later under a scholarship at the Physical Education College in Khon Kaen, Thailand where he continued to study Muay Boran, Muay Thai, Wushu, Judo and Tae-Kwan-Do.
Jaa later did some stunt for in a film for ’Panna Rittikrai’, This resulted in Jaa being seen and getting work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) was created for Jaa. He adopted the English name Tony Jaa. In 2013, after ending his association with Sahamongkol Film, Jaa was contracted by Universal Studio’s for a role in Fast and Furious 7. Jaa now has starring roles in several international films being filmed in 2014 and is concentrating his efforts more towards international audiences.
Jaa later did some stunt for in a film for ’Panna Rittikrai’, This resulted in Jaa being seen and getting work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) was created for Jaa. He adopted the English name Tony Jaa. In 2013, after ending his association with Sahamongkol Film, Jaa was contracted by Universal Studio’s for a role in Fast and Furious 7. Jaa now has starring roles in several international films being filmed in 2014 and is concentrating his efforts more towards international audiences.
Trivia
Tony Jaa Trivia
- Does 8 hours of gymnastics, Muay Thai, and other sports training a day.
- He speaks Thai, Khmer and he is learning English.
- Highly Skilled in Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, swordplay and gymnastics.
- Watching Jackie Chan movies and a Thai movie called Born to Fight (1986) influenced him to do stuntwork and eventually become a action star, but he says his biggest influence is Bruce Lee.
- Stunt-man turned actor who does not use any wire work or CG effects in his stunts.
- He has a Black belt in Taekwondo and a Black belt in Wushu.
- Robin Shou’s stunt double in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997).
- Is actually of Cambodian descent, more known as "Khmer Surin".
- Joined monastic order of a Buddhist temple in Surin, Thailand.
- Born in a northeastern province of Thailand called Surin.
- He is capable of jumping twelve feet high, without the assistance of wires, and executing a kick in mid-air hard enough to shatter wood.
- In training for the sequal to Ong-Bak.
- Father of two daughters, named Hataipavee Yeerum and Narinrat Yeerum.
- He is trained in Muay Thai, Karate, Judo, Muay Boran, Wushu, Kung Fu, Kickboxing and Taekwondo.
- He trained himself to jump extremely high and perform complex gymnastics because he wanted to emulate the action stars he admired such as Jackie Chan and Jet Li, but didn't realize that those stars performed stunts with the assistance of wires and mats and so ended up achieving the same abilities naturally.
- Some of Tony’s moves are inspired by Korean kicking legend Won Jin, who appeared in several martial arts movies, displaying a highly skilled acrobatic kicking style that was ahead of it’s time.
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Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the local temple school and later under a scholarship at the Physical Education College in Khon Kaen, Thailand where he continued to study Muay Boran, Muay Thai, Wushu, Judo and Tae-Kwan-Do.
Jaa later did some stunt for in a film for ’Panna Rittikrai’, This resulted in Jaa being seen and getting work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) was created for Jaa. He adopted the English name Tony Jaa. In 2013, after ending his association with Sahamongkol Film, Jaa was contracted by Universal Studio’s for a role in Fast and Furious 7. Jaa now has starring roles in several international films being filmed in 2014 and is concentrating his efforts more towards international audiences.
Jaa later did some stunt for in a film for ’Panna Rittikrai’, This resulted in Jaa being seen and getting work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) was created for Jaa. He adopted the English name Tony Jaa. In 2013, after ending his association with Sahamongkol Film, Jaa was contracted by Universal Studio’s for a role in Fast and Furious 7. Jaa now has starring roles in several international films being filmed in 2014 and is concentrating his efforts more towards international audiences.
Jaa later did some stunt for in a film for ’Panna Rittikrai’, This resulted in Jaa being seen and getting work, doubling for Robin Shou and James Remar in Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997), and when his demo reel was seen by director Prachya Pinkaew, the film Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) was created for Jaa. He adopted the English name Tony Jaa. In 2013, after ending his association with Sahamongkol Film, Jaa was contracted by Universal Studio’s for a role in Fast and Furious 7. Jaa now has starring roles in several international films being filmed in 2014 and is concentrating his efforts more towards international audiences.
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Tony Jaa is one of Thailand’s biggest talents. He is a stuntman turned actor, best known for his work in Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior (2003) and Tom-Yum-Goong (2005), known as The Protector here in the western hemisphere.
Born in Surin, Thailand, Tony started his Muay Thai training at a young age at a local temple. As he grew older, he went on to study at the Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree.
Tony started his career as a stuntman for action films in Thailand, including an American movie, Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997).
Japanom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Jaa watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan to Jet Li. Jaa studied martial arts at the local temple school and later under a scholarship at the Physical Education College in Khon Kaen, Thailand where he continued to study Muay Boran, Muay Thai, Wushu, Judo and Tae-Kwan-Do.
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