Biography
Actor, director, screenwriter and producer Tony Jaja is known as a dubler of many famous Thai and American actors. The athlete and the cascade of the province in Thailand became famous thanks to the main role in the film "Ong Buck - Fighter of Honor."
Today, Tony is considered a certain phenomenon in the world of martial arts, and in Hollywood, a leaving from Thailand knows as a comprehensively developed athlete-actor. Joy admire Jackie Chan and Dolph Lundgren, wondering how a simple guy managed to turn his own body into a deadly weapon.
Childhood and youth
Panorama Yiram (real name) was born on February 5, 1976 in the city of Surin in the northeast of Thailand in the family of Elephants - Tongde of Jirama and Rin Saip. The boy became a third child: Jirama has two sisters and one brother. Little Panorars were fond of films about the eastern martial arts and dreamed in the future to become the same known as Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee and Jet Li.
The path to the study of martial arts The boy began in his own room at 10 years old. Panorama's father taught Muai Thai and laid in the sown the basics of Thai boxing. Panorars continued studying at school at the temple, where he spent successful fights with students and already at 15 years old became the owner of the title "Master of Martial Arts".
Thanks to the endurance and good athletic training, young Panorars received a scholarship in the National College on the Physical Education of Mahamarakam in Khonken Province. There, the young man studied the basics of the progenitor of modern Muay Tai - Muay-Boran, Wushu, Judo and Taekwondo.
Panorars were considered one of the best in a group on such disciplines, like jumping, height, gymnastics and a fight against a sword. During college training, a young man won several gold medals and became famous as an excellent athlete.
Films
A talented young fighter noticed after a small role in the film of the Thai staged of tricks and director Panna Rittikraya. The young man began to invite to shoot, including advertising clips. One of the rollers became an advertisement for an energy drink, in which Panorars became a dubler Sammo Hunga. In the video, Cascadera had to grab the tissue of the elephant and make a flip over his back.
This trick impressed the creators of the militant based on computer fighting game "Mortal Kombat" - "Deadly Battle 2" (1997). Directors called Panorama to be filmed in Hollywood, and the guy had to change the real name for a more sonorous and short - Tony Ja.
The next major role of Tony Ji became the capital work in the picture "Ong Buck - Fighter of Honor" (2003). In this cinema, a beginner actor was able to fully reveal the ability to easiest martial arts, while playing a warrior that became his prototype.
According to the plot, the young fighter must find the sacred statue stolen criminals. During search, the character has to fight with representatives of the underground world, and the actor perform deadly tricks. Owning his own body and made Tony Jell Name: Hollywood was struck by this invincible guide with steel heels, whose height and weight are 168 cm and 62 kg, respectively.
Tony Ja is so infected with the idea of the film "Ong Tank", which in 2005 even tried himself as director and took off the continuation of the painting. In parallel, an increasingly popular actor played in films "Bodyguard" (2004), "Honor of the Dragon" (2005) and "Bodyguard 2" (2007), after which I decided to take a break in cinema.
On May 28, 2010, Tony Ja became a Buddhist monk in one of the temples in Native Surin. Four years later, the Cascadere decided to return to the acting career and starred in the painting of the "slave trade" (2014) together with the kumir of childhood Dolf Lundgren. This film was followed by work in a number of militants: "Fast and Furious 7" (2015), "Three Iksa: world domination" (2017) and others.
In the film "Furious" Tony Jay so worked with Jason Statham that the actors starred together in another film - "Priority Goal" (2016). Men themselves characterized the work as a "full-fledged film with fights."
The last movie, which came to the screens with the participation of Tony Ja, is the "Triple Threat" (2017). In this picture, the Star of the Indonesian Silate IKO JAQ and the Martial Arts Martial Arts from the UK Scott Eckins became partners of the actor. This trio in the script protects the daughter of a millionaire and at the same time demonstrates his battle skills throughout the film.
Personal life
Tony Ja is married to Piyarat Chotivattanonont from Thai Province of Rayong. The couple met for three years, until we looked at the relationship in May 2012. Husband and wife raising two children - the spouses have two daughters.
Thai actor takes care of environmental protection and donates money to organizations operating in this area. Recently, Ja bought a two-storey house for parents with a specially designated platform for elephants.
Tony Jay now
The star Muay Tai Tony Ja continues to be filmed and working on films as a director. At the end of 2017, a picture with Tony Ja "Art of Attack and Defense" was published on the screens of world cinema. The founder Alibaba Jack Ma also participated in Kung Fu film.
Tony Ja actively uses "instagram". In the social network, the actor shares with fans with photographs with training and personnel with family members.
In 2018, the financial condition of the artist is estimated at $ 10 million.
Filmography
- 1994 - "Spiritual Killer"
- 1997 - "Deadly Battle 2"
- 2001 - "Muay Thai Killer"
- 2003 - "Ong Tank"
- 2004 - "Bodyguard"
- 2005 - "Honor of the Dragon"
- 2007 - "Bodyguard 2"
- 2013 - "Honor of the Dragon 2"
- 2015 - "Fast and Furious 7"
- 2017 - "Triple Threat"
- 2017 - "Art of Attack and Defense"