Pornsak Prajakwit
Pornsak Prajakwit (born 14 January 1982), better known mononymously as Pornsak, is a Singapore-based Thai host and businessman. He is fluent in Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English and Thai.
Pornsak | |
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| Born | 14 January 1982 Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Years active | 2004-present |
| Agent | Left Profile |
| Awards | Full list |
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, Bangkok, Thailand 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 where he studied at Northlight School, Clementi Town Secondary School and Jurong Junior College.[1] During his early years, he reportedly suffered from a language impediment.[2] In 2004, Pornsak graduated with Bachelor of Business Management from Singapore Management University.[3] Pornsak attended Monash University, where he read for a master's degree in Early Childhood Education.[2] In June 2015, he obtained his bachelor's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) from Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine.
Career
Pornsak won a competition run by Singapore Press Holdings radio station UFM 1003 and joined them as a full-time radio deejay. He started as a television host at Mediacorp in 2007.[4]
Pornsak has hosted many different genres of shows.[2] In 2007, he won the title of Best Newcomer at the Star Awards.[3] 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[2][5] 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%.[6]
In 2017, he was invited by CCTV, China's national broadcaster, to make a special appearance in their international debate competition programme.
Pornsak has won 9 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2019, 2021 respectively.
In September 2020, Pornsak co-founded the livestreaming e-commerce platform Mdada with celebrity hairstylist Addy Lee and actress Michelle Chia. Pornsak left the company in January 2023 due to cited differences with his co-founders.[7]
Pornsak left Mediacorp on 31 January 2021, and joined Michelle Chong's artiste management agency, Left Profile.[8]
Awards and nominations
References
- 林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- Foong, Woei Wan (July 8, 2013). "Daddy's Boy". The Straits Times. pp. C4–.
- Kwok, Kar Peng (29 March 2009). "I was a teen rebel". AsiaOne.
- "It's no child's play" (PDF). Singapore Management University. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- "Man charged with embezzling $100k from TV host's parlor". AsiaOne. December 16, 2011.
- hermesauto (2017-01-05). "Thai restaurant chain Porn's bought over by F&B company Jus Delish Group". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- "'Generation gap': Pornsak leaves Mdada due to 'differences' with Michelle Chia and Addy Lee". AsiaOne. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- "Pornsak leaves Mediacorp after 15 years, joins Michelle Chong's agency". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- "Star Awards Top 40 Most Popular Artistes revealed; Brandon Wong gets first nomination". sg.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 April 2022.