Years active 1994–present | Movies Soi Cowboy | |
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Full Name Supawatt Aumprasit Other names Art Supawatt, Art Purdy, Supawatt Aumprasit Occupation Actor, singer, entertainer, model, TV host Other name Art Supawatt, Art Purdy, Supawatt Aumprasit | ||
Art Supawatt Purdy (born Supawatt Aumprasit (Thai: ศุภวัฒน์ อ่ำประสิทธิ์), on September 1, 1969, in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai-American actor, singer, TV host and model.
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Art supawatt purdy bio and workography prepared by warner thailand
Biography
At the age of 14, Purdy moved to America to live with his parents in Fort Walton Beach, Florida enrolling at Fort Walton Beach High School and then Florida State University completing a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. He then enrolled in a masters course with the ambition of joining NASA. However, in the second semester, he left his course and heeded a friend's advice to try modelling in New York City and signed to Storm Model Management. He has described his time in New York City as 'the time of my life' and 'appearing in Vogue (magazine)' 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 'Seua Jon Pan Seua' in 1998. He followed this with the leading role in 3 TV mini-series in 1999 called 'Pechr Ta Maew,' 'Sapan Dao,' and 'Peang Kare Jai Rao Ruk Gun,'
In 2003, he signed a recording contract with Warner Music Thailand and released his first solo album 'Art of Love'. In 2008, he recorded a classic Southern gospel "Where We'll Never Grow Old" (Never Grow Old) as the theme song for English director Thomas Clay's film Soi Cowboy (selected for Un Certain Regard at 2008 Cannes Film Festival).