Panom Yeerum was born on February 5, 1976, in the northeastern province of Surin, Thailand. His parents were elephant herders. Panom watched martial arts films as a young kid and began to emulate some of his idols, from 'Bruce Lee (I)' (qv) to 'Jackie Chan (I)' (qv) to 'Jet Li' (qv). After seeing the Thai action film _Kerd ma lui (2004)_ (qv) ("Born to Fight"), Panom met and studied martial arts and stunt work as a teen under the director of that film, 'Panna Rittikrai' (qv). Panom went to university where he studied a variety of martial arts, from tae kwondo to judo. It was not long before Panom would get work, doubling for 'Robin Shou' (qv) and 'James Remar' (qv) in _Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)_ (qv), and when his demo reel was seen by director 'Prachya Pinkaew' (qv), the film _Ong-bak (2003)_ (qv) was created for Panom, who is now going by the name of Tony Jaa in hopes of bringing his style of action to international audiences.
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birth date | February 05, 1976 |
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Tatchakorn Yeerum (), formerly Panom Yeerum ( ; born February 5, 1976 in Surin province, Isaan, Thailand), better known in the West as Tony Jaa, in Thailand as Jaa Panom, is a Thai martial artist, actor, choreographer, stuntman, director, and monk. His films include ''Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'', ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' (also called ''Warrior King'' or ''The Protector'') ''Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning'', and ''Ong Bak 3''.
"What they did was so beautiful, so heroic that I wanted to do it too," Jaa told ''Time'' in a 2004 interview. "I practiced until I could do the move exactly as I had seen the masters do it."
At age 15 he requested to become a protege of stuntman and action-film director Panna Rittikrai. Panna had instructed Jaa to attend Maha Sarakham College of Physical Education in Maha Sarakham Province. He has trained for an unspecified time in Taekwondo although there are no details regarding if this was in ITF or WTF style and if he has received formal Taekwondo training or as part of his stunt team member apprenticeship. Likewise, he is highly skilled in Muay Thai but there is no evidence at present to suggest a formal training history or competitive career.
This led to ''Ong-Bak: Muay Thai Warrior'' in 2003, Jaa's break-out role as a leading man. Jaa did all the stunts without mechanical assistance and computer-generated effects and it showcased his style of extreme acrobatics and speedy, dance-like moves. Injuries suffered in the filming included a ligament injury and a sprained ankle. One scene in the film involved fighting with another actor while his own trousers were on fire. "I actually got burned," he said in a 2005 interview. "I really had to concentrate because once my pants were on fire the flames spread upwards very fast and burnt my eyebrows, my eyelashes and my nose. Then we had to do a couple more takes to get it right.".
His second major movie was ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' ("The Protector" in the US), named after a type of Thai soup and including a style of Muay Thai that imitates elephants.
In August 2006, he was in New York to promote the US release of ''The Protector'', including an appearance at the Museum of the Moving Image.
On March 2006 it was reported that there would be a sequel to ''Ong-Bak'', ''Ong-Bak 2''. With Jaa both directing and starring, it started pre-production in fall 2006 and was released in December 2008.
While Jaa was working on ''Ong-Bak 2'', director Prachya Pinkaew and action choreographer Panna Rittikrai were working on ''Chocolate'', starring a female martial artist, Nicharee Vismistananda, and released February 6, 2008. Jaa had been cast in a small role in a third installment of the ''King Naresuan'' film series directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol, although the film was ultimately cancelled. "Ong Bak 3, The Battle to end all Battles" was released in 2010 and provides an explosive conclusion to this Thai trilogy.
Additionally, veteran Hong Kong martial arts coordinator Lau Kar-leung has mentioned Jaa as someone he'd like to work with.
Tony Jaa also released ''Ong Bak 3'', as a sequel to the prequel ''Ong Bak 2''.
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