Pornsak Prajakwit

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 South View Primary 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.

Pornsak, however, did not serve his national duties in both conscription in Thailand and National Service in Singapore despite having citizenship and permanent residency in both countries.

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 "Rocket Award". Pornsak co-owns a Thai restaurant chain, Porn's Sexy Thai Food[2][5] and founded an education lab for young children. In December 2016, his restaurant chain had been taken over by Jus Delish Group with the stake of 60%.[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 gotten 8 out of 10 Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes from 2009, 2011, 2013-2015, 2017-2019 respectively.

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