Pornsak Prajakwit

Pornsak
Pornsak
Born	Pornsak Prajakwit (Thai: พรศักดิ์ ประจักษ์วิทย์); January 14, 1982; Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand
Alma mater	South View Primary School ; Clementi Town Secondary School ; Jurong Junior College ; Singapore Management University
Occupation	Media personality
Years active	2004-present
Agent	Left Profile
Awards	Star Awards 2007 : Best Newcomer ; Star Awards 2011 : Rocket ; Star Awards 2015 : Best Variety Show Host ; Star Awards 2009 & Star Awards 2011, Star Awards 2013 - Star Awards 2015, Star Awards 2017 - Star Awards 2019 : Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes
	Musical career

Pornsak Prajakwit (born (1982-01-14)January 14, 1982), better known mononymously as Pornsak, is a Singapore based Thai actor who is a contracted artiste under Left Profile. He is fluent in Mandarin, Teochew, Cantonese, Bahasa Melayu, English and Thai.

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 six 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 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.

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 "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.

Accolades

Star Awards – Hosting Awards
Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2007	Best Newcomer	N/A	Won
2010	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Stars for a Cause	Nominated
2011	Best Variety Show Host	Food Source	Nominated
2011	Rocket	Food Source	Won
2012	Best Variety Show Host	Food Source	Nominated
2013		Food Source	Nominated
2014		The Joy Truck	Nominated
2015		The Joy Truck 2	Won
	Best Info-Ed Programme Host	Shop Stories	Nominated
	21st Star Awards Ceremony	Most Popular Regional Artiste (China)	Nominated
	21st Star Awards Ceremony	Most Popular Regional Artiste (Indonesia)	Nominated
2016	Best Programme Host	Ge Tai Challenge	Nominated

Star Awards – Popularity Awards
Year	Category	Result
2009	Top 10 Most Popular Male Artistes	Top 10
2010		Top 20
2011		Top 10
2012		Top 20
2013		Top 10
2014		Top 10
2015		Top 10
2016		Top 20
2017		Top 10
2018		Top 10
2019		Top 10

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References

林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in 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 restaurant". AsiaOne. December 16, 2011.
hermesauto (2017-01-05). "Thai restaurant chain Porn's taken over by F&B company Jus Delish Group". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

External links

Pornsak on Twitter

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[1] 林佳憓, 文 / (2017-04-20). "这里是否留下你的光辉岁月？". 早报 (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-03-11.

[Life_1-2] Foong, Woei Wan (July 8, 2013). "Daddy's Boy". The Straits Times. pp. C4–.

[AsiaOne_1-3] Kwok, Kar Peng (29 March 2009). "I was a teen rebel". AsiaOne.

[4] "It's no child's play" (PDF). Singapore Management University. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

[5] "Man charged with embezzling $100k from TV host's restaurant". AsiaOne. December 16, 2011.

[6] rmesauto (2017-01-05). "Thai restaurant chain Porn's taken over by F&B company Jus Delish Group". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2018-05-28.