ACTOR

Tony Jaa

1976 - Today

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Tatchakorn Yeerum (Thai: ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์, RTGS: Thatchakon Yiram, pronounced [tʰát.t͡ɕʰā.kɔ̄ːn jīː.rām]; formerly Phanom Yeerum (Thai: พนม ยีรัมย์, [pʰā.nōm jīː.rām])), better known internationally as Tony Jaa and in Thailand as Jaa Phanom (Thai: จา พนม, RTGS: Cha Phanom, [t͡ɕāː pʰā.nōm]), is a Thai martial artist, actor, action choreographer, stuntman, director, and traceur. Prior to becoming a leading actor, Jaa worked as a stuntman for Muay Thai Stunt for 14 years, appearing in many of his mentor Panna Rittikrai's films. His martial arts films are credited with helping to showcase the Thai combat systems of Muay Thai, Muay Boran, and "Muay Kotchasaan" (a fighting style Jaa and Rittikrai developed in 2005). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Jaa has received more than 5,319,308 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Tony Jaa is the 1,859th most popular actor (down from 1,706th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 34th in 2019) and the most popular Thai Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.31

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Tony Jaas by language

Over the past year Tony Jaa has had the most page views in the with 740,967 views, followed by Russian (97,553), and Spanish (92,465). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Cantonese (479.77%), Romanian (207.21%), and Malay (115.62%)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Tony Jaa ranks 1,859 out of 13,578. Before him are Robert Sean Leonard, Arielle Dombasle, William B. Davis, Aleksandër Moisiu, Lisa Bonet, and Dana Andrews. After him are Vasily Livanov, Ted Levine, Fabrice Luchini, Nurgül Yeşilçay, Richard Conte, and Toni Collette.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Tony Jaa ranks 35. Before him are Maïwenn, Elsa Pataky, Shu Qi, Mauro Camoranesi, Abiy Ahmed, and Álvaro Recoba. After him are Nurgül Yeşilçay, Sam Worthington, Nuno Gomes, Fedor Emelianenko, Damir Skomina, and Alexander Skarsgård.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Tony Jaa ranks 40 out of 186. Before him are Sarit Thanarat (1908), Uthong (1314), Srinagarindra (1900), Si Inthrathit (1188), Phetracha (1632), and Surayud Chulanont (1943). After him are Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (1884), Ekkathat (1800), Chuan Leekpai (1938), Sonthi Boonyaratglin (1946), Mangrai (1238), and Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (1958).

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Among ACTORS In Thailand

Among actors born in Thailand, Tony Jaa ranks 1. After him are Mum Jokmok (1965), Somluck Kamsing (1973), Hong Chau (1979), Mario Maurer (1988), Bin Bunluerit (1962), Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (1992), Urassaya Sperbund (1993), Rhatha Phongam (1983), Vachirawit Chivaaree (1997), Ranee Campen (1989), and Nadech Kugimiya (1991).

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Television and Movie Roles

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Ting
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Jan 21o 20037.1 / 10
Furious 7
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Monster Hunter
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A portal transports Cpt. Artemis and an elite unit of soldiers to a strange world where powerful monsters rule with deadly ferocity. Faced with relentless danger, the team encounters a mysterious hunter who may be their only hope to find a way home.
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