Yuranunt Pamornmontri
Yuranunt Pamornmontri | |
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ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี | |
Yuranunt's poster in the 15th Bangkok gubernatorial election | |
| Born | 2 January 1963 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Other names | Sam |
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse | Marisa Pamornmontri |
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| Awards | Ganesha Awards Best Honorary Actor 2023 Thakur - ฟ้า/ทาน/ตะวัน (Friends to Enemy) |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 August 2011 – 22 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Party List (#63) |
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Yuranunt Pamornmontri (Thai: ยุรนันท์ ภมรมนตรี; RTGS: Yuranan Phamonmontri, nicknamed Sam; born 2 January 1963) is a Thai actor and politician. He was born in Bangkok and started his career as an actor, singer, host, later becoming a member of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2006, during Thaksin Shinawatra's term as Prime Minister. He was elected as party-list MP again in the 2011 general election, substituting resigned Police Lieutenant General Chatt Kuldilok.
His father is Lieutenant general Prayoon Pamornmontri (พลโทประยูร ภมรมนตรี), one of the members of Khana Ratsadon, which successfully staged the Siamese revolution of 1932.
In 2019, He is returning to acting after an 11-year hiatus for his comeback lakorn titled ใบไม้ที่ปลิดปลิว (The Leaves), His role is Chomwanat (ชมธวัช), Nira's father who homophobic and playboy. He hurts his wife and his own gay son, Chananthawat who turns into a transgender woman who takes revenge on those against her. He won the Best Comeback Awards in 2019.