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Tony Jaa

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Tony Jaa (Thai: ทัชชกร ยีรัมย์; English: Tony Jaa; February 5, 1976 -), whose real name is Tatchakorn Yeerum, whose Chinese name is Jia Bolong, nicknamed Ja, is a famous Thai action actor and director. He has starred in films such as "Boxing Fighter" and "Tom Yum Kung", which have been successfully released around the world. He also served as director in "Boxer 2" and "Boxer 3". In 2015, he participated in the globally popular "Furious 7" and starred opposite Paul Walker. Later, Iyara Film Company, a film distribution and production company, was established.

Category
Film & TV
Nationality
Thailand
Born
1976-02-05
Wikidata
Q298551
Occupations actorfilm directorwriterfilm producerscreenwriterchoreographerTaekwondo athletethai boxermovie actorstuntmandirector
Aliases Tony JaaTonygaTony JaaTony JaaTonygaBrown YilinBalang Yiyun

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