About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1967-02-18
Place of birth:
Thailand
Website:
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Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Overview

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon is a Thai film director, producer, and screenwriter. He made his debut in 2000 with the sports comedy The Iron Ladies. He graduated from Chulalongkorn University, with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Arts (Broadcasting), in Bangkok. His debut feature in 2000 was The Iron Ladies, a fact-based sports comedy about a volleyball team of gay and transgender men. The film won several awards in Thailand and at film festivals, including the Thailand National Film Association Awards and a special mention Teddy Award at the 2001 Berlin Film Festival. Yongyoot also directed the sequel, The Iron Ladies 2, in 2003.

In 2004, he directed Maid a spy spoof in which maids are recruited for a top-secret government intelligence agency. It was his first release under the new studio GTH, formed by the merger of GMM Grammy's GMM Pictures, producer Visute Poolvoralaks' Tai Entertainment and producer-director Jira Maligool's Hub Ho Hin production company.

This was followed by the 2006 romantic comedy-drama Metrosexual, about a group of women trying to figure out if the fiance of one of their friends is a closeted gay.

He currently works at three film and media companies: as Senior Creative Producer at Sanookdee Thaweesuk; co-founder, Senior Director of Marketing Communications and Senior Director of International Business Department at GDH 559; and co-founder of Hub Ho Hin Bangkok.

Known for

Acting
2020 36 Live in Busan Actor Himself N/A
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2012 Seven Something Actor Award Attendees (segment "21/28") 59
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2006 The Possible Actor Gruel Restaurant Owner 59
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2006 Seasons Change Actor Costumer 59
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2004 M.A.I.D. Actor Owner of Soft Boiled Rice Store 59
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2003 My Girl Actor Tee's Father 60
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1997 Fun Bar Karaoke Actor MC 59
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Directing
2015 Star Directing Director N/A
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2013 Understanding Friend Directing Director N/A
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2011 Lieutenant Opas Directing Director 69
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2009 Phobia 2 Directing Assistant Director 59
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2009 Best of Times Directing Director 59
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2008 4bia Directing Director 59
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2006 Metrosexual Directing Director 58
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2004 M.A.I.D. Directing Director 59
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2003 The Iron Ladies 2 Directing Director 58
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2000 The Iron Ladies Directing Director 58
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Writing
2008 4bia Writing Screenplay 59
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2004 M.A.I.D. Writing Screenplay 59
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2003 The Iron Ladies 2 Writing Screenplay 58
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2000 The Iron Ladies Writing Screenplay 58
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Production
2012 Lumzing Singer Production Producer N/A
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2012 Seven Something Production Executive Producer 59
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2011 Laddaland Production Line Producer 59
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2009 Phobia 2 Production Producer 59
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2009 Best of Times Production Producer 59
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2008 Coming Soon Production Producer 59
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2008 Handle Me with Care Production Producer 59
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2008 4bia Production Producer 59
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2008 Hormones Production Producer 59
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2007 Body Production Producer 59
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2007 The Bedside Detective Production Producer 59
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2007 Kung Fu Tootsie Production Producer 58
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2007 Alone Production Producer 62
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2007 Final Score Production Producer 59
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2006 The Possible Production Producer 59
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2006 Lucky Loser Production Producer 58
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2006 Seasons Change Production Producer 59
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2006 See How They Run Production Producer 59
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2006 Metrosexual Production Producer 58
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2005 Dear Dakanda Production Producer 59
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2005 The Tin Mine Production Producer 59
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2004 M.A.I.D. Production Producer 59
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2003 My Girl Production Producer 60
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2003 The Iron Ladies 2 Production Producer 58
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2002 Mekhong Full Moon Party Production Producer 58
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Crew
2022 One for the Road Crew Thanks 59
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