Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Yongyoot Thongkongtoon

Born 1967-02-18 (age 59) Thailand
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Biography

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.

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Known For

Seven Something
Seven Something

2012

as Award Attendees (segment "21/28")

My Girl
My Girl

2003

as Tee's Father

M.A.I.D.
M.A.I.D.

2004

as Owner of Soft Boiled Rice

Seasons Change
Seasons Change

2006

as Pom's Dad's Costumer

The Possible
The Possible

2006

as Gruel Restaurant Owner

Fun Bar Karaoke
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36 Live in Busan

2020

as Himself