Mario Maurer
Mario Maurer | |
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 Mario Maurer (มาริโอ้ เมาเร่อ) | |
| Born | Mario Maurer 4 December 1988 |
| Other names | Nuttavut Maurer, Ivan,[1] Oh (nickname) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Website | http://www.ohohmario.com/ |
Mario Maurer (Template:Lang-th, Thai pronunciation: [maːríʔôː mawrɤ̂ː], German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʁio ˈmaʊ̯ʁɐ]; born December 4, 1988 in Thailand) is a Chinese Thai model and actor. Starting off a career as a model at age 16, he later became best known for his lead roles in the 2007 film, The Love of Siam and the 2010 sleeper hit, First Love (A Little Thing Called Love). He is also part of a group called 4+1 Channel 3 Superstar with Nadech Kugimiya, Prin Suparat, Pakorn Chatborirak, and Phupoom Phongpanu.
Biography
Early life
Mario Maurer was born at the Bangkok Christian Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He is of Thai Chinese and German descent.[2] His father chose an Italian name for him because he had a faible for Italian motorcycles.[3] Growing up, his father Roland and his mother Waranya owned several gas stations. Later they owned a business in Nakhon Nayok Province for production and export of roll-on deodorants to countries such as France and Germany.[4] Maurer has an elder brother of five years, who was born in Germany. He attended school at St. Dominic Catholic School in Bangkok and now is studying in Ramkhamhaeng University, majoring in Communication Arts.
Career
When Maurer was 16 years old, he was approached at Siam Square to try out modeling. From there on, he started doing photo shoots, commercials and music videos.[5] In 2007, he made his feature film debut in a leading role in The Love of Siam, written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul.[6] The role "Tong" brought him many accolades and instant fame far beyond Thailand's borders. Commenting on his new-found fame, "I didn't want to do it, Acting wasn't on my list to do." He decided to do the movie because he trusted the director "Chukiat" and the movie would give him many opportunities. He'd be making money to help his family. He became famous in this film because of his gay role.[7]
The film's promotion did not play up its homosexual romance. Nonetheless, most critics have given extremely positive reviews.[8] When asked about his kissing scenes with Witwisit Hirunwongkul in The Love of Siam, Maurer said, "I was nervous. I've never kissed a man and kissing is not something you do every day."[9] Maurer has been nominated for an Asian Film Awards in the category of Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Love of Siam, but lost to Sun Hong-Lei for Mongol.[10] He won the Best Actor award in Southeast Asian film category at the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival. His performance was described as "Mature acting choices within a wide range of situations. Beneath a calm and placid external demeanor his performance he displayed a rich inner struggle dealing with emotional burdens, with family, friends, his social circle and his romantic and sexual awakening."[11]
He won the Best Actor award in Starpics Thai Films Awards and also nominated in Bangkok Critics Assembly and Star Entertainment Awards.[12]
Director Bhandit Rittakol had approached Maurer for Boonchu 9, but he was tied up with other projects.[13] He has been cast in the 2008 film by Chatchai Naksuriya, Friendship. The film is set around 1983. Maurer starring opposite Apinya Sakuljaroensuk,[14] as 12th grade student. That same year he appeared in a segment of the four-story anthology 4 Romance (segment "Joob" or Kiss) directed by Rashane Limtrakul[15] Maurer's projects after 2008 include a comedy-horror film written and directed by Yuthlert Sippapak, Rahtree Reborn, scheduled for release in April 2009, in which he starred opposite Chermarn Boonyasak.[16]
Maurer gained popularity after he starred in the 2010 film First Love (A Little Thing Called Love).
Other work
His brother Marco, teamed up in a hip-hop duo "PsyCho & Lil’Mario" with Mario. They have released their debut PsyCho & Lil’Mario: Dem Crazy Boyz on October 31, 2007.[17] He worked as a hypeman in this album. But Maurer later described "It was just for fun. I know myself – I'm not a singer. That's not my dream."[7] n
Maurer participated in endorsements for the first time for Exit Rollon and other popular brands such as The Pizza Company, Sugus, Foremost and now he acted as the presenter for Honda Jazz,[18] Pepsi, Dutchmill and Sony Ericsson. In July 2011, he was signed to become an endorser for the Philippine clothing brand, Penshoppe [19] He also signed a one movie picture contract with Star Cinema, a Philippine film production company. He will be paired with Erich Gonzales in the film that is due to release in 2012 entitled Suddenly It's Magic.[20][20] On October 28, 2011, Maurer had a Press and Fan Conference in Philippine International Convention Center with thousands of fans in attendance, as a part of his official launch as a Penshoppe endorser.[21] On October 29, he hit the runway at the Philippine Fashion Week held at SMX Convention Center.[22][23]
Personal life
Maurers interest include skateboarding, hip-hop, and cars. Even though he is of Thai Chinese and German descent, he can't speak German and only understands Mandarin a little bit.[24] He's fluent in Thai and speaks English on a conversational level. He is a Roman Catholic.[25] His father Roland died of a heart attack resulting from diabetes on June 27, 2011.[26] He has a very close relationship with his elder brother who works as a hip-hop artist and actor as well. Maurer has a relationship with Thai actress Sumontip Leuangthai. They have been together for almost 8 years.[27]
Controversy
Mario and Pchy
Due to the success of The Love of Siam, the chemistry between Mew (played by Pchy) and Tong (played by Maurer) have been an issue and a trending topic. Pchy told reporters that Mario and him are just good friends. He credited film editing for the good chemistry displayed on-screen. "We are not that sweet to each other," Pchy laughed. "Usually, when having dialogue in the movie, we were facing different cameras." On the movie set, their eyes usually met the film crews, who made sure they made the right expression.[28] On the side note, they performed together on a concert after not seeing each other for years, in which Maurer asked Pchy "Mew, do you miss Tong?", and Pchy responded with "Let me think about that. If Tong didn't invited me, I wouldn't be here".[29]
Switching managers
Maurer's former Manager Coco went on EFM’s radio show Chae Dtae Chao to expose Maurer on why he switched from Coco to “A” (which is the current manager of Mario & Aump Patcharapa). The reason why Maurer changed his manager was stated by Maurer himself, saying that both parties had different opinions on decisions while Coco said that the reason for why Maurer ditched him for “A” was the fact that Maurer wanted more money and that is what caused it all.[30]
Filmography
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | With |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Love of Siam | Tong | Gay film | Witwisit Hiranyawongkul |
| 2008 | Friendship | Singha | Apinya Sakuljaroensuk | |
| 4 Romance | Mee | |||
| 2009 | Rahtree Reborn | Rang | First horror-comedy film | Laila Boonyasak |
| 2010 | Saranae Siblor | Ake | ||
| First Love (A Little Thing Called Love) | Shone | Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul | ||
| The Dog | Art | |||
| Saranae Hen Pee | Do | |||
| 2011 | Bangkok Kung Fu | Naa | ||
| The Outrage | Pra Anon | |||
| 2012 | Friends Never Die | Gun | ||
| Love On That Day | Martin | |||
| Jan Dara | Jan | |||
| Rak Kerd Nai Talad Sode | Tong | upcoming movie | Rasri Balenciaga | |
| Suddenly It's Magic | Marcus Hanson | First Filipino movie - upcoming | With Philippine actress Erich Gonzales |
Cancelled Movies
| Year | Title | Reasons | Notes | With | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | My Prince Charming | cancelled because Mario already have a film with Star Cinema, entitled Suddenly It's Magic | Supposed to be an Official 2012 Metro Manila Film Festival entry in the Philippines but it was rejected | Iza Calzado | [31][32] |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Organization | Award | Result | Film | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Asian Film Awards | Nominated | |||
| Starpics Thai Films Awards | Won | ||||
| Bangkok Critics Assembly | Nominated | ||||
| Star Entertainment Awards | Nominated | ||||
| Cinemanila International Film Festival | Won | ||||
| 2009 | Top Awards 2008 | Won | |||
| 2010 | Top Awards 2012 | Won | |||
| Bangkok Critics Assembly | Nominated | ||||
| Star Entertainment Awards | Nominated | ||||
| 2011 | MThai Awards | Star Couple for 2011 (with Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul) | Won | ||
| Seventeen Choice | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | Asian Film Awards | Nominated |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Biography Mario Maurer Template:Th icon
- ^ "Definitions of Mario Maurer ", She and I Magazine, June 2008-issue, No. 579, Pages 80-83.
- ^ "The Rising Stars Mario & Lee Dong Wook," นิตยสารแพรว ฉบับ, issued on October 25th, 2008, Pages 190-199.
- ^ [interview with Mario Maurer "Woody was born here," the Modern Nine TV on August 3, 2008 from 10 to 11 PM.]
- ^ Love of Siam, Movieseer.com; retrieved 2007-12-29
- ^ a b Francois Oosthuizen, "2Profile_MARIO". 2 Magazine. September 2008. p.67-81
- ^ Queer cinema shines at Thai Film Awards. Asiaarts.ucla.edu. Retrieved on 2012-01-13.
- ^ Saeng-Aroon, Vitaya. December 6, 2007. Love in a hot climate, The Nation (Thailand); retrieved 2007-12-13
- ^ a b Nominations & winners asianfilmawards.org
- ^ 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival[dead link]
- ^ 2007 Thai film awards summary, Thaicinema.org. Retrieved on 17 February 2011 .
- ^ All in the family dailyxpress.net
- ^ Mario and Saiparn in Friendship sanook.com Template:Th icon
- ^ “ปรัชญา” เชื่อมั่น รักต่างมุมมอง “ฝัน-หวาน-อาย-จูบ” โดนแน่ dailynews.co.th Template:Th icon
- ^ Buppha Reborn .thaicinema.org
- ^ "Mario Maurer". Hamburger Magazine. November 2007.
- ^ and cloud 9 commercial by Unilever company Honda Jazz positioningmag.com
- ^ Thai heartthrob Mario Maurer set to visit Manila for a local endorsement. Mario is expected to be in Philippines on October to have his photoshoot for Penshoppe.
- ^ a b Mario Maurer meets with Star Cinema executives for a possible movie | PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz. PEP.ph (2011-08-08). Retrieved on 2012-01-13.
- ^ Mario Maurer Fan Conference (FanCon) in Manila Announced. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011
- ^ ABS-CBN News. September 28, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011
- ^ Mario Maurer to headline Philippine Fashion Week this October. PEP.ph. October 16, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011
- ^ "the other Mario" Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ The secret of Mario, page 28, ISBN :9789740528661
- ^ [2] Template:Th icon
- ^ Krissa, Donida (January 12, 2012). "Mario Maurer isn't bothered by Erich Gonzales revealing that he has a girlfriend". Push. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
- ^ witwisit hiranyawongkul and mario maurer
- ^ 4-1 Superstar Concert Thai
- ^ Mario Maurer exposed by former manager
- ^ "Initial List of Entries for MMFF 2012". Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ "Mario Maurer's First Philippine Produced Film 'Suddenly It's Magic' Premieres October 31". Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ STARPICS THAI FILMS AWARDS # 5 (๒๕๕๐) thaicinema.org Template:Th icon
- ^ ผลรางวัลชมรมวิจารณ์บันเทิง ครั้งที่ 16 ประจำปี 2550 popcornmag.com Template:Th icon
- ^ Result of Star Entertainment Awards manager.co.th Template:Th icon
- ^ 2008 DEKADA CINEMANILA AWARDEES Dekada Cinemanila
- ^ รายงานผลรางวัล TOP AWARDS 2008[dead link]
- ^ "2012 Asian Film Awards List of Nominees". Retrieved October 7, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Text "Eugene Domingo gets Best Actress nomination" ignored (help) - ^ "Moments with Mario Maurer". Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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