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Kanawut Traipipattanapong

Thai actor and model (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kanawut Traipipattanapong
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Kanawut Traipipattanapong (Thai: คณาวุฒิ ไตรพิพัฒนพงษ์, RTGS: Khanawut Traiphiphatthanaphong; born 4 December 1997), nicknamed Gulf (Thai: กลัฟ), is a Thai actor and model. He is best known for his performances in the film Bua Pen Fun Yap and the television series You are my makeup artist, Loarchan and TharnType: The Series (2019–2020).[1][2]

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Early life and education

Gulf was born on 4 December 1997 in Bangkok, Thailand.[3][4] He is the youngest child of the family and has one older sister. He completed his primary education at Buranasuksa School and secondary education at Suankularb Wittayalai School.[5] In November 2020, he graduated from King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi with a bachelor's degree in industrial education and technology.[6][7]

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2015–2019

In 2015, at the age of 17, Gulf's debut as a television actor, he starred as "Young Tee", a guest role in one of Channel 3's lakorn, Mafia Luerd Mungkorn: Singha. He took hiatus from acting to concentrate on his education.

Gulf took on small modelling opportunities and featured for few Thailand based local clothing brands.[8] He had his first runway walk on tenth anniversary celebration of a Thai brand, Wonder Anatomie.[9]

2019–2020

In January 2019, Gulf was announced to cast as "Type", one of the main protagonist of One 31 and Line TV's TharnType: The Series.[10][11][12] The series gained popularity in national and international market.[13] As per Dek-D official, the series has overall 3.8M views.[14]

In February 2020, the sequel TharnType 2: 7 Years of Love was announced.[15] Gulf reprised his role in the series. In November 2020, it got premiered via One 31 and Line TV.[16] He received multiple awards for his role including "Rising Star" and "Best Young Actor" awards.[17][18][19]

In August 2020, Gulf joined a project named Boyfriends led by record label GMM Grammy. On 20 October 2020, he release his first single named "Missing Baby" along with his colleague, Wanarat Ratsameerat.[20]

2021–present

In 2021, Gulf made various appearances in music videos of Thai singers including VYRA and Polycat. He appeared in Kingkhom, a short film which promoted Garena Free Fire Thailand along with Kom Chuanchuen, a famous Thai comedian who died due to COVID-19 prior to the release.[21] In March 2021, he was officially announced and got signed as an actor/artist by Channel 3.[22]

In 2022, Gulf starred as "Gut" in You are my Markup Artist, dramatization of a novel written by ‘Natepaktra’ of same name, alongside Janie Tienphosuwan.[23][24] It was well received by the audience. He made his movie debut when he starred as "Kham" in Bua Pun Fun Yub, a light hearted romantic comedy, alongside Anne Thongprasom, which garnered appreciation and entered in ฿ 100M club in Thailand.In 2024, he starred in 'Dhevaprom series ' - as Lead actor in Laorchan which is well received by Thai audience and his character 'Khun Phu' gained him wide popularity.He also starred in other 4 series of 'Dhevaprom series'.[25][26]

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Endorsements

Gulf is renowned celebrity in the field of fashion, entertainment, and has appeared on various magazines covers.[27] In 2020, he received his first solo cover photo shoot and appeared on L'Officiel Thailand.[28] He modelled for Burberry in Harper Bazaar.[29][30] By November 2023, he had over 3.7M followers on Instagram.[31][32]

Throughout his career, Gulf has been part of campaigns for various luxury brands. In February 2023, he has attended Milan Fashion week in Italy.[33] Currently, he is Brand Ambassador for Gucci Thailand.and Brand Ambassador for Onitsuka Tiger and Face of Sulwhasoo Thailand[34][35] In November 2023, he was invited at MTV Video Music Awards Japan, to present awards to the winners.[36]

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