Manakorn Mekprayoonthong

Manakorn Mekprayoonthong (Born January 27, 1988), nicknamed Mac, is a Thai football freestyler and a male model residing in Bangkok, Thailand.

Biography

Manakorn took up football freestyle in High School and gained a spot to perform at a celebrity football match shortly afterward. There, at his first performance, he met Ja, a top Thai freestyler, and almost entered an apprenticeship with Ja, at his request. He has befriended local freestyler Ohm and UK's Tottenham Hotspur F.C. freestyler Billy Wingrove.^[1]

He was recommended to try out modeling by classmate Haruehun Airry, who himself later became an internationally known Thai photographer of male imagery.^[2]

He graduated with a Second Class Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication Management (International program) from Chulalongkorn University. His father, mother, and sister have all graduated from the same university.

He was awarded first runner-up to the TrueVisions - BBC World News Future Journalist Award in 2008.^[3][4][5]

Portfolio

Manakorn has appeared in local and international media outlets performing football freestyle. This includes performing in football stadiums, in short movies, and in television commercials.^[6] He has appeared in many photoshoots, including some in in local magazines, and has modeled at fashion runway events.^[7][8]

References

1. ^ "Billy Wingrove in Bangkok, February 2011". http://i55.tinypic.com/rtjpzr.jpg. 
2. ^ "Post Today newspaper article". http://m.posttoday.com/article.php?id=82460&channel_id=3000. 
3. ^ "Chulalongkorn University news". http://www.commarts.chula.ac.th/news/200908w1/20090801_01.html. 
4. ^ "TrueVisions news". http://www.truevisionswecare.com/th/news_detail.aspx?id=26. 
5. ^ "Truevisions TV news segment". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOU03L9ynGA&. 
6. ^ "Football freestyle trailer (3dguy.tv)". http://3dguy.tv/tag/3d-football-video/. 
7. ^ ""Living in Thailand" magazine March 2010". http://i52.tinypic.com/htvk42.jpg. 
8. ^ "Photo by Haruehun Airry". http://i55.tinypic.com/bcxuv.jpg.