Pete Thongchua

Pete Thongchua is a Thai actor and race driver He was born in California USA and is the oldest child of Pinyo Thongchua a famous Thai actor who later left acting and entered the business world Pete also has three younger siblings Nam Poung Honey Nam Thansod and Saifar who are also well known in Thailand Puntakan P Thongchua Jr is the name in his birth certificate P standing for Pete from his dads nickname Petes family moved back to Thailand when he was two years old Pete got into show business at a young age By the age of 89 he was already the cohost of the show PaoYingshoob At the age of 14 he was sent back to the United States to further his education However during his visits back to Thailand he continued to work in the entertainment business occasionally so as to not be forgotten by his fans Besides acting Pete also likes to race cars and is well known in the car racing circuit Pete Thongchua has won the Mekhala award for Best Actor twice in 1997 for the drama Sor Sam Sai and in 2000 for the drama Angkor