Krissada Terrence
Encyclopedia
Krissada Terrence. is a Thai
-American
pop
singer and actor. He is member of the Thai pop band Pru
. His film roles include Bangkok Loco
, The Adventure of Iron Pussy
and 13 Beloved
.
He studied anthropology
at Boston University
and claims to have waited tables in New York
while auditioning for theater roles. Actually he later admitted in a magazine interview that his spell as a waiter lasted only one evening. "I was hopeless," he admitted. "In the end, it seemed easier to wait for my mom's cheques every month."
Noi was married in 2003, to Melanie Giles.
's Bakery Music
label, distributed through BMG Sony Music Entertainment (Thailand). Pru received the favorite band (Thailand) award at the 2002 MTV Asia Awards
.
The band built its reputation on its live shows, which feature the lanky, active Noi as lead singer. He dances athletically around the stage, and in one incident, he jumped up to a giant speaker, fell, and broke his leg. The band still performed while Noi's leg was in a cast, however. And Noi still danced, sitting on a chair and using just his upper body to dance the same routines.
Noi was among the Thai artists performing in The Ramakien: A Rak Opera on July 28–30, 2006 at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, a rock opera
adaptation of the Ramakien
national epic
. Portrayed Hanuman
, Noi was involved in an unscripted onstage altercation with Thai rocker Sek Loso
(playing Phra Rama), who struck Noi with a shoe. Noi and Sek then grappled and eventually took their fight offstage. Sek then left the production and was replaced by his band's bassist. According to published accounts of the incident, Noi was later seen crying in his dressing room, though not because he had been hit, but out of disappointment for the production. Other artists playing in the production included Modern Dog
.
, co-directed by Michael Shaowanasai
and Apichatpong Weerasethakul
. The film was a parody and an homage to the Thai action films and musicals of the 1970s that starred Mitr Chaibancha
and Petchara Chaowarat
.
In 2004, he starred in the musical
-comedy
, Bangkok Loco
, playing a musician endowed with mystical rock-drumming powers.
In 2006, he portrayed salesman who must undertake a series of 13 degrading and dangerous stunts to win 100 million baht
in 13 Beloved
(13 เกมสยอง). He won best actor awards for the role, at the Thailand National Film Association Awards
, the Starpics Awards and from the Bangkok Critics Assembly.
In addition to his film roles, he directed his own film, an 11-minute short called "Time Traveller", as part of a travelling art exhibition.
Thai people
The Thai people, or Siamese, are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnolinguistic peoples found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China. Their language is the Thai language, which is classified as part of the Kradai family of...
-American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer and actor. He is member of the Thai pop band Pru
Pru (Thai band)
Pru is a Thai pop band that formed in 2001 in Bangkok. It was the winner of the favorite artist for Thailand at the 2002 MTV Asia Awards.-Members:* Krissada Sukosol Clapp - Vocals...
. His film roles include Bangkok Loco
Bangkok Loco
Bangkok Loco is a 2004 Thai comedy-musical-fantasy film directed by Pornchai Hongrattanaporn, written by Sompope Vejchapipat and starring Krissada Terrence. The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes a fugitive from the law...
, The Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy is a 2003 Thai musical-action-comedy film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai and starring Shaowanasai as the main protagonist – a transvestite Thai secret agent whose alter ego is a gay male 7-Eleven clerk...
and 13 Beloved
13 Beloved
13 Beloved is a 2006 Thai horror comedy/psychological thriller film written and directed by Chukiat Sakveerakul and starring Krissada Sukosol Clapp...
.
Family, education
Noi is the son of a Thai mother, Kamala Sukosol, a jazz singer and heiress of the Siam City Hotels and Resorts chain, and an American, Terrence H. Clapp.He studied anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
at Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
and claims to have waited tables in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
while auditioning for theater roles. Actually he later admitted in a magazine interview that his spell as a waiter lasted only one evening. "I was hopeless," he admitted. "In the end, it seemed easier to wait for my mom's cheques every month."
Noi was married in 2003, to Melanie Giles.
Music career
In 2001 he formed the band Pru with his older brother, guitarist-producer Kamol "Sukie" Sukosol. The band releases records on BEC-TEROBEC-TERO
BEC-TERO Entertainment Public Co. Ltd. is an entertainment conglomerate in Thailand that organizes and promotes concerts, owns record labels and produces films and television shows. It is a subsidiary of BEC World Public Co. Ltd., which also owns Bangkok Entertainment Co. Ltd., operator of Thai TV...
's Bakery Music
Bakery Music
Bakery Music is a Thai record label founded in 1994. It pioneered the independent music industry in the 1990s, being the most successful of its time, and inspiring the creation of many other indie labels. The company is now a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Thailand.-History:Bakery Music was...
label, distributed through BMG Sony Music Entertainment (Thailand). Pru received the favorite band (Thailand) award at the 2002 MTV Asia Awards
MTV Asia Awards
The biannual MTV Asia Awards is the Asian equivalent of the Europe MTV EMA. Established in 2002, the show gives recognition and awards to Asian and international icons in achievement, cinema, fashion, humanitarian, and music. Just like the EMA, most of the awards are voted for by the viewers from...
.
The band built its reputation on its live shows, which feature the lanky, active Noi as lead singer. He dances athletically around the stage, and in one incident, he jumped up to a giant speaker, fell, and broke his leg. The band still performed while Noi's leg was in a cast, however. And Noi still danced, sitting on a chair and using just his upper body to dance the same routines.
Noi was among the Thai artists performing in The Ramakien: A Rak Opera on July 28–30, 2006 at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, a rock opera
Rock opera
A rock opera is a work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections in the manner of opera. A rock opera differs from a conventional rock album, which usually includes songs that are not unified by a common theme or narrative. More recent developments include...
adaptation of the Ramakien
Ramakien
The Ramakian is Thailand's national epic, derived from the Hindu epic Ramayana....
national epic
National epic
A national epic is an epic poem or a literary work of epic scope which seeks or is believed to capture and express the essence or spirit of a particular nation; not necessarily a nation-state, but at least an ethnic or linguistic group with aspirations to independence or autonomy...
. Portrayed Hanuman
Hanuman
Hanuman , is a Hindu deity, who is an ardent devotee of Rama, a central character in the Indian epic Ramayana and one of the dearest devotees of lord Rama. A general among the vanaras, an ape-like race of forest-dwellers, Hanuman is an incarnation of the divine and a disciple of Lord Rama in the...
, Noi was involved in an unscripted onstage altercation with Thai rocker Sek Loso
Loso
Loso is a Thai rock band fronted by singer–guitarist–composer Seksan Sukpimai . The band was formed in the mid-1990s in Bangkok, Thailand. Its name is derived from a play on hi-so, Thai slang for socialites and the upper class , and is meant to reflect the group's humble origins...
(playing Phra Rama), who struck Noi with a shoe. Noi and Sek then grappled and eventually took their fight offstage. Sek then left the production and was replaced by his band's bassist. According to published accounts of the incident, Noi was later seen crying in his dressing room, though not because he had been hit, but out of disappointment for the production. Other artists playing in the production included Modern Dog
Modern Dog
Modern Dog is a Thai rock band, formed in 1992. They issued their first album in 1994, selling 500,000 copies. The band has issued five studio albums, selling a total of 2 million copies....
.
Film career
He broke into film acting in 2003, playing a leading role in The Adventure of Iron PussyThe Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy is a 2003 Thai musical-action-comedy film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai and starring Shaowanasai as the main protagonist – a transvestite Thai secret agent whose alter ego is a gay male 7-Eleven clerk...
, co-directed by Michael Shaowanasai
Michael Shaowanasai
Michael Shaowanasai, , is a Thai-American artist and actor who lives in Bangkok. His works includes performance art, photography, video, film and installations....
and Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Apichatpong "Joe" Weerasethakul is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, and film producer. His feature films include Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, winner of the prestigious 2010 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or prize; Tropical Malady, which won a jury prize at the 2004...
. The film was a parody and an homage to the Thai action films and musicals of the 1970s that starred Mitr Chaibancha
Mitr Chaibancha
Mitr Chaibancha was a Thai film actor who made 266 films from 1956 to 1970....
and Petchara Chaowarat
Petchara Chaowarat
Petchara Chaowarat is a Thai film actress who starred in around 300 films from 1961 to 1979. An icon of the "Golden Age" of Thai cinema, she was known for her round, pool-like eyes and elaborate hairstyles.Her first film and starring role was in Banthuk Rak Pimchawee , in 1961...
.
In 2004, he starred in the musical
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
-comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
, Bangkok Loco
Bangkok Loco
Bangkok Loco is a 2004 Thai comedy-musical-fantasy film directed by Pornchai Hongrattanaporn, written by Sompope Vejchapipat and starring Krissada Terrence. The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes a fugitive from the law...
, playing a musician endowed with mystical rock-drumming powers.
In 2006, he portrayed salesman who must undertake a series of 13 degrading and dangerous stunts to win 100 million baht
Thai baht
The baht is the currency of Thailand. It is subdivided into 100 satang . The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand.-History:The baht, like the pound, originated from a traditional unit of mass...
in 13 Beloved
13 Beloved
13 Beloved is a 2006 Thai horror comedy/psychological thriller film written and directed by Chukiat Sakveerakul and starring Krissada Sukosol Clapp...
(13 เกมสยอง). He won best actor awards for the role, at the Thailand National Film Association Awards
Thailand National Film Association Awards
The Thailand National Film Association Awards is a Thai film industry ceremony held annually by the Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand...
, the Starpics Awards and from the Bangkok Critics Assembly.
In addition to his film roles, he directed his own film, an 11-minute short called "Time Traveller", as part of a travelling art exhibition.
Filmography
- My Teacher Eats Biscuits (1996)
- The Adventure of Iron PussyThe Adventure of Iron PussyThe Adventure of Iron Pussy is a 2003 Thai musical-action-comedy film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai and starring Shaowanasai as the main protagonist – a transvestite Thai secret agent whose alter ego is a gay male 7-Eleven clerk...
(2004) - Bangkok LocoBangkok LocoBangkok Loco is a 2004 Thai comedy-musical-fantasy film directed by Pornchai Hongrattanaporn, written by Sompope Vejchapipat and starring Krissada Terrence. The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes a fugitive from the law...
(2004) - 13 Beloved13 Beloved13 Beloved is a 2006 Thai horror comedy/psychological thriller film written and directed by Chukiat Sakveerakul and starring Krissada Sukosol Clapp...
(2006) - The Happiness of Kati (2009)
- A Moment in June (2009)