Tony Jaa was born in 1976 in Surin. movies Thailand. He is famous for his action which have become popular all over the world, Ong especially Bak and Tom Yam Kung. Some people say that his movies have Thai (Thai boxing) more made Muay popular abroad. When he was a child in Surin, he used to watch martial arts movies featuring Jackie Chan and Jet Li, and watched Muay Thai at local temple fairs. When he was 10 years old he told his father that he would kill himself if he did not learn Muay Thai! He was good at many sports, and at university he competed in the high jump. He can still jump over two meters! In 2010 he became a Buddhist monk in his home town of Surin. When he came out he returned to movie making, and is now preparing to star in several Hollywood movies.