Famous People with Name Sombat

Sombat Metanee            Origin/Culture/Country: Thai

Sombat Metanee: a Thai actor and film director. At one time he held the Guinness World Record for most film appearances (more than 600). By his own count, he's made more than 2,000 films and television shows, including lakorns (Thai soap operas). A prolific leading man in action films, romance, dramas, comedies and musicals at the height of his career in the 1960s and '70s, he continues to act in Thai films and in television series, making frequent appearances on talk shows and in TV commercials. Among his recent films are Tears of the Black Tiger and The Legend of Suriyothai.

Suraphol Sombatcharoen            Origin/Culture/Country: Thai

Suraphol Sombatcharoen: was a Thai luk thung singer. Dubbed the "King of Luk Thung", he was one of the first major stars of Thailand's own country music genre. He was fatally shot after a live performance in Nakhon Pathom.Born Lamduan Sombatcharoen in Suphan Buri Province, he took the name Suraphol as a stage name. His first hit was in 1952 with "Nam Da Sow Vienne" ("Tears of a Lao Girl"). It marked the emergence of luk thung, a Thai counterpart to such crooning styles as Japanese enka and Indonesian kroncong, and embodied such influences as Hollywood film music, American country music, Malay pop and Afro-Cuban rhythms.