Gulf Kanawut Traipipattanapong

ABOUT

Gulf Kanawut Traipipattanapong is a Thai male singer, actor and model in Thailand. He is a member of a boyband called "Boyfriends".

Instagram: @gulfkanawut

PROFILE

• Name; Gulf Kanawut Traipipattanapong  คณาวุฒิ ไตรพิพัฒนพงษ์
• Also Known as: Gulf;กลัฟ
• Nationality: Thai
• Birthday: December 4, 1997
• Birthplace: Bangkok, Thailand
• Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
• Height: 185 cm
• Weight: 70 kg (154lbs)
• Blood Type: A
• Nationality: Thai
• Parents: Nongnuch Traipipattanapong
• Family: Parents, sister (Nattarika Traipipattanapong), grandmother
• Education: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, majoring in Industrial Education and Technology
• Occupation: Actor, singer, model

TRIVIA

– He’s well known for his role as Type in TharnType: The Series, in which he and Mew Suppasit (Tharn) were the leads.

– His father originally gave him the nickname Gup, but he changed it to Gulf after he realised that Gup has no meaning.
– He enjoys rap music.
– He would have been a football player if he wasn’t an actor.
– Favorite colours: Black and white
– He doesn’t like self-centered people.

-In late 2018, it was announced that Kanawut would star as "Type" - the main protagonist of GMM One's and LINE TV's TharnType: The Series. The series immediately gained popularity within Thailand as well as internationally. The series would soar to the number one spot worldwide for ep 11 and 12 Twitter trends.
Such popularity in the series and the main casted couple, has resulted from fans referring to both actors as "MewGulf - a combined fandom name of their Thai nicknames, Mew and Gulf, respectively.
Kanawut and fellow actor, Suppasit Jongcheveevat won "Best Kiss Scene" at the LINE TV Awards 2020. Suppasit and Kanawut have also appeared in the February issue of Harper's Bazaar Thailand, the first BL couple to do so in the history of the magazine. Due to the immense outpour of fans trying to read the article, Harper's Bazaar Thailand's website crashed.