What is Mario Maurer?
{{infobox person | name = Mario Maurer | image = | imagesize = | caption = Mario Maurer in 2013 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|12|04|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] | occupation = Actor <br /> Model <br /> Singer | alma mater = [[Ramkhamhaeng University]] | death_date = | death_place = | other names = | years_active = 2004–present | spouse = | website = http://www.ohohmario.com/ }} '''Mario Maurer''' ({{lang-th|มาริโอ้ เมาเร่อ}}, {{IPA-th|maːríʔôː mawrɤ̂ː}}, born December 4, 1988) is a [[Thailand|Thai]] model and actor. He started modeling at age 16. He got fame for his acting in the 2007 film, ''[[The Love of Siam]]'' and the 2010 sleeper hit, ''[[First Love (A Little Thing Called Love)|First Love]]''. He was the lead star of Thailand's highest grossing movie of all time. ==Personal life== Maurer's interests include skateboarding, hip-hop, and cars. He is of Thai Chinese and German descent. He cannot speak German. He only understands some Mandarin. He is a native speaker of Thai. He speaks English well. He converted to Roman Catholicism from Buddhism. On June 27, 2011, his father Roland died of a heart attack resulting from diabetes. He is close to his older brother. His brother is a hip-hop artist and actor. He was in a relationship with actress Gubgib Sumontip. They ended their nine year relationship in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.push.com.ph/features/4282/mario-maurer-isnt-bothered-by-erich-gonzales-revealing-that-he-has-a-girlfriend/ |title=Mario Maurer isn't bothered by Erich Gonzales revealing that he has a girlfriend. |first=Donida |last=Krissa |date=January 12, 2012 |work=Push |accessdate=June 14, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://sugar-daily.com/mario-maurer-downgrades-relationship-status-with-gubgib-to-the-word-friends/ |title=Mario Maurer downgrades relationship status with Gubgib to the word 'friends' |author=Mai |date=January 31, 2013 |work=Sugar Daily |accessdate=July