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‘Vin Diesel’ Spotted In Thailand, Turns Out To Be Lookalike Who Drives An Isuzu

Thai Vin Diesel lookalike goes viral


When Don Toretto from Fast & Furious said, “I don’t have friends, I have family”, we didn’t expect these ties would extend all the way to Thailand.

Just kidding, Vin Diesel doesn’t actually have a relative in Thailand – as far as we know.

However, the American celebrity does have a doppelganger, Arthid Modify, who bares an uncanny resemblance to him.

Here’s what we know about Thailand’s very own ‘Vin Diesel’.

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Thai man poses like Don Toretto


On 4th February 2022, Arthid Modify posted a picture of himself on Facebook sitting behind the wheel with a pensive but serious stare.

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Image credit: Arthid Modify

The picture has been shared over 6.6K times and has a myriad of comments likening OP to Vin Diesel’s character from Fast & Furious, Don Toretto.

vin-diesel-thailandImage credit: Fan Fest 

Since then, it seems like Arthid has been embracing his resemblance to the character and has been continuously posing with the American actor’s iconic facial expression.

He also captions one of his pictures, “Win Diesel Thailand”.

thailand-don-torettoImage credit: Arthid Modify

After having posted them, it seems that the world has also gotten wind of the American actor’s doppelganger.


Thai Don Toretto lookalike goes viral


Arthid’s pictures made it to extremely popular Facebook group, Subtle Asian Traits.

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OP mistakenly said that Arthid is from the Philippines. 
Screenshot: Subtle Asian Traits

The since deleted post was liked over 20K times in only six hours.

In addition, Arthid even has a fan club that seems to enjoy creating content showing just how much he resembles Don Toretto.

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OP thanks his fan club for creating this picture in the caption.
Image credit: Arthid Modify

Of course, Arthid also showed off his whip, which is an Isuzu, according to Says.

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Image credit: Says


Find out what makes you happy, and keep doing it


The virality of Arthid’s photos shows just how much entertainment one person can bring, even without being a professional entertainer.

With the current situation, anything positive is a welcome distraction.

So, we’re pleased to see that Arthid is enjoying himself and is sharing his joy with the world.


Cover images adapted from (Clockwise from Top Left): Arthid Modify, Arthid Modify,  Fan Fest 

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