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Bradley Darryl “B.D.” Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
-winning actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, best-known for his roles as Dr. George Huang
George Huang (Law & Order)

Dr. George Huang is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He is portrayed by B. D. Wong....
 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
, as Father Ray Mukada
Father Ray Mukada

Father Ray Mukada is a character on the Home Box Office television series Oz , played by B. D. Wong....
 on HBO's Oz
Oz (TV series)

Oz was an United States television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by Home Box Office....
, and for his starring role as Song Liling in the Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 production of M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
.

, a Chinese American
Chinese American

Chinese Americans are United States of Han Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of Overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans....
, was born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
 to Roberta Christine Leong, a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong. He attended Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco)

for schools of the same name.Abraham Lincoln High School is a California Distinguished School, fully accredited comprehensive public high school located in the Sunset District of San Francisco, California....
 before attending San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University is a public university, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in San Francisco, California. The university is situated in the southwest corner of San Francisco, bordering Lake Merced and Stonestown Galleria, at the corner of 19th Avenue and Holloway Avenues....
.

gained attention for his Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 debut in M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
.






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Bradley Darryl “B.D.” Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
-winning actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
, best-known for his roles as Dr. George Huang
George Huang (Law & Order)

Dr. George Huang is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He is portrayed by B. D. Wong....
 on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
, as Father Ray Mukada
Father Ray Mukada

Father Ray Mukada is a character on the Home Box Office television series Oz , played by B. D. Wong....
 on HBO's Oz
Oz (TV series)

Oz was an United States television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by Home Box Office....
, and for his starring role as Song Liling in the Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 production of M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
.

Biography


Early life

Wong, a Chinese American
Chinese American

Chinese Americans are United States of Han Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of Overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans....
, was born in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California

The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
 to Roberta Christine Leong, a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong. He attended Lincoln High School
Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco)

for schools of the same name.Abraham Lincoln High School is a California Distinguished School, fully accredited comprehensive public high school located in the Sunset District of San Francisco, California....
 before attending San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University is a public university, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in San Francisco, California. The university is situated in the southwest corner of San Francisco, bordering Lake Merced and Stonestown Galleria, at the corner of 19th Avenue and Holloway Avenues....
.

Career

Wong gained attention for his Broadway
Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
 debut in M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong. He is notable as being the only actor to have been honored with the Tony Award
Tony Award

The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live United States theatre and are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City....
, Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award

The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes theatres produced on Broadway theatre, off-Broadway, off-off-Broadway, and for legitimate not-for-profit theaters....
, Outer Critics Circle Award
Outer Critics Circle Award

The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both Broadway theatre and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season....
, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award
Theatre World Award

The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an United States honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway theatre or off-Broadway....
 for the same performance. He has had starring roles in All American Girl, Oz
Oz (TV series)

Oz was an United States television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by Home Box Office....
, where he played a prison priest, Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (film)

Jurassic Park is a 1993 in film science fiction film Thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton....
, where he played a researcher, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
, with guest appearances on The X-Files
The X-Files

The X-Files is a Peabody Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American cult following science fiction television series, created by Chris Carter , which first aired in 1993 and ended in 2002....
, Sesame Street
Sesame Street

Sesame Street is an Television in the United States educational children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both edutainment....
, and played James Lew in Mystery Date
Mystery Date

For the Milton Bradley board game, see Mystery Date .Mystery Date is a 1991 in film teen comedy film about a the escapades of a teenage boy on his first date with the very attractive girl next door....
. He was also in The Substitute 2: School's Out
The Substitute 2: School's Out

name = The Substitute 2: School's Out| image = 51HE2F82T1L. SS500 .jpg| caption= DVD Cover| director = Steven Pearl...
 as Warren Drummond. He also starred in Disney's Mulan and its sequel, Mulan II.

Personal life

Wong, who is openly gay, began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988. In 2000, the couple had twin sons together: Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong. They were born through a surrogate
Surrogate

Surrogate may refer to:Cultural relationships:* Surrogate pregnancy, an arrangement for a woman to carry and give birth to a child who will be raised by others...
 mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy
Surrogacy

Surrogacy is a method of reproduction whereby a woman agrees to become pregnancy and deliver a child for a contracted party. She may be the child's Genetics , or she may, as a gestational carrier, carry the pregnancy to delivery after having been implanted with an embryo, in some jurisdictions an illegal medical procedure....
 titled Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004.

Awards

  • 1988 Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male
    Clarence Derwent Awards

    The Clarence Derwent Awards are theatre awards given annually by the Actors' Equity Association on Broadway theatre in the United States and by Equity, the performers union, in the West End in the United Kingdom....
     – M. Butterfly
    M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
  • 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
    Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

    The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play was first awarded at the 1974-1975 Drama Desk Awards and has been awarded every year since....
     – M. Butterfly
    M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
  • 1988 Theatre World Award
    Theatre World Award

    The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season, is an United States honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway theatre or off-Broadway....
     – M. Butterfly
    M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
  • 1988 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
    Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

    This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. The award has been presented since 1949....
     – M. Butterfly
    M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
  • 2003 GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award


Stage productions

  • A Chorus Line
    A Chorus Line

    A Chorus Line is a Musical theater about seventeen Broadway theatre dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr....
     (1987), East West Players
    East West Players

    East West Players is an Asian American theatre organization in Los Angeles, founded in 1965. As one of the nation?s first Asian American theatre organizations, East West Players today continues to produce works and educational programs that give voice to the Asian Pacific American experience....
    , Mike
  • M. Butterfly
    M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly is a 1988 play by David Henry Hwang loosely based on the relationship between French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot and Shi Pei-Pu, a male Peking opera singer....
     (1988) Song Liling
  • The Tempest
    The Tempest

    The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610?11, although some researchers have argued for an earlier dating. Its protagonist is the banished sorcerer Prospero, rightful Duke of Milan, who uses his magical powers to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashore....
     (1989)
  • Face Value (1993) Randall Lee
  • A Language of Their Own (1995)
  • As Thousands Cheer
    As Thousands Cheer

    As Thousands Cheer is a revue with a book by Moss Hart and music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The revue contained satirical sketches and witty or poignant musical numbers, several of which became standards, including "Heat Wave," "Easter Parade " and "Harlem on my Mind." The sketches were loosely based on the news and the lives and affa...
     (1998)
  • You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
    You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

    You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical theater comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M....
     Revival     (1999) Linus
  • Shanghai Moon (2003)
  • Pacific Overtures
    Pacific Overtures

    Pacific Overtures is a 1976 Musical theater with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, a libretto by John Weidman, and additional material by Hugh Wheeler, set in 1853 Japan....
     Revival     (2004) Reciter
  • Children and Art Special Benefit (2005)


Filmography

  • Falling for Grace
    Falling for Grace

    Falling for Grace is a 2007 in film romantic comedy film directed by Fay Ann Lee, who also co-wrote the film with Karen Rousso, and stars alongside Gale Harold....
     (2007) .... Stephen Hung
  • Kingdom Hearts II
    Kingdom Hearts II

    is an action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Disney Interactive Studios and Square Enix in 2005 for the Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 2 video game console....
     (2006) (Voice) .... Captain Li Shang
  • Stay
    Stay (2005 film)

    Stay is an United States film directed by Marc Forster and written by David Benioff. It stars Ewan McGregor, Ryan Gosling, Bob Hoskins and Naomi Watts, with production by New Regency Productions and distribution by 20th Century Fox....
     (2005) .... Dr. Ren
  • Mulan II
    Mulan II

    Mulan II is a Disney direct-to-video animated feature released in 2005 in film and a sequel to the 1998 in film animated film Mulan. It was directed by Darrell Rooney and Lynne Southerland, and features Fa Mulan, and her new fianc?, Lee Shang, on a special mission: escorting the Emperor's three daughters across the country to meet the...
     (2004) (Voice) .... General Li Shang
  • Century City (2004) TV Series .... U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin
  • Kim Possible
    Kim Possible

    Kim Possible is an Emmy Award-winning United States animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day....
     (2002) (Voice) TV Series.... Agent Will Du
  • The Salton Sea
    The Salton Sea

    The Salton Sea is a 2002 in film film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D. J. Caruso.Tagline: If you're looking for the truth you have come to the wrong place....
     (2002) .... Bubba
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American drama television program about the Special Victims Unit in a fictional version of the 16th Precinct of the New York City Police Department....
     (2001-present) TV Series .... Dr. George Huang
    George Huang (Law & Order)

    Dr. George Huang is a fictional character on the TV drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He is portrayed by B. D. Wong....
  • Welcome to New York
    Welcome to New York

    Welcome to New York was a television sitcom that aired on CBS. The show starred Jim Gaffigan, who played a Weather forecasting from Fort Wayne, Indiana, who then moved to New York and worked as a meteorologist for fictional morning news show called "AM New York"....
     (2000) TV Series .... Dennis
  • Chicago Hope
    Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope is an United States Emmy Award-winning CBS medical drama series created by David E. Kelley that ran from September 18, 1994 to May 5, 2000....
     (1999) TV Series .... Dr. Kai Chang
  • Mulan
    Mulan

    Mulan is a 1998 United States animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 19, 1998....
     (1998) (Voice) .... Captain Li Shang
  • The Substitute 2: School's Out
    The Substitute 2: School's Out

    name = The Substitute 2: School's Out| image = 51HE2F82T1L. SS500 .jpg| caption= DVD Cover| director = Steven Pearl...
     (1998) .... Warren Drummond
  • Slappy and the Stinkers (1998) .... Morgan Brinway
  • Seven Years in Tibet
    Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)

    Seven Years in Tibet is a 1997 in film film based on Seven Years in Tibet written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer based on his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951 during the Second World War, the interim period, and the Chinese People's Liberation Army moving into Tibet in 1950....
     (1997) .... Ngawang Jigme
  • Oz
    Oz (TV series)

    Oz was an United States television drama series created by Tom Fontana, who also wrote or co-wrote all of the series' 56 episodes. It was the first one-hour dramatic television series to be produced by Home Box Office....
     (1997) TV Series .... Father Ray Mukada
    Father Ray Mukada

    Father Ray Mukada is a character on the Home Box Office television series Oz , played by B. D. Wong....
  • Joe's Apartment
    Joe's Apartment

    Joe's Apartment is a 1996 in film musical film-serio-comedy film film starring Jerry O'Connell and Megan Ward and the first film produced by MTV Films....
     (1996) .... Cockroach
  • The X-Files
    The X-Files

    The X-Files is a Peabody Award, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American cult following science fiction television series, created by Chris Carter , which first aired in 1993 and ended in 2002....
     (1996) TV Series .... Det. Glen Chao
  • Executive Decision
    Executive Decision

    Executive Decision is a 1996 in film action film, directed by Stuart Baird and starring Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, John Leguizamo, and Steven Seagal....
     (1996) .... Sergeant Louie
  • Father of the Bride Part II
    Father of the Bride Part II

    Father of the Bride Part II is a 1995 comedy starring Steve Martin and Diane Keaton. The movie is a sequel to Father of the Bride ....
     (1995) ... Howard Weinstein
  • Bless This House
    Bless This House

    Bless This House is a United Kingdom Situation comedy that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1976. Starring Sid James and Diana Coupland, it was written by Vince Powell, Harry Driver, Carla Lane, Myra Taylor, Dave Freeman and Bernie Sharp....
     (1995) TV Series .... Johnny Chen
  • Dazzle
    Dazzle

    "Dazzle" is the third single from the 1984 Siouxsie & the Banshees album Hyaena . The song begins with a gradual fade-in of an orchestral strings section and progresses to a drum-driven, majestic anthem....
     (1995) (TV) .... Teng
  • Kalamazoo (1995) .... Justin
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is a long-running animated television series on HBO that retold popular fairy tales by setting them in different cultures and settings and featuring voices provided by celebrities....
     (1995) (Voice) TV Series .... The Wolf
  • Magical Make-Over (1994) (TV) .... Johnny Angel
  • All American Girl (1994) TV Series .... Stuart
  • Men of War
    Men of War (film)

    Men of War is a American films of 1994 United States action drama directed by Perry Lang and starring Dolph Lundgren as a former Special Ops soldier who leads a group of mercenaries to a treasure island in the South China Sea....
     (1994) .... Po
  • The Ref
    The Ref

    The Ref is a 1994 black comedy film film director by Ted Demme....
     (1994) .... Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor
  • And the Band Played On
    And the Band Played On

    And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic is a best-selling work of nonfiction written by San Francisco Chronicle journalist Randy Shilts published in 1987....
     (1993) (TV) .... Kico Govantes
  • Jurassic Park
    Jurassic Park (film)

    Jurassic Park is a 1993 in film science fiction film Thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton....
     (1993) .... Henry Wu
  • The Lounge People (1992) .... Billy
  • Father of the Bride
    Father of the Bride

    Father of the Bride is the name of two films:*Father of the Bride , starring Spencer Tracy and Joan Bennettand the remake:*Father of the Bride , starring Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Martin Short...
     (1991) .... Howard Weinstein
  • Mystery Date
    Mystery Date

    For the Milton Bradley board game, see Mystery Date .Mystery Date is a 1991 in film teen comedy film about a the escapades of a teenage boy on his first date with the very attractive girl next door....
     (1991) .... James Lew
  • The Freshman
    The Freshman

    The Freshman may mean:*The Freshman , a Harold Lloyd film*The Freshman , a film starring Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick*The Freshman an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
     (1990) .... Edward
  • Good Night, Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston (1990) (TV) .... Kim Tan
  • Family Business
    Family Business (film)

    Family Business is a 1989 comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet with a screenplay by Vincent Patrick, based on his novel. It is produced by Tri-Star Pictures....
     (1989) .... Jimmy Chiu, Adam's MIT Prof
  • Crash Course
    Crash Course

    Crash Course is a 1988 in television Television movie teen film directed by Oz Scott....
     (1988) (TV) .... Kichi
  • Double Switch
    Double switch

    In baseball, the double switch is a type of player substitution. The double switch allows a manager to make a pitching substitution and defensive substitution while at the same time improving the batting lineup of a team....
     (1987) (TV) .... Waiter
  • The Karate Kid, Part II
    The Karate Kid, Part II

    The Karate Kid, Part II is a 1986 in film Cinema of the United States adventure film-drama film, and is a sequel to The Karate Kid. Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita reprise their roles of Daniel LaRusso and Kesuke Miyagi, respectively....
     (1986) .... Boy on Street
  • Simon and Simon (1986) TV Series .... Photo Shop Clerk
  • No Big Deal (1983) (TV) .... Miss Karnisian's Class


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