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BD Wong 
BD Wong in New York City, June 2008.Chinese name 黃榮亮 (Traditional) Chinese name 黄荣亮 (Simplified) Pinyin Huáng Róngliàng (Mandarin) Jyutping Wong4 Wing4 Loeng6 (Cantonese) Birth name Bradley Darryl Wong Born October 24, 1960
San Francisco, California, USAOther name(s) Bradd D. Wong
Bradd WongYears active 1983-present Partner(s) Richie Jackson (1988-2004) Children Jackson Foo Wong (2000- )
Boaz Dov Wong (2000-2000)AwardsBD Wong Traditional Chinese 黃榮亮 Simplified Chinese 黄荣亮 Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Róngliàng - Wade–Giles Huang Jungliang - IPA [huɑ̌ŋ ʐʊ̌ŋljɑ̂ŋ] Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Wong4 Wing4 Loeng6 - IPA [hwɐ̌ŋ.rʊ̌ŋljɐ̀ŋ] - Yale Romanization Hwang Runglyang Bradley Darryl "BD" Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor, best-known for his roles as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, as Father Ray Mukada on HBO's Oz, Henry Wu in the movie Jurassic Park, and for his starring role as Song Liling in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly.
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Early life
Wong was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Roberta Christine (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong.[1] He is of Chinese descent.[2] Wong attended Lincoln High School before attending San Francisco State University.
Career
Wong gained attention for his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly opposite John Lithgow. The play won multiple awards, including several for Wong. He is notable as the only actor to be honored with the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award,[3] Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for the same role.[4] In addition to his long-running stint on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as FBI psychiatrist Dr. George Huang, he has had recurring roles in All American Girl and as a prison priest on Oz, with guest appearances on The X-Files and Sesame Street. On the big screen, he has appeared in The Freshman (1990), the 1991 remake of Father of the Bride and its 1995 sequel, Mystery Date (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and Slappy and the Stinkers (1997). He also provided the voice of Captain Shang in Disney's Mulan (1998) and its direct-to-video sequel. He returned to Broadway as Linus in a revival of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, alongside Anthony Rapp, Roger Bart and Kristin Chenoweth, and the 2004 revival of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures. In 2008, he starred in the one-man show Herringbone, in which he portrays 11 roles, at the McCarter Theatre at Princeton University. He brought the show to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego the following year.[5]
Personal life
Wong, who is openly gay, began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988.[6] In 2000, Wong had twin sons: Boaz Dov, who died 90 minutes after birth, and Jackson Foo Wong. They were born through a surrogate mother, using Wong's sperm and an egg donated by Jackson's sister. In 2003, Wong wrote a memoir about his experiences with surrogacy titled Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man. Wong and Jackson ended their relationship in 2004.[6]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1986 The Karate Kid, Part II Boy on Street as Bradd Wong 1989 Family Business Jimmy Chiu, Adam's MIT Prof 1990 The Freshman Edward 1991 Mystery Date James Lew Father of the Bride Howard Weinstein 1992 The Lounge People Billy 1993 Jurassic Park Henry Wu 1994 The Ref Dr. Wong, Marriage Counselor AKA Hostile Hostages Men of War Po 1995 Kalamazoo Justin Father of the Bride Part II Howard Weinstein 1996 Executive Decision Sergeant Louie Joe's Apartment Cockroach Voice 1997 Seven Years in Tibet Ngawang Jigme 1998 Slappy and the Stinkers Morgan Brinway Mulan Shang Voice The Substitute 2: School's Out Warren Drummond 2002 The Salton Sea Bubba 2004 Mulan II Shang Straight-to-video
Voice2005 Stay Dr. Ren 2006 Ira & Abby Party Guest Television
Year Film Role Notes 1983 No Big Deal Miss Karnisian's Class TV film
as Bradd Wong1986 Simon & Simon Counterboy - Photo Shop Clerk Episode: "Mobile Home of the Brave" 1987 Double Switch Waiter TV film 1988 Crash Course Kichi TV film
as Bradd Wong
aka Driving Academy1990 Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston Kim Tan TV Film
aka The Charles Stuart Story1991 Alive from Off Center Actor Episode: "Dances in Exile" 1993 And the Band Played On Kico Govantes HBO TV film 1994-95 All-American Girl Dr. Stuart Kim 18 episodes 1994 ABC Afterschool Specials Johnny Angel Episode: "Magical Make-Over" 1995 Dazzle Teng TV film Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child The Wolf Episode: "Little Red Riding Hood" Bless This House Johnny Chen Episode: "Neither a Borrower Nor a Landlord Be" 1996 The X-Files Det. Glen Chao Episode: "Hell Money" Lauren Hutton and... Himself Episode: "B.D. Wong" 1997-03 Oz Father Ray Mukada 47 episodes 1998 The Substitute 2: School's Out Warren Drummond TV film Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' Captain Li Shang TV film The Rosie O'Donnell Show Himself Episode: "Episode dated 28 May 1998" 1999 Chicago Hope Dr. Kai Chang Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs" 2000 Welcome to New York Dennis Episode: "Jim Gets a Wig" 2002 Kim Possible Agent Will Du Voice
Episode: "Number One"2001–2011[7] Law and Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. George Huang 187 episodes 2004 Century City U.S. Attorney Matthew Chin Episode: "Pilot" 2007 Marco Polo Pedro TV film 2011- Awake Dr. John Lee Series regular Video games
Year Film Role Notes 2005 Kingdom Hearts II Captain Li Shang (English) Awards
- 1988 Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male – M. Butterfly
- 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play – M. Butterfly
- 1988 Theatre World Award – M. Butterfly
- 1988 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play – M. Butterfly
- 2003 GLAAD Davidson/Valentini Award[8]
References
- ^ "B. D. Wong Biography". filmreference. 2008. http://www.filmreference.com/film/20/B-D-Wong.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2008/12/law_and_order_actor_bd_wong_to.html
- ^ "53rd Drama Desk Awards". Drama Desk. 2008. http://www.dramadesk.com/1987_1988dd.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Theatre World Awards Recipients". Theatre World. 2008. http://www.theatreworldawards.org/award.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ "Theatre Résumé 1975 - 2010". http://unofficialbdwong.com/Home/Theatre%20Resume.html.
- ^ a b Christopher Stone (16 November 2005). "B.D. Wong: Out Author, Actor and Parent". AfterElton. http://www.afterelton.com/archive/elton/people/2005/11/bdwong.html. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
- ^ Mitovich, Matt (July 17, 2011). "Fall TV Scoop: B.D. Wong Reveals His SVU Fate". TVLine (Mail.com Media). http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/svu-bd-wong-wont-return-season-13/. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
- ^ Sean Lund (2 June 2003). "Stockard Channing, B.D. Wong Honored at 14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. http://www.glaad.org/media/release_detail.php?id=3394. Retrieved 2008-05-19.[dead link]
External links
- BD Wong at the Internet Broadway Database
- BD Wong at the Internet Movie Database
- BD Wong at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play (1975–2000) Frank Langella (1975) · Judd Hirsch (1976) · Bob Dishy (1977) · Jeffrey DeMunn (1978) · George Rose (1979) · David Rounds (1980) · Brian Backer (1981) · Željko Ivanek / Adolph Caesar (1982) · Alan Feinstein (1983) · John Malkovich (1984) · Barry Miller / Charles S. Dutton (1985) · Joseph Maher (1986) · John Randolph (1987) · B. D. Wong (1988) · Peter Frechette (1989) · Charles Durning (1990) · Kevin Spacey (1991) · Laurence Fishburne (1992) · Joe Mantello / Stephen Spinella (1993) · Jeffrey Wright (1994) · Nathan Lane (1995) · Martin Shaw (1996) · Brian Murray (1997) · Alfred Molina (1998) · Kevin Anderson (1999) · Roy Dotrice (2000)
Complete list · (1975–2000) · (2001–2025) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play (1976–2000) Edward Herrmann (1976) · Jonathan Pryce (1977) · Lester Rawlins (1978) · Michael Gough (1979) · David Rounds (1980) · Brian Backer (1981) · Zakes Mokae (1982) · Matthew Broderick (1983) · Joe Mantegna (1984) · Barry Miller (1985) · John Mahoney (1986) · John Randolph (1987) · B. D. Wong (1988) · Boyd Gaines (1989) · Charles Durning (1990) · Kevin Spacey (1991) · Laurence Fishburne (1992) · Stephen Spinella (1993) · Jeffrey Wright (1994) · John Glover (1995) · Ruben Santiago-Hudson (1996) · Owen Teale (1997) · Tom Murphy (1998) · Frank Wood (1999) · Roy Dotrice (2000)
Complete list · (1949–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- American actors of Chinese descent
- Actors from California
- Clarence Derwent Award winners
- Drama Desk Award winners
- Gay actors
- LGBT Asian Americans
- People from San Francisco, California
- San Francisco State University alumni
- Tony Award winners
- GLAAD Media Awards winners
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