B.D. Wong

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B. D. Wong

B.D. Wong, January 2005
Born Bradley Darryl Wong
October 24, 1960 (1960-10-24) (age 47)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Bradd D. Wong
Bradd Wong
Years active 1983-present
Domestic partner(s) Richie Jackson (1988-2004)

Bradley Darryl “B.D.” Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American Tony Award-winning actor, best-known for his role in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly and for his role as Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

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Biography

Early life

Wong, a Chinese American, was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Roberta Christine (née Leong), a telephone company supervisor, and William D. Wong.[1] He attended Lincoln High School before attending San Francisco State University.

Career

Wong gained attention for his Broadway debut in M. Butterfly. 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, Drama Desk Award,[2] Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award[3] for the same performance. He has had starring roles in All American Girl, Oz, where he played a prison priest, Jurassic Park, and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, with guest appearances on The X-Files, Sesame Street, and played James Lew in Mystery Date. He was also in The Substitute 2:Schools Out as Warren Drummond.

Personal life

Wong, who is openly gay, began a long-term relationship with talent agent Richie Jackson in 1988.[4] 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 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.[4]

Awards

Stage productions

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "B. D. Wong Biography". filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  2. ^ "53rd Drama Desk Awards". Drama Desk (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  3. ^ "Theatre World Awards Recipients". Theatre World (2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-19.
  4. ^ a b Christopher Stone (16 November 2005). "B.D. Wong: Out Author, Actor and Parent", AfterElton. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 
  5. ^ Sean Lund (2 June 2003). "Stockard Channing, B.D. Wong Honored at 14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. Retrieved on 2008-05-19.

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Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

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)
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