BD Wong Net Worth

BD Wong's Quotes

• "It is always, always, always one of the harder things to do for me. I remain on "SVU" because it is an incredible opportunity. It affords me also the additional opportunity of doing [stage work]. I am really grateful for the opportunity to do that because it's pretty rare I think, and I also choose to live in New York, and it's been really great that way." When asked about balancing TV work with stage work.

Interesting Facts about BD Wong

1. May 2003: published "Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man", a memoir detailing the journey that he and longtime life partner, Richie Jackson, made towards parenthood with the assistance of a surrogate mother.
2. He and his partner welcomed their son, Jackson Foo Wong, on 28 May, 2000.
3. Chose to go by his initials while playing his breakthrough role, M. Butterfly. The title character's gender is ambiguous, and he decided that using his initials instead of his full name would make it difficult to guess whether he was a man or a woman, thus adding to the androgyny of the character he was playing.
4. Won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for creating the role of Song Liling in "M. Butterfly."
5. Nominated for the 1989 Helen Hayes Award for his work in "M. Butterfly" (Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production).
6. His former partner is Richie Jackson.
7. Graduated from San Francisco State University.
8. In 1999, Wong and his then-partner, Richie Jackson, hired a surrogate mother to bear their child. Wong provided the sperm and Jackson's sister provided the ovum. The mother gave birth to a set of male twins on May 28, 2000. One, Boaz Dov Wong, died at birth as a result of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome; the other, Jackson Foo Wong, was adopted by the couple. The couple later broke up; however, they still share joint custody of Jackson Foo. Wong later wrote a book about the experience entitled "Following Foo: the Electronic Adventures of the Chestnut Man".
9. Chosen by Goldsea Asian American Daily as one of the "100 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of All Time".
10. Starring in the La Jolla Playhouse's production of "Herringbone". He plays 11 roles in this one-man show. Actor/director Roger Rees directs. [August 2009]
11. Starring on Broadway in a revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Pacific Overtures". [December 2004]
12. Award of Merit for voice-over in "The No Name Painting Association" at the Best Shorts Competition 2013.
13. In 2012, Wong's former partner Richie Jackson married Jordan Roth, one of the most powerful producers on Broadway (Roth is the president of Jujamcyn Theaters, and his successful shows have included The Book of Mormon, Clybourne Park, and Spring Awakening). The New York Times column covering the wedding said that Jackson Foo Wong, the then-12-year-old son of B. D. Wong and Richie Jackson, calls Wong "Dad," Richie Jackson "Daddy," and Roth "Daddy Jordan." The article also clarified that Richie Jackson and Jordan Roth have custody of the boy on weekdays and Wong has him every weekend, and the whole family eats a Friday-night (Shabbat) dinner together every week.