Raymond K. Wong

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Raymond Kin Wong
Raymond K. Wong
Born	(1966-09-30) September 30, 1966
Occupation	Writer and novelist
Genres	fiction
Literary movement	The Pacific Between
www.raymondwong.com

Raymond Kin Wong (Chinese: 黄健, pinyin: Huáng Jiàn) (born September 30, 1966) is an American actor and writer.

He is the author of the award-winning novel, The Pacific Between. He was also named as one of Pittsburgh Magazine's 25 Most Beautiful People in 2007.

Career

Raymond K. Wong began his career as an Information Technology Consultant. He later became a Screen Actors Guild actor and has worked with Peter Falk, Julianne Moore, Sarah Jessica Parker, directors Rob Marshall and Peter Yates in features and TV series such as Roommates and Sex and the City.

As a writer, he is the author of the novel, The Pacific Between, which won a 2006 IPPY Book Award (Multicultural Adult Fiction). Other publications include the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Writers Post Journal, the Deepening, Stories of Strength, and his film column has appeared in Actors Ink, Talk Entertainment, Cleveland.com, Boston.com, and Cincinnati.com.

Personal life

Ray, a Chinese American, was born as Raymond Kin Wong. He grew up and lived in Hong Kong until the age of 18 and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with honor. Later, he studied Creative Writing at UCLA. He became interested in acting and writing in college.

In 1997, Ray became a US citizen.

Publications

The Pacific Between (2006) – Novel
Better Safe Than Sorry (2007) – Short Story
The Watch (2004) – Essay
The Coins (2006) – Short Story
Stories of Strength – Essay
Ray's Rave Reviews (2003–present) – Movie Reviews
I, the Author – Writer's Blog

Awards

IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) (Multicultural Adult Fiction) – 2006

Stage

South Pacific – Henry
The Pirates of Penzance – Featured pirate
Triumph of Love – Dimas
The King and I – Lun Tha

Filmography

Roommates (1995) – Deng
Sex and the City (2004) – Featured
What She Doesn't Know (1993) – Featured

External links

Raymond Wong at the Internet Movie Database
Raymond Wong at AllRovi
Independent Publishers Book Award
Website

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Name	Wong, Raymond
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Short description	American writer
Date of birth	September 30, 1966
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