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Known for:	The Last Emperor, Seven Years in Tibet, Big Trouble in Little China
Birth name:	Yee Keung Victor Wong
Birthday:	30 July 1927, San Francisco, California, USA
Height:	5' 6" (1.68 m)

Education: University of California, Berkeley (political science, journalism); University of Chicago; San Francisco Art Institute (painting). Brother of Zepplin Wong. One of television's first Chinese American reporters. He worked on the daily "Newsroom" program on KQED, San Francisco's public TV station, 1968-1974. Children: daughters Emily and Heather. His first art exhibit was hosted by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, owner of City Lights Bookstore. Wong, Ferlinghetti and writer Jack Kerouac were friends, with Kerouac mentioning Wong in his book "Big Sur." Retired from showbusiness in 1998 after suffering two strokes. Claimed casting directors liked him because of his "lopsided" face, which was caused by Bell's palsy, a facial nerve disorder that struck him in middle age. Studied theology at the University of Chicago. Studied political science and journalism at the University of California at Berkeley. Was a fourth generation Chinese-American.

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