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Russell Wong

1963 - Today

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Russell Wong (Chinese: 王盛德; Jyutping: Wong4 Sing6 Dak1) is an American actor. Born in New York, Wong attended Santa Monica City College while training to become a dancer. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to Hong Kong in 1983, where he learned Cantonese and martial arts, leading to his first film role in The Musical Singer (1985), directed by Dennis Yu. His first English-language film was Tai-Pan (1986). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Russell Wong is the 6,257th most popular actor (up from 6,362nd in 2024), the 9,670th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,346th in 2019) and the 2,881st most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Russell Wong ranks 6,257 out of 13,578. Before him are Chukwudi Iwuji, Vicky Krieps, Maya Rudolph, T. R. Knight, Denis Lawson, and Maude Fealy. After him are Sterling Holloway, Jamie Walters, Brenda Song, Ellen Albertini Dow, Jessica Capshaw, and Charles Walters.

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Among people born in 1963, Russell Wong ranks 391. Before him are Paul McGuigan, Roland Nilsson, Riccardo Ferri, Yulduz Usmonova, Prince Faisal bin Hussein, and Jan Mølby. After him are Kevin J. O'Connor, Jon Turteltaub, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Michel Der Zakarian, Helen Slater, and Jonny Jakobsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Russell Wong ranks 9,670 out of 20,380. Before him are Maya Rudolph (1972), T. R. Knight (1973), Marty Robbins (1925), and Maude Fealy (1883). After him are Sterling Holloway (1905), Jamie Walters (1969), Vince Carter (1977), Seasick Steve (1951), Naomi (1987), Brenda Song (1988), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), and Jessica Capshaw (1976).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Russell Wong ranks 2,882. Before him are January Jones (1978), Beth Broderick (1959), Jed Allan (1935), Maya Rudolph (1972), T. R. Knight (1973), and Maude Fealy (1883). After him are Sterling Holloway (1905), Jamie Walters (1969), Brenda Song (1988), Ellen Albertini Dow (1913), Jessica Capshaw (1976), and Charles Walters (1911).

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