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BD Wong sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his son. After that we talk about his new TV show Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai. In addition, BD shares why he likes this series and what families can take away from this series. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About BD Wong BD Wong began his career on the stage. He made his Broadway debut in 1988 playing Song Liling opposite John Lithgow in "M. Butterfly". His performance gained him widespread attention, both from critics and audiences, and he was awarded the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Clarence Derwent Award, and Theatre World Award for his portrayal of this role. Following his work on the stage, Wong moved to film and television. He starred in great films like Jurassic Park movie franchise, Mulan and Mulan II. In 2001 Wong originated the role of Dr. George Huang in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Wong played the role of Hugo Strange in Gotham. Now you can watch him in Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai streaming on Max. Follow BD on Twitter and Instagram at @wongbd. Make sure you check out Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai on Max! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCJ8NjUnSk4 About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast The Art of Fatherhood Podcast podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.
“America's GAYSIAN Sweetheart” – Alec Mapa! He has been making people laugh since he was a little kid growing up in San Francisco and now he is an actor, comedian, and writer. He scored his first break playing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Huang's Broadway production of M. Butterfly in which he toured the country. Alec has made guest appearances on a variety of TV shows like Roseanne, The Jamie Foxx Show, Seinfeld, Dharma and Greg, Desperate Housewives and the popular hit series Friends. His movie appearances include parts in Bright Lights, Big City, Connie and Carla, Don't Mess With the Zohan, and Marley & Me, to name a few. Alec wrote and performed in a one-man play, I Remember Mapa, about his experiences growing up gay in San Francisco. He also was a featured performer on the Logo original standup comedy series Wisecrack. Hear the latest on America's GAYSIAN Sweetheart – Alec Mapa premiering on October 29. It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler. Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii. To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit: https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/ It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production. #SquirrelFriends #GAYSIAN
Bad romances don't come much better than the complicated relationship at the heart of M. Butterfly. Host Jane Trembley talks fantasy versus reality with countertenor Kangmin Justin Kim before his Santa Fe Opera and U.S. mainstage debut as Song Liling in this operatic world premiere. The pair also discuss the psychology behind Justin's character, transitioning from musical theater to opera, and building representation in the classical music community. “There are a lot of dichotomies in this piece,” Justin says of the lopsided love affair between French diplomat René Gallimard and Song Liling, the Beijing opera star who exploits Gallimard's self-delusion to secure their own safety. “[There's] lots of East and West, man and woman, truth and lies. It's very yin yang.” The highly anticipated world premiere, delayed two years by pandemic-related scheduling conflicts, is an inventive operatic reworking by David Henry Hwang of his iconic 1988 Tony Award-winning musical. Composer Huang Ruo's score complements Hwang's libretto perfectly, providing intelligent references to Puccini's Madame Butterfly and an increasingly distorted soundscape against which Gallimard and Liling's relationship reaches its inevitable conclusion. Revisiting decades-old source material is not without its challenges. “I want people to understand that this is a period piece,” says Justin. “M. Butterfly lives in the past, and we need to watch this opera through the lens of the 1960s and the late 1980s when the play was first presented to the world.” He challenges audiences to consider how far we've come in addressing issues connected to sexual orientation, gender identity, and Imperialism––and how far we've yet to go. FEATURING Kangmin Justin Kim – Countertenor Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE DSFO0206 - Larger Than Life: Verdi's Falstaff with Quinn Kelsey La Bien Aimée CREDITS Destination Santa Fe Opera is a Santa Fe Opera podcast, produced and edited by Andrea Klunder at The Creative Impostor Studios. Post-Production Audio: Edwin R. Ruiz Hosted by: Jane Trembley Show Notes by: Lisa Widder *** Learn more about the Santa Fe Opera and plan your visit at https://www.santafeopera.org. We'd love for you to join us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok @santafeopera.
You may know him from his roles on Law & Order: SVU, Oz, Mr. Robot, Gotham, Mulan, the Jurassic Park franchise, and many others. He's currently playing Wally in "Akwafina is Nora from Queens," but he is also an accomplished stage actor as well, earning a Tony award for his performance as Song Liling in "M. Butterfly." Join us as we discuss one of our favorite actors, BD Wong!Head over to troypodcast.com for links to some of the things that we referenced in this episode.Don't forget to rate, review and follow us on your podcast service of choice, and also follow us on the 'gram @TROYPodcast & the bird, @TROYPodcast for updates and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BD Wong first got his break playing Song Liling in the Broadway musical M. Butterfly. He won a Tony Award for his performance. Over his career, Wong starred in films including the Jurassic Park series, Father of the Bride films and Mulan. He's performed in numerous TV shows including Law and Order: SVU, Oz and Gotham. He received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance as Whiterose on the series Mr. Robot. Wong can currently be seen in the second season of Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Wally, Awkwafina's father. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Full Video Interview: https://itsahawaiithing.com/blogs/podcast/alec-mapa-podcast Alec Mapa has been making people laugh since he was a little kid growing up in San Francisco and now he is an actor, comedian, and writer. He scored his first break playing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Huang's Broadway production of M. Butterfly in which he toured the country. Alec has made guest appearances on a variety of TV shows like Roseanne, The Jamie Foxx Show, Seinfield, Dharma and Greg, Desperate Housewives and the popular hit series Friends. His movie appearances include parts in Bright Lights, Big City, Connie, and Carla, Don't Mess With the Zohan, and Marley & Me, to name a few. Alec wrote and performed in a one-man play, I Remember Mapa, about his experiences growing up gay in San Francisco. He also was a featured performer on the Logo original standup comedy series Wisecrack. ***PSST – SPOILER ALERT*** Hear all the juicy secrets from behind the scenes of the popular hit series- Friends, Roseanne, Seinfield, and Desperate Housewives! “The saddest place on Earth is the departure lounge in Hawaii” #itsahawaiithing Brook's husband (da comic nerd) gave Alec the lowdown on DC Comics & Doom Patrol…. & now you can see Alec on HBO as the Animal Vegetable Mineral Man !! Mapa LOVES the Hawaii grindz - Ahi Poke, Malasadas, any kind of tropical drink (cuz yaknow we get one heavvyyy pour) and that KALUA PIGG doe #hawaiigrindzz
TODAY: Alejandro "Alec" Mapa, American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadway production of M. Butterfly. Mapa would go on to play a handful of roles in famous American television series, with the most remembered being the recurring character of Suzuki St. Pierre on the comedy-drama series Ugly Betty. Some of his most recent roles include Jigme Wanchuck in the 2014 comedy Such Good People, as well as Steve on Doom Patrol, and a guest judge part on RuPaul's Drag Race. Popcorn Talk Network, the online broadcast network that features movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary proudly presents “The Film Scene w/ Illeana Douglas”, a weekly, freewheeling discussion show where industry veteran Illeana Douglas interviews Hollywood's most important voices in TV and Film, discussing some of Cinema's most important films, scenes, and shots. Produced by Ryan Nilsen and co-hosted by Jeff Graham, this show is essential listening for serious and casual fans of film! Stay Up To Date: http://illeanaspodcast.com/illeana-douglas-episodes/ Listen on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i-blame-dennis-hopper-starring-illeana-douglas/id1169112310?mt=2 Visit our website: https://popcorntalknetwork.com Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Follow Alec Mapa: @AlecMapa Love TV? Check out http://site.afterbuzztv.com Love Books? Check out http://bookcircleonline.com Support our friends at http://blackhollywoodlive.com Shopping on Amazon? Click through our Amazon affiliate program at http://www.amazon.com//ref=as_sl_pd_t...
This week the Renegades are joined by Tony Award winning actor BD Wong. Mr. Wong is currently playing Professor Hugo Strange on Fox Networks Gotham! We discuss his take on one of Batman's oldest foes, fan reactions to his portrayal and get his thoughts on theories we have about the show. Also will he return to Law and Order:SVU and the Jurassic World franchise? Just in time for the season Finale of Gotham Next Week! Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. He won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly. He has since gained more notoriety for playing the roles Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr.Henry Wu in the first Jurassic Park film as well as the fourth entry, Jurassic World, and Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. He has also done voice-over work and stage acting. The most well known of his voice acting roles is Li Shang from the Disney animated film Mulan. He would later reprise this role twice and most notably for the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He is now appearing in the TV series Gotham as a young Hugo Strange, making Wong the first actor to play the character in live-action. He was nominated in 2016 for aCritic's Choice Television Award for his recurring role as White Rose in Mr. Robot.
This week the Renegades are joined by Tony Award winning actor BD Wong. Mr. Wong is currently playing Professor Hugo Strange on Fox Networks Gotham! We discuss his take on one of Batman's oldest foes, fan reactions to his portrayal and get his thoughts on theories we have about the show. Also will he return to Law and Order:SVU and the Jurassic World franchise? Just in time for the season Finale of Gotham Next Week! Bradley Darryl Wong (born October 24, 1960) is an American actor. He won a Tony Award for his performance as Song Liling in M. Butterfly. He has since gained more notoriety for playing the roles Dr. George Huang on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Father Ray Mukada on Oz, Dr. John Lee on Awake, Dr.Henry Wu in the first Jurassic Park film as well as the fourth entry, Jurassic World, and Ngawang Jigme in the film Seven Years in Tibet. He has also done voice-over work and stage acting. The most well known of his voice acting roles is Li Shang from the Disney animated film Mulan. He would later reprise this role twice and most notably for the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He is now appearing in the TV series Gotham as a young Hugo Strange, making Wong the first actor to play the character in live-action. He was nominated in 2016 for aCritic's Choice Television Award for his recurring role as White Rose in Mr. Robot.
Tony-winner B.D. Wong talks about his ongoing fascination with the 11-character, one-actor musical "Herringbone", from seeing the original production in 1981 through appearing in it for the third time, currently at New Jersey's McCarter Theater Center. He also recalls his earliest appearances on stage in high school musicals in San Francisco; his brief matriculation in college and how he forged a career without standard academic credentials; the personal and professional impact of landing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly" -- including how that famous story of identity led him to drop his own first name in favor of his initials and the problems it created when he sought subsequent roles; the travails of being brought in to play a role based on himself in Hwang's troubled "Face Value" -- and how he felt about being portrayed in the more recent "Yellowface"; the joy of being part of the ensemble of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"; and his youthful connection to "Pacific Overtures", and how it came full circle when he appeared in the Broadway revival. Original air date - September 26, 2008.
Tony-winner B.D. Wong (for Best Actor in a Featured Role for 1988’s M. Butterfly) talks about his ongoing fascination with the 11-character, one-actor musical Herringbone, from seeing the original production in 1981 through appearing in it for the third time, currently at New Jersey's McCarter Theater Center. He also recalls his earliest appearances on stage in high school musicals in San Francisco; his brief matriculation in college and how he forged a career without standard academic credentials; the personal and professional impact of landing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly -- including how that famous story of identity led him to drop his own first name in favor of his initials and the problems it created when he sought subsequent roles; the travails of being brought in to play a role based on himself in Hwang's troubled Face Value -- and how he felt about being portrayed in the more recent Yellowface; the joy of being part of the ensemble of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown; and his youthful connection to Pacific Overtures, and how it came full circle when he appeared in the Broadway revival.
Tony-winner B.D. Wong talks about his ongoing fascination with the 11-character, one-actor musical "Herringbone", from seeing the original production in 1981 through appearing in it for the third time, currently at New Jersey's McCarter Theater Center. He also recalls his earliest appearances on stage in high school musicals in San Francisco; his brief matriculation in college and how he forged a career without standard academic credentials; the personal and professional impact of landing the role of Song Liling in David Henry Hwang's "M. Butterfly" -- including how that famous story of identity led him to drop his own first name in favor of his initials and the problems it created when he sought subsequent roles; the travails of being brought in to play a role based on himself in Hwang's troubled "Face Value" -- and how he felt about being portrayed in the more recent "Yellowface"; the joy of being part of the ensemble of "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"; and his youthful connection to "Pacific Overtures", and how it came full circle when he appeared in the Broadway revival. Original air date - September 26, 2008.