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George Chiang | |
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![]() Chiang at the Chen Sing Annual Family Reunion and Picnic on July 30, 2017 at Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada | |
Born | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Guelph |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer, lyricist, composer |
Awards | Full list |
George Chiang is a Canadian writer, composer, producer, and actor. He is best known for creating the musical and film Golden Lotus . He has also authored several children's books.
Chiang has performed at theaters across Canada. He received critical praise for his performances in David Henry Hwang's, The Dance and the Railroad at the Tarragon Theatre, Serpent Kills (Crow'sTheatre/Factory Theatre), Urban Donnelleys (Theatre Passe Muraille), which he co-created, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and as the Kralaholme in The King and I (Huron Country Playhouse).
He spent two seasons at Canada's Stratford Festival, where he first appeared in Othello, and Twelfth Night . He also originated the role of Zhu Xu in the world premiere of Salesman in China earning critical acclaim [7] [8] [9] [10]
Chiang has also appeared in film and television productions including Disney's Eloise at the Plaza , American Girl's McKenna Shoots for the Stars , Mary Kills People , and Dark Matter , among others. [11]
In 2019 Chiang, with Harriet Chung, sold a one percent stake in one of seventeen properties they jointly owned in Toronto and were renting out, with the new purchaser then creating a notice on the same day as the sale "informing the tenants that [the new owner] planned to evicted[ sic ] them for personal use". [12] [13]