Garrett Richard Wang was born on December 15, 1968 in Riverside, California to Chinese immigrant parents. He and his sister Laura spent their childhood on the move. He lived in Indiana, then moved to Bermuda and finally to Tennessee. Later, he graduated from Harding Academy High School, Memphis, and moved to Los Angeles to attend UCLA where he majored in Asian studies. UCLA theater professor Jenny Roudtree inspired him to pursue an acting career. His first acting performance outside College was the portrayal of "John Lee" in the lead role of Chay Yew's "Porcelain" at the burbage theater. Later, he continued to perform onstage such as "Model Minority", "Woman Warrior" and "A Language Of Our Own". He made his TV debut in 1994 as a guest star on the pilot episode of comedy _"All-American Girl" , among others.
He graduated from high school from Harding Academy in Memphis, Tennessee.
Last name is pronounced "Wong".
First school was in Bermuda; moved to US when he was 9.
E! Entertainment Television selected Garrett as one of the "20 Coolest Bachelors" in the country.
Sibling: Laura
Has stated that his three favorite episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager" are "Caretaker," "Timeless," and "Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy.".
Revealed at Germanys FedCon convention in 2007 that when he went to Paramount Pictures for a costume fitting for "Star Trek: Voyager" , he was in such a hurry that he nearly ran over Harrison Ford.
His Chinese-given name is Wang Yi Zhan.
I was the first actor in Star Trek history to be denied the chance to,direct. The irony of the situation was that, unlike my predecessors,who only wanted to direct for the sake of directing and acquiring their,DGA cards, I was the only one who wanted to direct Trek and make it the,best it could be, drawing upon my knowledge and experiences as a,lifelong fan of science fiction. I truly believe that if I was given,the chance, it would have been the best freshman effort by a Trek actor,because of my passion for sci-fi. This missed opportunity has haunted,me ever since. .
