Steve Wang () is a Taiwan-born American

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and filmmaker.BBC

Biography

Born in

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, he and his parents moved to the

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when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the

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superhero TV shows ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as

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s including ''

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''. As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including

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and Dick Smith. He has received great praise for his film adaptation of the

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superhero Guyver in 1994 called '' Guyver: Dark Hero''. Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, '' Drive'', which starred

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and

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. He also made independent films such as '' Kung Fu Rascals'', based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials director, were hired in 2008 to work on '' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' (an adaptation of ''

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''), a second attempt at reviving the

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in the United States, after '' Saban's Masked Rider'' of 1995. They write, produce, and direct as "The Wang Brothers". Steve Wang designed a sculpture depicting

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the same year. He has also made statues of Tryndamere and Ryze, two champions from ''

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'', for

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that same year.

Filmography

Director

*'' Rollerblade II: Taken By Force'' (1989) - 2nd unit director *'' Kung Fu Rascals'' (1992) *'' Guyver'' (1991) - co-director *'' Guyver: Dark Hero'' (1994) *'' Drive'' (1997) *''

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'' (1999 - TV show/pilot) *''

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'' (1999) *''

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'' (2002) - 2nd unit director *'' Wolvy: Twisted at Birth'' (2003) - short film *'' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' (2009)

Producer

*''Guyver: Dark Hero'' *''Kung Fu Rascals'' *'' Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight'' *''

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References

External links

*
Steve Wang
on MySpace
Director's Reel
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Steve American film directors of Taiwanese descent American people of Chinese descent American make-up artists Living people Special effects people Taiwanese emigrants to the United States Year of birth missing (living people)