{{short description|American actor}}
{{Infobox person | name = Will Tiao | image = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1973|10|31}} | birth_place = Manhattan, Kansas | native_name = {{zh|t=刁毓能}} | alma_mater = Tufts University (BA)<br />Columbia University (MA) | occupation = Actor, producer, realtor, and businessman }}
'''Will Tiao''' (born October 31, 1973) is a Taiwanese-American actor, producer, and real estate broker, developer and investor.
== Early life and education == Tiao was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas. Tiao graduated from Manhattan High School.<ref name="taiwaneseamerican_tiao">{{cite web |url=http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2006/06/introducing-will-tiao/ |title=Introducing Will Tiao |publisher=taiwaneseamerican.org |date=June 26, 2006 |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
Tiao majored in cello performance at the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance before transferring to Tufts University, where he received a B.A. in international relations ''magna cum laude'' and studied EU politics and economy at Sciences Po as a foreign exchange student in France. Tiao then earned a M.A. in international affairs from Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs and received a Fulbright Scholarship from De La Salle University for his research on ASEAN.<ref name="taiwaneseamerican_tiao"/>
== Career == Tiao worked for Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, U.S. Department of Labor and House Committee on Ways and Means. He was a Presidential Management Fellow under the Clinton administration and went on to become an international economist under the George W. Bush administration. However, after having spent a decade in international politics on the East Coast and abroad, Tiao decided to leave politics and came to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-tiao-81594726/ |title=Will Tiao |publisher=linkedin.com |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
In 2002, Tiao's entertainment career began as an actor in Sex and the City. In 2005, Tiao became a writer and producer in A Starbucks Story. Tiao has worked as an actor, producer, and writer/translator for TV, film, and stage. His TV credits include ''MADtv'' (FOX), ''Yes, Dear'' (CBS), ''Untold Stories from the ER'' (TLC), ''Mind of Mencia'' (Comedy Central), ''The Winner'' (FOX), and the internet series ''Quarterlife''. His theatre credits include ''Waiting for Lefty'', ''Extremities'', ''Marty'', ''In the Boom Boom Room'', and ''Proof''. He starred in and produced the award-winning short film "A Starbucks Story" as well as the independent dark comedy "Stan." He is the writer, actor, and producer of ''Formosa Betrayed'', a feature film based on the true events surrounding Taiwanese democracy and independence activists in the 1980s.
He is the owner of Tiao Properties, a real estate and property management company in Los Angeles.
== Filmography == === Film === * 2005 A Starbucks Story - Carl. Screenwriter. Executive producer. Short film. * 2006 Asian Stories - Casting director. * 2007 The Third Nail - Store clerk.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482613/fullcredits |title=The Third Nail (2007) |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * 2009 Formosa Betrayed - Ming. Writer. Producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1121786/ |title=Formosa Betrayed (2009) |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=September 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/formosa-betrayed-2010 |title=Review - Formosa Betrayed |publisher=rogerebert.com |first=Roger |last=Ebert |date=March 17, 2010 |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.8asians.com/2010/02/19/behind-the-scenes-of-formosa-betrayed/ |title=Behind the Scenes of Formosa Betrayed |publisher=8asians.com |date=February 19, 2010 |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref> * 2011 Stan - Raul. Producer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473088/ |title=Stan (2011) |publisher=IMDb |date=2011 |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
=== Television series === * 2002 Sex and the City - Bookstore Patron. The Big Journey (Season 5. Episode 7).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159206/fullcredits/ |title=Sex and the City - The Big Journey (2002) |publisher=IMDb |accessdate=September 22, 2019}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category}} *{{IMDb name|1990720}} *[http://www.willtiao.com/ Official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311004152/http://www.willtiao.com/ |date=2007-03-11 }} * [https://www.slantmagazine.com/tag/will-tiao/ Will Tiao at slantmagazine.com] * [https://www.tiaoproperties.com/our-team/ Will Tiao at tiaoproperties.com]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiao, Will}} Category:1973 births Category:Living people Category:American male film actors Category:American male actors of Taiwanese descent Category:American male television actors Category:American male stage actors Category:American television producers Category:University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Category:School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University alumni Category:Tufts University alumni Category:Male actors from Kansas