David Henry Hwang

Producer
Writer

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Born in Los Angeles in 1957 to immigrants, Hwang is a successful playwright. He graduated from Stanford University in 1979 and attended Yale in 1980. He is most famous for M. Butterfly (1993), which was adapted for the screen in 1993, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jeremy Irons and John Lone.

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Awards
- 1 nomination total

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Known for

The Affair

7.9

TV Series

Producer

M. Butterfly

6.7

Producer

1993

White Frog

6.8

Producer

2012

Yellow Face

8.5

Producer

2013

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Producer

AAPI Rising: An AAPI Heritage Month Celebration
9.8
TV Special
- producer
- 2022
DNC AAPI Lunar New Year Celebration
8.6
TV Special
- producer
- 2021
The Affair
7.9
TV Series
- consulting producer
- 2015–2019
Yellow Face
8.5
- producer
- 2013
White Frog
6.8
- executive producer
- 2012
The Monkey King
5.5
TV Mini Series
- co-producer
- 2001
M. Butterfly
6.7
- executive producer
- 1993

Writer

Yellow Face
Podcast Series
- Writer
- 2024
Trying to Find Chinatown
Short
- based on a play by
- 2022
20 Years of Asian American Playwriting
Short
- Featured Playwright
- 2021
The Affair
7.9
TV Series
- story by
- teleplay by
- written by
- 2015–2018
Bondage
4.8
- based on play
- 2015
Yellow Face
8.5
- original story
- 2013
Icarus at the Edge of Time
8.6
Short
- adaptation
- 2010
Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland
5.7
TV Movie
- libretto
- 2007
Sound of a Voice
3.6
Short
- play "The Sound of a Voice"
- 2003
Possession
6.3
- screenplay
- 2002
The Monkey King
5.5
TV Mini Series
- written by
- 2001
Golden Gate
5.3
- written by
- 1993
M. Butterfly
6.7
- play
- screenplay
- 1993
Homes Apart: Korea
6.9
- Writer
- 1991
Alive from Off Center
8.4
TV Series
- writer
- 1991

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Alternative name
- David Hwang
Born
- August 11, 1957
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouses
Other works
His play, "M. Butterfly", was performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City with David Dukes, BD Wong, directed by John Dexter.
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- 1 Interview
- 1 Article

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Gender / Gender identity
- Male
Pronouns
- he/him
Race / Ethnicity
- Asian

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Trivia
Won Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "M. Butterfly." He was also nominated two other times: in 1998 as author of Best Play nominee "Golden Child," and in 2003 as Best Book (Musical) for a revival and revision of "Flower Drum Song."

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[on his screen play for 'Chinglish'] There are just so many fundamental misunderstandings about our two cultures. About ideas that Americans tend to think of as intrinsic, like the role of love in long-term marriages. We don't have a term in English for 'qingyi' [a notably long marital partnership]. 'Love' is a clumsy word the way we use it. It can mean anything from altruistic love to brotherly love to lust.