Will Tiao

Will Tiao
Born (1973-10-31) October 31, 1973
Manhattan, Kansas
Residence Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actor, producer, realtor, and businessman

Will Tiao (刁毓能 born October 31, 1973) is a Taiwanese American actor, producer, and real estate broker and investor.[1] Tiao was born and raised in a real estate family in Manhattan, Kansas. His family manages and invests in hundreds of apartment units and Will was instrumental in helping his immigrant parents with many of the legal and business issues that came with managing multiple income properties. Tiao worked in the field of international politics before entering the Hollywood scene.

Education and career

After graduating from Manhattan High School, 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. He 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.

He 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.[2][3]

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.

Tiao currently is the owner of Tiao Properties, a full service real estate and property management company serving the Greater Los Angeles Area.

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