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Doug Chiang Biography (1962-)

Born February 16, 1962, in Taipei, Taiwan; immigrated to the United States, 1968; father, an automotive design engineer; married, 1994; children: Jake, Ryan. Addresses: Office: Doug Chiang Studio, P.O. Box 151617, San Rafael, CA 94915.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Special effects art director

Birth Details

February 16, 1962

Taipei, Taiwan

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Visual Effects Art Director
• Ghost, Paramount, 1990
• (As Doug Chang) The Doors, TriStar, 1991
• Switch (also known as Blake Edwards' Switch), Columbia, 1991
• Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2 and T2--Terminator 2: Judgment Day), TriStar, 1991
• Death Becomes Her (also known as La muerte le sienta bien),Universal, 1992
• The Nutcracker (also known as George Balanchine's The Nutcracker), Regency Enterprises, 1993
• Forrest Gump, Paramount, 1994
• (Visual effects art direction supervisor) The Mask, New Line Cinema, 1994
• Jumanji, Columbia, 1995
• Other
• (Director) Mental Block (short animated film), 1985
• (Concept design director) Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace(also known as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• (Concept design director) Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Star Wars II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
• Film Appearances
• Flag bearer, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (also knownas The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
• Television Appearances
• Robots among Us (special), The Discovery Channel, 2000
• Guest storyteller, Telling Stories with Tomie dePaola (episodic),c. 2001
• WRITINGS
• Multimedia
• Creator of a multimedia "book," Robota: Reign of Machines.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Notable Asian Americans, Gale, 1995

Periodicals

• Asia, Inc., March, 1994, pp. 58-59

Electronic

• Doug Chiang Studio, http://www.dchiang.com, October 15, 2002