Father Sheng Lee died in 2004 at the age of 91. He was the head teacher at Tainan First Senior High School.

Turned down an offer to direct Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

Graduated from Tisch School of the Arts Graduate program

Two sons: Haan (b. 1984) and Mason (b. 1990), both born in Illinois.

Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Theater Studies from the Department of Theater.

Never storyboards his movies, even visually complex films such has his acclaimed Wo hu cang long (2000) (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)

A dedicated fan of Calgary Flames hockey team.

Earned his Masters Degree in Fine Arts from New York University

Has two sons, Haan and Mason.

One of 4 children.

Developed a very strong relationship with Anne Hathaway while filming Brokeback Mountain (2005). It was Ang who persuaded Anne to take the role of Jane Austen in Becoming Jane (2007); having directed Sense and Sensibility (1995) he knew she would be perfect for the role.

Left Taiwan in 1978 to study in the US.

His movies Hsi yen (1993), Yin shi nan nu (1994) and Wo hu cang long (2000) were Oscar-nominated for "Best Foreign Language Film". Wo hu cang long (2000) won.

While attending NYU, worked on Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983), Spike Lee's well-renowned student film.

Father of Mason Lee

Taught Kai Wong filmmaking as Montgomery-Fellow-in-Residence at Dartmouth College, an Ivy League college which Meryl Streep once attended.