Wang, who is of Chinese descent, was born in Indonesia but moved to Taiwan with his parents in the 1960s following anti-Chinese unrest in Indonesia. He graduated with a degree in cinema from the World College of Journalism (now Shih Hsin University), and has worked as a cinematographer, editor, real-estate agent, advertising professional, actor, and filmmaker. His path has been a varied one indeed.
出身印尼華僑的他，1960 年代因印尼排華暴亂，隨父母遷居來台，自世界新聞專科學校（現世新大學）電影系畢業後，做過攝影、編輯、房地產、廣告企劃、演員，拍過電影，一路走來，路徑多元。