Gary Fong (born December 6, 1960) is an American entrepreneur, author, former wedding photographer, film director,[1] producer and screenwriter.

[2] Originally a musician, while pursuing a degree in Pharmacology to appease his parents' demands to become a doctor, Fong accidentally stumbled upon a Life Magazine article featuring wedding photographer Rocky Gunn in a multi-page spread.

Fong, left with no mentor or proper training, started a wedding photography business in a bedroom of his parents' apartment, and offered his services for $150/no time limit.

[15] In the book, Fong claims that his entire life changed when, during an emotional meltdown, he nearly rear-ended a car that had a bumper sticker that said, "Since I Gave Up Hope, I feel Much Better".

It was during this period when he went to Club Med in the Bahamas to vanish, that his greatest inspiration came in the form of maintaining emptiness in not only his schedule but in his aspirations.

[18] In May 2015, Fong wrote his first screenplay and was discovered by entertainment attorney Shelley Surpin and literary agent Matt Leipzig.

[19][20] He secretly filmed in Canada and Los Angeles the trailer for Best F(r)iends, starring writer/director Tommy Wiseau playing the role of a mortician who recruits actor Greg Sestero’s character to join him in an unexplained criminal enterprise.