[1] He is best known for his role as Heshen, a corrupt Qing dynasty official favoured by the Qianlong Emperor, in many television series.
He won a Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1997 for his performance in Liu the Hunchback Chancellor (宰相刘罗锅).
He also hosts Liaoning TV's talk show Wang Gang Telling Stories (王刚讲故事).
He married his first wife announcer Xiao Du (小杜) in 1978, with whom he had a daughter, Wang Tingting (王婷婷).
[4] On 8 November 2006, Wang married a woman named Zheng Yandong (郑艳东) he met on the internet in 2005 and has been chatting with since then.