Curiosidades

While he said that he got the funding for The Room (2003) by importing and selling leather jackets from South Korea, some crew members on the film said that the money came from an organized-crime money-laundering scheme, though Wiseau said that is highly unlikely.

Got his SAG (Screen Actors Guild) card by writing, producing, directing, and starring in a commercial for a company he owns.

Attends many screenings for The Room (2003) in person. He often holds Q&A sessions with the audience and even meets with fans.

Several years before he started his acting career, he was hospitalized after being involved in a near-fatal car accident in California. Another driver ran a red light and hit his car. According to his friend Greg Sestero, that incident inspired Wiseau to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and filmmaker.

Is independently wealthy and does not rely on filmmaking to live.

Became a naturalized US citizen on May 28, 1985, in San Francisco, CA.

When he and Greg Sestero were roommates in 2000, they went to see O Talentoso Ripley (1999) in a movie theater. According to Sestero, he wanted to watch the film with Wiseau to give him a "crash course on roommate etiquette". Wiseau was so amazed by the film that it inspired him to make his own, which would later become The Room (2003).

Once owned Street Fashions USA, a business that sold irregular jeans at discount prices. He also wrote, directed and starred in a commercial for it.

Regarded Elia Kazan and Alfred Hitchcock as his main influences as a director.

Is featured on a Topps Allen & Ginter collectible card.

Supposedly gained the nickname "The Birdman" for his unique bird toys.

Often drinks Red Bull while filming.