Bowen Yang
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 6, 1990 (age 36)
- Birthplace
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Biography
Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for SNL's 45th season. He made history becoming the first SNL featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021. He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season. Yang has appeared in the television series Girls5Eva, Ziwe, and The Other Two and is a cast member on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies Fire Island and Bros, both released in 2022. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
Movie
The Cat in the Hat
Movie · as Gary (voice)
Tangles
Movie · as Dale (voice)
The Moment
Movie · as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
Movie · as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
Lorne
Movie · as Self
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Movie · as Self
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards
Movie
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show
Movie
Wicked: For Good
Movie · as Pfannee
The Wedding Banquet
Movie · as Chris
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Planning New York
Movie
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Movie · as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie · as Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Movie · as Self
Overcompensating
TV · as Davis · 2 eps
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 2 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Garfield Movie
Movie · as Nolan (voice)
The Tiger's Apprentice
Movie · as Sidney (voice)
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie · as Self
Wicked
Movie · as Pfannee
Making Wicked
Movie · as Self
Will & Harper
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TV · as Ed (voice) · 13 eps
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
TV · as (voice) · 6 eps
Fantasmas
TV · as Dodo · 3 eps
Hot Ones Versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dicks: The Musical
Movie · as God
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Movie · as Deetch Nordwind
Good Burger 2
Movie · as Bowen Yang
The Monkey King
Movie · as Dragon King (voice)
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TV · as Celestial Administrator (voice), Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice) · 4 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TV · as TV Gossip #2 (voice) · 1 ep
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TV · as Martin Li / Mr. Negative · 1 ep
Bros
Movie · as Lawrence Grape
The Lost City
Movie · as Ray the Moderator
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Movie · as Ronnie (voice)
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
Movie · as Self
Fire Island
Movie · as Howie
The Kardashians
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Cicada
Movie · as Hudson
Ziwe
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Girls5eva
TV · as Zander, Zander (uncredited) · 1 ep
Monsters at Work
TV · as Carter (voice) · 2 eps
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Movie · as Kim Jong-un
Duncanville
TV · as Garrett (voice) · 1 ep
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TV · as Edmund · 17 eps
Isn't It Romantic
Movie · as Donny's Guy
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Other Two
TV · as Bowen Yang · 1 ep
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
2 Dope Queens
TV · as Self · 1 ep
High Maintenance
TV · as Brian · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Dry Me Crazy
Movie · as Laundromat Attendant
Broad City
TV · as Sales associate · 2 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest, Frank · 8 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Outs
TV · as Jason · 4 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
The Voice
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps
Archer
TV · as (voice) · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The View
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Richard (voice) · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Various Characters · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep