Bowen Yang
Acting
- Born:
- 1990-11-06
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Tangles
The Cat in the Hat
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
Lorne
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards
The Moment
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Wicked: For Good
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
Overcompensating
The Wedding Banquet
Planning New York
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Making Wicked
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Wicked
Will & Harper
Fantasmas
The Garfield Movie
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
The Tiger's Apprentice
Hot Ones Versus
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Good Burger 2
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Dicks: The Musical
The Monkey King
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
Bros
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Fire Island
The Kardashians
The Lost City
Cicada
Monsters at Work
Ziwe
Girls5eva
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
Duncanville
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Isn't It Romantic
The Other Two
2 Dope Queens
High Maintenance
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Hot Ones
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Broad City
Dry Me Crazy
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
The Outs
The Voice
Archer
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The View
The Daily Show
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
The Emmy Awards
Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show