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Bowen Yang

Known for acting · Born 6 November 1990 · 35 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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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.

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Known for

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Monkey King

2023

Fire Island

2022

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020

The Lost City

2022

Schmigadoon!

2021

The Wedding Banquet

2025

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

2024

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

2023

The Tiger's Apprentice

2024

The Garfield Movie

2024

Wicked: For Good

2025

Acting (81)

2027TanglesDale (voice)Film
2026The MomentBowen Yang (uncredited)Film
2026LorneSelfFilm
2026The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific DiasporasSelfFilm
2026The Cat in the Hat(voice)Film
2026Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing NothingJean-Marie Menga (voice)Film
2026The 23rd Annual Unforgettable AwardsFilm
2025Wicked: For GoodPfanneeFilm
2025OvercompensatingDavis · 2 episodesSeries
2025The Wedding BanquetChrisFilm
2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightSelfFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - PresentFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelfSeries
2025The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeSelfFilm
2025Las Culturistas Culture AwardsSelf - Host · 2 episodesSeries
2025Variety & CNN Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
2025Good Hang with Amy PoehlerSelf - GuestSeries
2025Planning New YorkFilm
2025Inside the Worlds of Epic UniverseSelfFilm
2024WickedPfanneeFilm
2024The Garfield MovieNolan (voice)Film
2024The Tiger's ApprenticeSidney (voice)Film
2024Will & HarperSelf (uncredited)Film
2024The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy(voice) · 6 episodesSeries
2024Jentry Chau vs the UnderworldEd (voice) · 13 episodesSeries
2024FantasmasDodo · 3 episodesSeries
2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedSelfFilm
2024Hot Ones VersusSelfSeries
2024Making WickedSelfFilm
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes OffTV Gossip #2 (voice)Series
2023The Monkey KingDragon King (voice)Film
2023Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy MountainDeetch NordwindFilm
2023Good Burger 2Bowen YangFilm
2023Dicks: The MusicalGodFilm
2023Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil DinosaurMartin Li / Mr. NegativeSeries
2023Gremlins: Secrets of the MogwaiCelestial Administrator (voice) · 4 episodes, Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)Series
2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelfSeries
2022The Lost CityRay the ModeratorFilm
2022The KardashiansSelfSeries
2022BrosLawrence GrapeFilm
2022Fire IslandHowieFilm
2022Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises AgainRonnie (voice)Film
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2022Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?SelfFilm
2021Monsters at WorkCarter (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2021Girls5evaZander, Zander (uncredited)Series
2021CicadaHudsonFilm
2021ZiweSelfSeries
2020DuncanvilleGarrett (voice)Series
2020Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the ReverendKim Jong-unFilm
2020Awkwafina Is Nora from QueensEdmund · 17 episodesSeries
2019Isn't It RomanticDonny's GuyFilm
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest · 5 episodesSeries
2019The Other TwoBowen YangSeries
2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
20182 Dope QueensSelfSeries
2016High MaintenanceBrianSeries
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2015Hot OnesSelfSeries
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf · 3 episodesSeries
2014Broad CitySales associate · 2 episodesSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest · 7 episodes, FrankSeries
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelfSeries
2014Dry Me CrazyLaundromat AttendantFilm
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2012The OutsJason · 4 episodesSeries
2011The VoiceSelf - GuestSeries
2009Archer(voice)Series
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 7 episodesSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self · 2 episodesSeries
1997The ViewSelf - GuestSeries
1996The Daily ShowSelf - GuestSeries
1989The SimpsonsRichard (voice)Series
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - GuestSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Various Characters · 127 episodesSeries
1953The OscarsSelf - PresenterSeries
1949The Emmy AwardsSelfSeries
—Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers projectFilm
—The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards Red Carpet Pre-ShowFilm

Production (1)

2021Schmigadoon!Consulting Producer, WriterSeries

Writing (2)

2025Las Culturistas Culture AwardsWriterSeries
—Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers projectWriterFilm