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Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

Acting1990Brisbane, 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.

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Acting History

2026
The Moment
as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
The Voice
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
TVas Martin Li / Mr. Negative1 eps
Overcompensating
TVas Davis2 eps
The Oscars
TVas Self - Presenter1 eps
Hot Ones Versus
TVas Self1 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2024
Wicked
as Pfannee
The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)
Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)
The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TVas Self - Guest2 eps
Monsters at Work
TVas Carter (voice)2 eps
Fantasmas
TVas Dodo3 eps
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
TVas Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)1 eps
Hot Ones
TVas Self1 eps
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
TVas Ed (voice)13 eps
2023
The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TVas Self - Guest Judge1 eps
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
TVas TV Gossip #2 (voice)1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TVas Self - Guest Judge1 eps
The Simpsons
TVas Richard (voice)1 eps
2022
The Lost City
as Ray the Moderator
Bros
as Lawrence Grape
Fire Island
as Howie
The Kardashians
TVas Self1 eps
Duncanville
TVas Garrett (voice)1 eps
2021
Cicada
as Hudson
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TVas Self - Guest5 eps
The Other Two
TVas Bowen Yang1 eps
Girls5eva
TVas Zander (uncredited)1 eps
Ziwe
TVas Self
Schmigadoon!
TVConsulting Producer6 eps
Schmigadoon!
TVWriter1 eps
2020
Archer
TVas (voice)1 eps
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
TVas Edmund17 eps
2019
Isn't It Romantic
as Donny's Guy
2018
2 Dope Queens
TVas Self
2016
Broad City
TVas Sales associate2 eps
2014
2012
The Outs
TVas Jason
2003
1997
The View
TVas Self - Guest
1996
The Daily Show
TVas Self - Guest
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TVas Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Various Characters / Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1949

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/6/1990(35 years old)
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia