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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-11-06 (34 years old)

Place of Birth

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Bowen Yang

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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Known For

Acting

2026

The Cat in the Hat as (voice)

2025

Wicked: For Good as Pfannee

The Wedding Banquet as Chris

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self

Planning New York

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self

2024

The Garfield Movie as Nolan (voice)

The Tiger's Apprentice as Sidney (voice)

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self

Wicked as Pfannee

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Ed (voice)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)

Fantasmas as Dodo

2023

Dicks: The Musical as God

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain as Deetch Nordwind

Good Burger 2 as Bowen Yang

The Monkey King as Dragon King (voice)

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Celestial Administrator (voice)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as TV Gossip #2 (voice)

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Martin Li / Mr. Negative

2022

Bros as Lawrence Grape

The Lost City as Ray the Moderator

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Ronnie (voice)

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? as Self

Fire Island as Howie

The Kardashians as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self

2021

Cicada as Hudson

Ziwe as Self

Girls5eva as Zander

Girls5eva as Zander (uncredited)

Monsters at Work as Carter (voice)

2020

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Kim Jong-un

Duncanville as Garrett (voice)

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as Edmund

2019

Isn't It Romantic as Donny's Guy

The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self

The Other Two as Bowen Yang

Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2018

2 Dope Queens as Self

2016

High Maintenance as Brian

2015

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self

Hot Ones as Self

2014

Dry Me Crazy as Laundromat Attendant

Broad City as Sales associate

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self

2012

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge

The Outs as Jason

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest

2009

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest

Archer as (voice)

2005

SNL Digital Shorts

2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self

1997

The View as Self - Guest

1996

The Daily Show as Self

1989

The Simpsons as Richard (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters

1953

The Oscars as Self - Presenter

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Production

2021

Schmigadoon! as Consulting Producer

Writing

2021

Schmigadoon! as Writer