Bowen Yang
Born: 1990-11-06 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
- Tangles as Dale (voice)
2026
- Lorne as Self
- The Moment as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
- The Cat in the Hat as (voice)
- The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas as Self
- Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
2025
- Wicked: For Good as Pfannee
- Overcompensating as Davis
- Variety & CNN Actors on Actors as Self
- SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
- The Wedding Banquet as Chris
- Wicked: One Wonderful Night as Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
- The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as Self
- Planning New York
- Las Culturistas Culture Awards as Self - Host
- Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe as Self
2024
- Wicked as Pfannee
- Hot Ones Versus as Self
- The Garfield Movie as Nolan (voice)
- The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy as (voice)
- Jentry Chau vs the Underworld as Ed (voice)
- Fantasmas as Dodo
- The Tiger's Apprentice as Sidney (voice)
- Will & Harper as Self (uncredited)
- Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self
- Making Wicked as Self
2023
- Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur as Martin Li / Mr. Negative
- Scott Pilgrim Takes Off as TV Gossip #2 (voice)
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai as Celestial Administrator (voice)
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- The Monkey King as Dragon King (voice)
- Dicks: The Musical as God
- Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain as Deetch Nordwind
- Good Burger 2 as Bowen Yang
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
- The Lost City as Ray the Moderator
- The Kardashians as Self
- Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again as Ronnie (voice)
- Fire Island as Howie
- Bros as Lawrence Grape
- Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? as Self
2021
- Monsters at Work as Carter (voice)
- Girls5eva as Zander
- Schmigadoon! ... (Consulting Producer)
- Ziwe as Self
- Cicada as Hudson
2020
- Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens as Edmund
- Duncanville as Garrett (voice)
- Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend as Kim Jong-un
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self - Guest
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle as Self - Guest
- The Other Two as Bowen Yang
- Isn't It Romantic as Donny's Guy
2018
- 2 Dope Queens as Self
2016
- High Maintenance as Brian
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- Hot Ones as Self
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Broad City as Sales associate
- Dry Me Crazy as Laundromat Attendant
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
- The Outs as Jason
2011
- The Voice as Self - Guest
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Archer as (voice)
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
1997
- The View as Self - Guest
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Richard (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Presenter
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self