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Bowen Yang

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1990-11-06 (34 years old)

Biography

Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to 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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Filmography

all 70

TV Shows 43

self 30

Movies 27

Voice 13

Producer 1

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Bowen Yang

Biography

Filmography

all 70

TV Shows 43

self 30

Movies 27

Voice 13

Producer 1

The Cat in the Hat (2026)

Wicked: For Good (2025)

Overcompensating (2025)

The Wedding Banquet (2025)

Planning New York (2025)

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025)

Making Wicked (2024)

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld (2024)

Wicked (2024)

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (2024)

Fantasmas (2024)

The Garfield Movie (2024)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (2024)

The Tiger's Apprentice (2024)

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter (2023)

Good Burger 2 (2023)

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023)

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023)

Dicks: The Musical (2023)

The Monkey King (2023)

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2023)

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (2023)

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? (2022)

Bros (2022)

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

Fire Island (2022)

The Kardashians (2022)

The Lost City (2022)

Cicada (2021)

Schmigadoon! (2021)

Monsters at Work (2021)

Ziwe (2021)

Girls5eva (2021)

Dancing On My Own (2020)

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend (2020)

Gayme Show (2020)

Duncanville (2020)

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)

The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)

Today with Hoda & Jenna (2019)

Isn't It Romantic (2019)

The Other Two (2019)

Thank You, Goodnight (2018)

2 Dope Queens (2018)

High Maintenance (2016)

Masc Only (2016)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)

Hot Ones (2015)

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014)

Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)

Broad City (2014)

Dry Me Crazy (2014)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED (2012)

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)

The Outs (2012)

Archer (2009)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)

SNL Digital Shorts (2005)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)

The View (1997)

The Daily Show (1996)

The Simpsons (1989)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Saturday Night Live (1975)

The Oscars (1953)

Tangles

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Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-11-06 (34 years old)

Birth Place

Brisbane, Australia

Citizenships

United States

Also Known As

ボウエン・ヤン, بوون یانگ

Awards

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