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Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

Department: 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.

Known For

Bros

Bros

2022

Dicks: The Musical

Dicks: The Musical

2023

The Lost City

The Lost City

2022

Cicada

Cicada

2021

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

2023

The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

2024

Good Burger 2

Good Burger 2

2023

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

2022

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

2022

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

2025

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2026

The Tiger's Apprentice

The Tiger's Apprentice

2024

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

2025

Dry Me Crazy

Dry Me Crazy

2014

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

2024

Tangles

Tangles

Isn't It Romantic

Isn't It Romantic

2019

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

2020

The Monkey King

The Monkey King

2023

Fire Island

Fire Island

2022

Wicked

Wicked

2024

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025

Planning New York

Planning New York

2025

Making Wicked

Making Wicked

2024

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

2025

Will & Harper

Will & Harper

2024

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

2025

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

2025

Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project

Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project

The Moment

The Moment

2026

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

2024

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

2023

Ziwe

Ziwe

2021

Broad City

Broad City

2014

Girls5eva

Girls5eva

2021

Girls5eva

Girls5eva

2021

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

The Outs

The Outs

2012

Duncanville

Duncanville

2020

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

The Kardashians

The Kardashians

2022

High Maintenance

High Maintenance

2016

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

2023

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The View

The View

1997

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

2024

2 Dope Queens

2 Dope Queens

2018

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

The Other Two

The Other Two

2019

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

2012

Monsters at Work

Monsters at Work

2021

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

2023

Fantasmas

Fantasmas

2024

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Archer

Archer

2009

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

2023

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

2019

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

2023

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Overcompensating

Overcompensating

2025

Hot Ones Versus

Hot Ones Versus

2024

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949

Las Culturistas Culture Awards

Las Culturistas Culture Awards

2025

The Voice

The Voice

2011

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

2025