Bowen Yang

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Archer

    Archer

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Wicked

    Wicked

  • The Garfield Movie

    The Garfield Movie

  • Girls5eva

    Girls5eva

  • Girls5eva

    Girls5eva

  • Overcompensating

    Overcompensating

  • Wicked: For Good

    Wicked: For Good

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Monsters at Work

    Monsters at Work

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • The Other Two

    The Other Two

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • Duncanville

    Duncanville

  • Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

    Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • High Maintenance

    High Maintenance

  • Fire Island

    Fire Island

  • Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

    Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • The Tiger's Apprentice

    The Tiger's Apprentice

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • Good Burger 2

    Good Burger 2

  • Ziwe

    Ziwe

  • The Wedding Banquet

    The Wedding Banquet

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

  • Fantasmas

    Fantasmas

  • Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • The Cat in the Hat

    The Cat in the Hat

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Will & Harper

    Will & Harper

  • Making Wicked

    Making Wicked

  • 2 Dope Queens

    2 Dope Queens

  • Cicada

    Cicada

  • Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

    Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

  • Bros

    Bros

  • Isn't It Romantic

    Isn't It Romantic

  • The Outs

    The Outs

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • Tangles

    Tangles

  • Planning New York

    Planning New York

  • Dicks: The Musical

    Dicks: The Musical

  • Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

    Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

  • Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

    Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

  • Dry Me Crazy

    Dry Me Crazy

  • Las Culturistas Culture Awards

    Las Culturistas Culture Awards