Bowen Yang

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

77

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-11-06 (35 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

  • Wicked: For Good

    Wicked: For Good

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Wicked

    Wicked

  • 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

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Voice

    The Voice

  • Archer

    Archer

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The Garfield Movie

    The Garfield Movie

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Monsters at Work

    Monsters at Work

  • Hot Ones Versus

    Hot Ones Versus

  • Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

    Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

  • Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Wicked: One Wonderful Night

    Wicked: One Wonderful Night

  • Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

    Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

  • The Lost City

    The Lost City

  • Girls5eva

    Girls5eva

  • Girls5eva

    Girls5eva

  • Overcompensating

    Overcompensating

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

    Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

  • Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

    Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Lie Detector

    Lie Detector

  • Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

    Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

  • The Other Two

    The Other Two

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

    Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

  • Duncanville

    Duncanville

  • The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

    The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

  • Cicada

    Cicada

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

    Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • Fire Island

    Fire Island

  • Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

    Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Fantasmas

    Fantasmas

  • The Tiger's Apprentice

    The Tiger's Apprentice

  • The Cat in the Hat

    The Cat in the Hat

  • High Maintenance

    High Maintenance

  • Isn't It Romantic

    Isn't It Romantic

  • The Monkey King

    The Monkey King

  • The Wedding Banquet

    The Wedding Banquet

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Ziwe

    Ziwe

  • Making Wicked

    Making Wicked

  • Tangles

    Tangles

  • Good Burger 2

    Good Burger 2

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Bros

    Bros

  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

  • 2 Dope Queens

    2 Dope Queens

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

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Dicks: The Musical

    Dicks: The Musical

  • Will & Harper

    Will & Harper

  • The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

    The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

  • The Outs

    The Outs

  • Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

    Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

  • Planning New York

    Planning New York

  • Las Culturistas Culture Awards

    Las Culturistas Culture Awards

  • Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

    Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

  • Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project

    Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project

  • Dry Me Crazy

    Dry Me Crazy