Bowen Yang
Known for: Acting
Born: November 6, 1990
Place of birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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.
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Filmography
34 movies · 46 TV shows, newest first
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Tangles
2027
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The Cat in the Hat
2026
10.0
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
2026
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Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
2026
6.9
Lorne
2026
6.3
The Moment
2026
5.5
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025
9.0
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
6.6
Wicked: For Good
2025
8.2
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
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Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
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Las Culturistas Culture Awards
2025
7.2
Overcompensating
2025
6.7
The Wedding Banquet
2025
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Planning New York
2025
10.0
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2025
6.8
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.0
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
8.0
Making Wicked
2024
8.1
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
2024
7.5
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
6.9
Wicked
2024
7.3
Will & Harper
2024
6.3
Fantasmas
2024
7.0
The Garfield Movie
2024
6.8
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
2024
7.2
The Tiger's Apprentice
2024
8.8
Hot Ones Versus
2024
2.9
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
6.3
Good Burger 2
2023
6.2
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023
7.9
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
2023
4.4
Dicks: The Musical
2023
6.5
The Monkey King
2023
8.4
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
2023
7.5
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
2023
6.3
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022
6.4
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
2022
6.6
Bros
2022
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
6.9
Fire Island
2022
8.5
The Kardashians
2022
6.4
The Lost City
2022
5.8
Cicada
2021
6.8
Schmigadoon!
2021
7.2
Monsters at Work
2021
6.2
Ziwe
2021
5.9
Girls5eva
2021
6.4
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
2020
7.7
Duncanville
2020
6.9
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
6.2
Isn't It Romantic
2019
7.0
The Other Two
2019
5.5
2 Dope Queens
2018
6.9
High Maintenance
2016
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
7.1
Hot Ones
2015
4.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
7.1
Broad City
2014NR
Dry Me Crazy
2014
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
6.2
The Outs
2012
5.9
The Voice
2011
7.9
Archer
2009
4.9
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
4.3
The View
1997
6.4
The Daily Show
1996
8.0
The Simpsons
1989
5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
7.0
The Oscars
1953
7.9
The Emmy Awards
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Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
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