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Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 06, 1990 (34)
Birthplace Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Popularity 7 (history)
Updated Aug 06, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 seaso ... n. 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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The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

2026

as (voice)

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

2025

as Pfannee de Phan Hall

The Tiger's Apprentice

The Tiger's Apprentice

2024

as Sidney (voice)

The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

2024

as Nolan (voice)

Wicked

Wicked

2024

as Pfannee

The Monkey King

The Monkey King

2023

as Dragon King (voice)

Dicks: The Musical

Dicks: The Musical

2023

as God

Good Burger 2

Good Burger 2

2023

as Bowen Yang

Fire Island

Fire Island

2022

as Howie

The Lost City

The Lost City

2022

as Ray the Moderator

Bros

Bros

2022

as Lawrence Grape

Cicada

Cicada

2021

as Hudson

Isn't It Romantic

Isn't It Romantic

2019

as Donny's Guy

Dry Me Crazy

Dry Me Crazy

2014

as Laundromat Attendant

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens

as Edmund

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jan 22, 2020

Jentry Chau vs the Underworld

as Ed (voice)

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Dec 05, 2024

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy

as (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Feb 22, 2024

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Celestial Administrator (voice)

Episodes: 4

First Aired: May 23, 2023

The Outs

as Jason

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Mar 27, 2012

Fantasmas

as Dodo

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jun 07, 2024

Broad City

as Sales associate

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 22, 2014

Monsters at Work

as Carter (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 07, 2021

The Simpsons

as Richard (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Girls5eva

as Zander

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2021

Girls5eva

as Zander (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 2021

Duncanville

as Garrett (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 16, 2020

High Maintenance

as Brian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 2016

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

as TV Gossip #2 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2023

The Other Two

as Bowen Yang

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 24, 2019

Archer

as (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2009

Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 23, 2023

Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur

as Martin Li / Mr. Negative

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 10, 2023

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Various Characters

Episodes: 117

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

as Self

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jan 16, 2025

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Today with Hoda & Jenna

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 08, 2019

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

as Self - Guest Judge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 2012

Ziwe

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 09, 2021

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

The Kardashians

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 2022

The View

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

2 Dope Queens

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 02, 2018

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2012

Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 31, 2023

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 26, 2003

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Hot Ones

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 12, 2015

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

SNL Digital Shorts

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 2005

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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