Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang

1990-11-06

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.

Also appears in

Wicked

Wicked

7.6

The Garfield Movie

The Garfield Movie

7.1

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

8.2

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good

Not yet rated

The Lost City

The Lost City

6.5

The Tiger’s Apprentice

The Tiger’s Apprentice

7.0

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

6.4

Bros

Bros

6.7

Good Burger 2

Good Burger 2

6.5

The Monkey King

The Monkey King

6.6

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain

6.2

Isn’t It Romantic

Isn’t It Romantic

6.2

Fire Island

Fire Island

7.1

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend

6.5

Dicks: The Musical

Dicks: The Musical

4.5

The Cat in the Hat

The Cat in the Hat

Not yet rated

The Wedding Banquet

The Wedding Banquet

Not yet rated

Cicada

Cicada

5.7

Tangles

Tangles

Not yet rated

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?

6.4