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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 6, 1990
Place of Birth
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Also Known As
- ボウエン・ヤン
- بوون یانگ
Bowen Yang
1.9 Popularity
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
0.0
(voice)
The Cat in the Hat
2026
9.0
Self
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2025
6.8
Pfannee
Wicked: For Good
2025
8.4
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
0.0
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
0.0
Self • Host
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
2025
7.4
Davis
Overcompensating
2025
7.1
Chris
The Wedding Banquet
2025
0.0
Planning New York
2025
6.7
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Credits
The Cat in the Hat
as (voice)
2026
0.0
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
2025
9.0
Wicked: For Good
as Pfannee
2025
6.8
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025
8.4
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self
2025
0.0
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
as Self • Host
2025
0.0
Overcompensating
as Davis
2025
7.4
The Wedding Banquet
as Chris
2025
7.1
Planning New York
2025
0.0
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
2025
6.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
2025
7.7
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
7.8
Making Wicked
as Self
2024
8.0
Jentry Chau vs the Underworld
as Ed (voice)
2024
8.3
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
2024
7.5
Wicked
as Pfannee
2024
6.9
Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)
2024
7.3
Fantasmas
as Dodo
2024
6.3
The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)
2024
7.0
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy
as (voice)
2024
6.8
The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)
2024
7.3
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
9.7
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2023
6.0
Good Burger 2
as Bowen Yang
2023
6.3
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
as TV Gossip #2 (voice)
2023
8.0
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Deetch Nordwind
2023
6.1
Dicks: The Musical
as God
2023
4.5
The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)
2023
6.5
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Celestial Administrator (voice)
2023
8.2
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai
as Celestial Administrator / Sailor #1 (voice)
2023
8.2
Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
as Martin Li / Mr. Negative
2023
7.7
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Ronnie (voice)
2022
6.4
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
as Self
2022
6.4
Bros
as Lawrence Grape
2022
6.7
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Fire Island
as Howie
2022
7.0
The Kardashians
as Self
2022
8.5
The Lost City
as Ray the Moderator
2022
6.5
Cicada
as Hudson
2021
5.8
Monsters at Work
as Carter (voice)
2021
7.2
Ziwe
as Self
2021
6.2
Girls5eva
as Zander
2021
6.1
Girls5eva
as Zander (uncredited)
2021
6.1
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Kim Jong-un
2020
6.4
Duncanville
as Garrett (voice)
2020
7.7
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
as Edmund
2020
6.8
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
2019
4.5
Isn't It Romantic
as Donny's Guy
2019
6.2
The Other Two
as Bowen Yang
2019
7.0
🎬
Lie Detector
as Self
2018
5.5
2 Dope Queens
as Self
2018
5.5
High Maintenance
as Brian
2016
6.8
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Broad City
as Sales associate
2014
7.1
🎬
Dry Me Crazy
as Laundromat Attendant
2014
0.0
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
The Outs
as Jason
2012
6.4
The Voice
as Self - Guest
2011
5.9
Archer
as (voice)
2009
8.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Simpsons
as Richard (voice)
1989
8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters
1975
7.0
The Oscars
as Self - Presenter
1953
7.0
The Emmy Awards
as Self
1949
7.9
🎬
Tangles
N/A
0.0
🎬
Untitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project
N/A
0.0