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Bowen Yang

Actor / Comedian / Screenwriter | * 11/06/1990 (33) | Brisbane, Queensland (Australia)
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Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, 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, becoming its first Chinese-American, third openly gay male, and fourth-ever cast member of Asian descent. 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. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Fantasy | Romance / Love

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For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only ...

Isn't It Romantic

PG-13

2019 | 3.1/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance / Love
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A web series centered around a broken couple, Jack and Mitchell. It depicts the events before, during, and after the break-up. An interesting turn of events follows in this romantic drama portrayed in ...

The Outs

Certification unknown

2012 | 3.5/5 | 20min per episode
Comedy, Drama
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Jump into the daily routines of a diverse group of New Yorkers and how they light things up. “The Guy” is a nameless pot deliveryman whose client base includes an eccentric group of characters wit ...

High Maintenance

TV-MA

2016 | 3.4/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy
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Movies with Bowen Yang as Actor(16)

as Pfannee2025 Wicked Part 2
as Sidney (voice)2024 The Tiger's Apprentice
as Pfannee2024 Wicked Part 1
as (voice)2024 The Garfield Movie
2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
2023 The Monkey King
2023 Dicks: The Musical
as Ray the Moderator2022 The Lost City
as Howie2022 Fire Island
as Ronnie (voice)2022 Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Lawrence Grape2022 Bros
as himself2022 Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
as Hudson2021 Cicada
as Kim Jong-un2020 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Donny's Guy2019 Isn't It Romantic
as Laundromat Attendant2014 Dry Me Crazy

TV Shows/Series with Bowen Yang as Actor(13)

as himself2022 The Kardashians
as Zander2021 Girls5eva
as Zander (uncredited)2021 Girls5eva
as himself2021 Ziwe
as Edmund2020 Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
as himself2018 2 Dope Queens
as Brian2016 High Maintenance
as Jason2012 The Outs
as (voice)2009 Archer
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as Self - Guest??? LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Kim Jong-un (uncredited)??? Saturday Night Live
as Self - Various Characters??? Saturday Night Live

TV Shows/Series with Bowen Yang as Crew(2)

Production/Consulting Producer2021 Schmigadoon!
Writing/Writer2021 Schmigadoon!

Additional Information

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Full Name: Bowen Yang
Born: Tuesday, 11/06 1990 (November) in Brisbane, Queensland (Australia) (current age: 33 years + 172 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: New York University, Smoky Hill High School
Other names for Bowen Yang (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"杨伯文"
Bowen Yang frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (20x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (18x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (12x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (10x, Actor)
Tina Fey (9x, Actress)
Darrell Hammond (9x, Actor)
Lorne Michaels (9x, Crew)
Stephen Schwartz (6x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:956791, Added: 11/23/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024