Bowen Yang
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.
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Known For
TV
The Simpsons
Richard (voice)
1989
TV
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
TV
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
TV
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
TV
The View
Self - Guest
1997
TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
TV
The Voice
Self - Guest
2011
TV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
TV
Hot Ones
Self
2015
TV
Duncanville
Garrett (voice)
2020
TV
Archer
(voice)
2009
TV
The Oscars
Self - Presenter
1953
TV
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
TV
Girls5eva
Zander
2021
Filmography
2026FilmThe Cat in the Hatas (voice)2026FilmThe Momentas Bowen Yang (uncredited)2025FilmThe 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Paradeas Self2025FilmWicked: For Goodas Pfannee2025FilmWicked: One Wonderful Nightas Self2025FilmInside the Worlds of Epic Universeas Self2025TVLas Culturistas Culture Awardsas Self • Host2025TVOvercompensatingas Davis2025FilmThe Wedding Banquetas Chris2025FilmPlanning New York2025FilmSNL50: The Homecoming Concertas Self2025FilmLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present2025TVSNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas Self2024FilmMaking Wickedas Self2024TVJentry Chau vs the Underworldas Ed (voice)2024FilmDefying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wickedas Self2024FilmWickedas Pfannee2024FilmWill & Harperas Self (uncredited)2024TVFantasmasas Dodo2024FilmThe Garfield Movieas Nolan (voice)2024TVThe Second Best Hospital in the Galaxyas (voice)2024FilmThe Tiger's Apprenticeas Sidney (voice)2024TVHot Ones Versusas Self2023TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporteras Self2023FilmGood Burger 2as Self2023FilmPlease Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountainas Deetch Nordwind2023TVScott Pilgrim Takes Offas TV Gossip #2 (voice)2023FilmDicks: The Musicalas God2023FilmThe Monkey Kingas Dragon King (voice)2023TVGremlins: Secrets of the Mogwaias Celestial Administrator (voice)2023TVMarvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosauras Martin Li / Mr. Negative2022FilmNight at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Againas Ronnie (voice)2022FilmMatt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?as Self2022FilmBrosas Lawrence Grape2022TVThe Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - Guest2022FilmFire Islandas Howie2022TVThe Kardashiansas Self2022FilmThe Lost Cityas Ray the Moderator2021FilmCicadaas Hudson2021TVMonsters at Workas Carter (voice)2021TVZiweas Self2021TVGirls5evaas Zander2020FilmUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverendas Kim Jong-un2020TVDuncanvilleas Garrett (voice)2020TVAwkwafina Is Nora from Queensas Edmund2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - Guest2019TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelleas Self - Guest2019FilmIsn't It Romanticas Donny's Guy2019TVThe Other Twoas Bowen Yang2018TV2 Dope Queensas Self2016TVHigh Maintenanceas Brian2015TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self - Guest2015TVHot Onesas Self2014TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actorsas Self2014TVLate Night with Seth Meyersas Self - Guest2014TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self2014TVBroad Cityas Sales associate2014FilmDry Me Crazyas Laundromat Attendant2012TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDas Self - Guest Judge2012TVRuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest Judge2012TVThe Outsas Jason2011TVThe Voiceas Self - Guest2009TVArcheras (voice)2009TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest2003TVJimmy Kimmel Live!as Self1997TVThe Viewas Self - Guest1996TVThe Daily Showas Self - Guest1989TVThe Simpsonsas Richard (voice)1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)1953TVThe Oscarsas Self - Presenter1949TVThe Emmy Awardsas Self—FilmTangles—FilmUntitled Bowen Yang/Matt Rogers project