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Bowen Yang
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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 r…
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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.
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Tangles
as Dale (voice)
The Cat in the Hat
as Gary (voice)
The A List: 15 Stories from Asian and Pacific Diasporas
as Self
Waking Up From a Nap on a Long Day of Doing Nothing
as Jean-Marie Menga (voice)
Lorne
as Self
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards
The Moment
as Bowen Yang (uncredited)
The 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
as Self
Wicked: For Good
as Pfannee
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self
The Wedding Banquet
as Chris
Planning New York
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Writer / Self - Cast Member 2018 - Present
Making Wicked
as Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
Wicked
as Pfannee
Will & Harper
as Self (uncredited)
The Garfield Movie
as Nolan (voice)
The Tiger's Apprentice
as Sidney (voice)
Good Burger 2
as Bowen Yang
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Deetch Nordwind
Dicks: The Musical
as God
The Monkey King
as Dragon King (voice)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
as Ronnie (voice)
Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas?
as Self
Bros
as Lawrence Grape
Fire Island
as Howie
The Lost City
as Ray the Moderator
Cicada
as Hudson
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend
as Kim Jong-un
Isn't It Romantic
as Donny's Guy
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Dry Me Crazy
as Laundromat Attendant
The 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards Red Carpet Pre-Show
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