History Creator / BowenYang

* ''Film/DicksTheMusical'' as God / The Narrator

* Untitled Animated ''Franchise/{{Garfield}}'' film (TBA) as Nolan

* ''Series/Girls5eva'' as Zander (2021)

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member [[note]]though not the first Asian-American overall; Creator/RobSchneider, Creator/FredArmisen, and Creator/NasimPedrad precede him[[/note]], as well as the first gay man of color in the cast [[note]]before Yang, the only LGBTQ cast member of color was Creator/DanitraVance, a black lesbian[[/note]]. As of the 46th season, Bowen Yang became the first gay male cast member and second LGBTQ cast member overall (after Creator/KateMcKinnon) to stay on the show for more than a season. [[note]](Terry Sweeney and John Milhiser each only lasted one season)[[/note]] Furthermore, he became the first featured cast member [[note]]as opposed to main cast, which is usually the case[[/note]] to be nominated for an UsefulNotes/EmmyAward in 2021, and the first Chinese-American to be nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990) is an Australian-born American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. He joined as a writer for season 44 and was promoted to featured cast member in season 45.

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member)[[note]]though not the first Asian-American cast member overall, as Rob Schneider, Fred Armisen, and Nasim Pedrad came before him[[/note]], as well as the first gay male to be non-white[[note]]before Yang, the only non-white LGBTQ cast member was Creator/DanitraVance, who was a black lesbian[[/note]]. As of the 46th season, Bowen Yang has become the first gay male cast member to stay on the show for more than a season (Terry Sweeney and John Milhiser only lasted one season), and the second LGBTQ cast member overall (after Creator/KateMcKinnon) to stay on the show for more than a season.

* ''Series/BroadCity'' as Sale Associate (2 episodes)
* ''Series/TheOuts'' as Jason (4 episodes)
* ''Series/HighMaintenance'' as Brian (1 episode)
* ''Film/IsntItRomantic'' as Donny's Guy
* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as UsefulNotes/KimJongUn, Chen Biao[[note]]a snarky trade commissioner -- and later, because of the coronavirus pandemic, a health minister[[/note]], Andrew Yang, Creator/KenJeong, Kim Min-seok (the creator of "Baby Shark"), Sir Elton John, and various
* ''Film/{{Cicada}}'' as Hudson
* ''Series/AwkwafinaIsNoraFromQueens'' as Edmund (5 episodes)
* ''Series/Girls5eva'' as Zander (1 episode)

* ''Series/AwkwafinaIsNoraFromQueens'' as Edmund (5 episodes)

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Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990) is an Australian-born American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. He joined as a writer for season 44 and was promoted to featured cast member in season 45 .

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member)[[note]]though not the first Asian-American cast member overall, as Rob Schneider, Fred Armisen, and Nasim Pedrad came before him[[/note]], as well as the first gay male to be non-white[[note]]before Yang, the only non-white LGBTQ cast member was Creator/DanitraVance, who was a black lesbian[[/note]].

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member)[[note]]though not the first Asian-American cast member overall, as Rob Schneider, Fred Armisen, and Nasim Pedrad came before him[[/note]], as well as the first gay male to be non-white[[note]]before Yang, the only non-white LGBTQ cast members was Creator/DanitraVance, who was a black lesbian[[/note]].

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as UsefulNotes/KimJongUn, Chen Biao[[note]]a snarky trade commissioner -- and later, because of the coronavirus pandemic, a health minister[[/note]], Andrew Yang, Creator/KenJeong, and other characters

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Chinese-American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. He joined as a writer for season 44 and was promoted to featured cast member in season 45 .

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Chinese-American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''.

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member)[[note]]though not the first Asian-American cast member overall, as Rob Schneider, Fred Armisen, and Nasim Pedrad came before him[[/note]], as well as the first gay male to be non-white[[note]]before Yang, the only non-white LGBTQ cast members was Creator/DanitraVance, who was a black lesbian[[/note]]. This, however, was sidelined when news hit that Shane Gillis (a comedian who was supposed to be in the same cast as Yang and Creator/ChloeFineman) had made a lot of racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic remarks on his podcast and online and a lot of people were calling for him to be fired (which happened two weeks prior to Yang's and Fineman's debut as cast members). In spite of this, Bowen Yang became season 45's shining star (at least before the show temporarily shut down due to public health concerns over the coronavirus) and continues to be a scene stealer in his second season (season 46).

!Filmography

* ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' as UsefulNotes/KimJongUn, Chen Biao[[note]]a snarky trade commissioner -- and later, because of the coronavirus pandemic, a health minister[[/note]], Andrew Yang, Ken Jeong, and other characters

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as he's the first Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member).

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historic, as:

** It's the first time ''Saturday Night Live'' has ever had a Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member). However, it's not the first time ''SNL'' has had a cast member with heritage from an Asian country, as Creator/RobSchneider (from the early-to-mid-1990s cast) is Filipino on his mother's side[[note]]as mentioned on his stand-up special "Soy Sauce and the Holocaust"[[/note]], Creator/FredArmisen (from the early 2000s cast) is a quarter Korean[[note]]prior to his appearance on the PBS show "Finding Your Roots", where celebrities discover their ancestry, Armisen -- and a lot of the media -- thought he was Japanese, but the "Finding Your Roots" episode showed that Armisen's paternal grandfather hid his true ethnic identity because Japan annexed South Korea during his youth and posing as Japanese was the only way he could escape discrimination and death[[/note]], and Creator/NasimPedrad (the show's only Asian female as of 2020) is from Iran[[note]]which, geographically, counts as an Asian country, since The Middle East is part of Asia[[/note]].
** Yang is also the sixth ''SNL'' cast member to be LGBTQ+ (joining Denny Dillon from the 1980-1981 season, Creator/TerrySweeney from the 1985-1986 cast, Danitra Vance from the same cast Creator/TerrySweeney was on, Creator/KateMcKinnon from the 2011-2012 season, and Creator/JohnMilhiser from the 2013-2014 cast), the third one to be an openly gay male, the second one not to be white (joining Creator/DanitraVance[[note]]who was a black lesbian[[/note]]), and the first one to be East Asian.
** Yang is also the third cast member born in the 1990s, joining Creator/PeteDavidson and short-lived cast member Luke Null, though Davidson is still the youngest, as he was born in 1993, while Luke Null and Bowen Yang were both born in 1990.
** Yang is also the '''''seventh''''' cast member to not have been born in the United States or Canada, joining Tony Rosato [[note]]who was born in Italy before his family moved to Canada[[/note]] from season seven, Pamela Stephenson[[note]]who was born in New Zealand before becoming an Australian citizen[[/note]] from season ten, Morwenna Banks[[note]]who was born in England and, as of 2020, is the only UK-based cast member who was born there, as opposed to having citizenship there, like Mike Myers did[[/note]] from season 20, Horatio Sanz[[note]]born in the South American country of Chile[[/note]] from the late 1990s-early 2000s cast, Nasim Pedrad[[note]]born in Iran[[/note]] from the late 2000s-early 2010s cast, and Creator/SasheerZamata[[note]]who is African-American, but was born in Japan because, at the time, her father was an active member of the U.S. Army and military families move around a lot[[/note]] who was a late addition to the season 39 cast[[note]]due to audience backlash over ''SNL'' hiring too many white cast members and not having a black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left in 2008[[/note]]. Yang was born to Chinese parents who moved to Queensland, Australia, then moved again to Canada, [[RuleOfThree then moved again to Colorado]].

** Yang is also the fifth ''SNL'' cast member to be LGBTQ+ (joining Creator/TerrySweeney from the 1985-1986 cast, Danitra Vance from the same cast Creator/TerrySweeney was on, Creator/KateMcKinnon, and Creator/JohnMilhiser from the 2013-2014 cast), the third one to be an openly gay male, the second one not to be white (joining Creator/DanitraVance[[note]]who was a black woman[[/note]]), and the first one to be East Asian.

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990 in Brisbane, Australia) is a Chinese-American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for Series/SaturdayNightLive.

* Series/TheOuts as Jason (4 episodes)
* Series/HighMaintenance as Brian (1 episode)
* Film/IsntItRomantic as Donny's Guy

* Film/{{Cicada}} as Hudson

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990) is a Chinese-American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for Series/SaturdayNightLive.

* Series/BroadCity as Sale Associate (2 episodes)

* Series/SaturdayNightLive as UsefulNotes/KimJongUn, Chen Biao[[note]]a snarky trade commissioner -- and later, because of the coronavirus pandemic, a health minister[[/note]], Andrew Yang, Ken Jeong, and other characters

* Series/AwkwafinaIsNoraFromQueens as Edmund (5 episodes)

** Yang is also the '''''seventh''''' cast member to not have been born in the United States or Canada, joining Tony Rosato [[note]]who was born in Italy before his family moved to Canada[[/note]] from season seven, Pamela Stephenson[[note]]who was born in New Zealand before becoming an Australian citizen[[/note]] from season ten, Morwenna Banks[[note]]who was born in England and, as of 2020, is the only UK-based cast member who was born there, as opposed to having citizenship there, like Mike Myers did[[/note]] from season 20, Sanz[[note]]born in the South American country of Chile[[/note]] from the late 1990s-early 2000s cast, Nasim Pedrad[[note]]born in Iran[[/note]] from the late 2000s-early 2010s cast, and Creator/SasheerZamata[[note]]who is African-American, but was born in Japan because, at the time, her father was an active member of the U.S. Army and military families move around a lot[[/note]] who was a late addition to the season 39 cast[[note]]due to audience backlash over ''SNL'' hiring too many white cast members and not having a black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left in 2008[[/note]]. Yang was born to Chinese parents who moved to Queensland, Australia, then moved again to Canada, [[RuleOfThree then moved again to Colorado]].

** It's the first time ''Saturday Night Live'' has ever had a Chinese-American cast member (coincidentally, Yang was voted in high school most likely to be a ''Saturday Night Live'' cast member). However, it's not the first time ''SNL'' has had a cast member with heritage from an Asian country, as Rob Schneider (from the early-to-mid-1990s cast) is Filipino on his mother's side[[note]]as mentioned on his stand-up special "Soy Sauce and the Holocaust"[[/note]], Fred Armisen (from the early 2000s cast) is a quarter Korean[[note]]prior to his appearance on the PBS show "Finding Your Roots", where celebrities discover their ancestry, Armisen -- and a lot of the media -- thought he was Japanese, but the "Finding Your Roots" episode showed that Armisen's paternal grandfather hid his true ethnic identity because Japan annexed South Korea during his youth and posing as Japanese was the only way he could escape discrimination and death[[/note]], and Nasim Pedrad (the show's only Asian female as of 2020) is from Iran[[note]]which, geographically, counts as an Asian country, since The Middle East is part of Asia[[/note]].
** Yang is also the fifth ''SNL'' cast member to be LGBTQ+ (joining Terry Sweeney from the 1985-1986 cast, Danitra Vance from the same cast Terry Sweeney was on, Kate [=McKinnon=], and John Milhiser from the 2013-2014 cast), the third one to be an openly gay male, the second one not to be white (joining Danitra Vance[[note]]who was a black woman[[/note]]), and the first one to be East Asian.
** Yang is also the '''''seventh''''' cast member to not have been born in the United States or Canada, joining Tony Rosato [[note]]who was born in Italy before his family moved to Canada[[/note]] from season seven, Pamela Stephenson[[note]]who was born in New Zealand before becoming an Australian citizen[[/note]] from season ten, Morwenna Banks[[note]]who was born in England and, as of 2020, is the only UK-based cast member who was born there, as opposed to having citizenship there, like Mike Myers did[[/note]] from season 20, Sanz[[note]]born in the South American country of Chile[[/note]] from the late 1990s-early 2000s cast, Nasim Pedrad[[note]]born in Iran[[/note]] from the late 2000s-early 2010s cast, and Sasheer Zamata[[note]]who is African-American, but was born in Japan because, at the time, her father was an active member of the U.S. Army and military families move around a lot[[/note]] who was a late addition to the season 39 cast[[note]]due to audience backlash over ''SNL'' hiring too many white cast members and not having a black female cast member since Maya Rudolph left in 2008[[/note]]. Yang was born to Chinese parents who moved to Queensland, Australia, then moved again to Canada, [[RuleOfThree then moved again to Colorado]].

Yang's inclusion to ''SNL'' is somewhat historical, as:

Bowen Yang (November 6, 1990-) is an Chinese-American actor, comedian, and podcaster best known for Series/SaturdayNightLive.

He is the first Chinese-American, third openly gay male, and fourth Asian American cast member.

* Series/SaturdayNightLive as UsefulNotes/KimJongUn, Chen Biao and other characters

* Series/SaturdayNightLive as Various/KimJonUn