Bowen Yang

About Bowen Yang

Actor and comedian who became the first Chinese-American and third openly gay cast member of Saturday Night Live upon his hiring in 2019 ahead of its 45th season. He previously worked as a writer for the show in 2018 and is known for his comedy-pop culture podcast, Las Culturistas.

Bowen Yang is an Australian New York-born actor, comedian, music player and writer. He co-hosts a pop culture comedy podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. He also posted popular culture lip-syncing videos on Twitter. As of September 2018, he is an editorial member of Saturday Night Live. Yang was promoted to actor for SNL's 45th season, in September 2019, becoming his first publicly Chinese-American third gay and the fourth member of Asian descent.

Years active	2013–present
Education	New York University (BS)
Occupation	Comedian, writer, podcaster, actor
Born	November 6, 1990, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Trivia

He has developed a huge following on his self-titled Twitter account for posting lip-syncing videos, and amassed more than 80,000 followers. He was named to Forbes' 30 under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list in 2019.

Bowen Yang before fame

He earned a microbiology degree from New York University. Throughout his undergraduate years, he continued to do improv comedy.

Achievement of Bowen Yang

He has almost 140,000 followers on his self-titled Twitter account, where he posts lip-syncing videos. In 2019, he was selected to Forbes' list of the top 30 under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Bowen Yang family life

His parents met in China and then went to Brisbane, Australia, to give birth to him and his sister. He was born and reared in the city of Denver, Colorado.

Associations of Bowen Yang

In 2019, he played Andrew Yang on Saturday Night Live.

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