Bowen Yang (Chinese: æ ¨ä¼¯æ–‡; born November 6, 1990) is an
Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer from
Aurora, Colorado. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las
Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. He also posts pop-culture lip-syncing
videos on Twitter. Since September 2018, he has been on the writing
staff of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Yang was promoted to on-air cast
for SNL's 45th season, in September 2019, becoming its first
Chinese-American, third openly gay male,[a] and fourth Asian American
cast member.[b]Bowen Yang was born November 6, 1990 in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, to a family that had emigrated from China in
the 1980s. His father, Ruilin, was raised in rural China, a little
south of Mongolia, growing up in a straw and mud hut. Ruilin's parents
were illiterate, but he read books for hours by candlelight,
compromising his eyesight, and eventually got into universityâ€"a
rarity so soon after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), which
effectively shut down universities. Bowen's mother is an ob-gyn
(obstetrician and gynaecologist). The couple moved to Brisbane so
Ruilin could earn his doctorate in mining explosives.Bowen has an
older sister with the first name of Yang. The children spoke Mandarin
in their home, and attended Chinese Sunday school. Bowen's sexual
awakening came was when he was five and inherited toys from his sister
including a Ken doll of Aladdin “with a smooth crotch†. The family
moved to Montreal, Canada where Bowen first discovered Saturday Night
Live (SNL). When he was nine, they moved again to Aurora, Colorado, a
suburb of Denver in the United States, where he was raised. As a kid
he was drawn to late-night comedians and hosts David Letterman and
Conan O’Brien. SNL opened him to American humor, and was a rich
source of pop culture.
Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer from
Aurora, Colorado. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las
Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. He also posts pop-culture lip-syncing
videos on Twitter. Since September 2018, he has been on the writing
staff of Saturday Night Live (SNL). Yang was promoted to on-air cast
for SNL's 45th season, in September 2019, becoming its first
Chinese-American, third openly gay male,[a] and fourth Asian American
cast member.[b]Bowen Yang was born November 6, 1990 in Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, to a family that had emigrated from China in
the 1980s. His father, Ruilin, was raised in rural China, a little
south of Mongolia, growing up in a straw and mud hut. Ruilin's parents
were illiterate, but he read books for hours by candlelight,
compromising his eyesight, and eventually got into universityâ€"a
rarity so soon after the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), which
effectively shut down universities. Bowen's mother is an ob-gyn
(obstetrician and gynaecologist). The couple moved to Brisbane so
Ruilin could earn his doctorate in mining explosives.Bowen has an
older sister with the first name of Yang. The children spoke Mandarin
in their home, and attended Chinese Sunday school. Bowen's sexual
awakening came was when he was five and inherited toys from his sister
including a Ken doll of Aladdin “with a smooth crotch†. The family
moved to Montreal, Canada where Bowen first discovered Saturday Night
Live (SNL). When he was nine, they moved again to Aurora, Colorado, a
suburb of Denver in the United States, where he was raised. As a kid
he was drawn to late-night comedians and hosts David Letterman and
Conan O’Brien. SNL opened him to American humor, and was a rich
source of pop culture.
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