Vivian Bang

Vivian Bang (born October 23, 1973)[1][2] is an American actress. She was a main cast member on television shows Sullivan & Son and Swedish Dicks. She had notable minor film roles as a bridal shower planner in Yes Man (2008) and the hippie girlfriend in Always Be My Maybe (2019).

Vivian Bang
Vivian Bang
Bang at the premiere of Yes Man in 2008
Born (1973-10-23) October 23, 1973
Seoul, South Korea
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNew York University
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Websitevivianbang.com

Her film White Rabbit, directed by Daryl Wein, premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2018.

Early life

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Bang's family first moved to San Francisco in 1980[3] before settling down In Atlanta, Georgia. Bang graduated from Dunwoody High School.[4]

She studied experimental theater/performance art at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts.[4][5] She graduated with a BFA in acting in 1996.[6]

Career

Film and television

She was awarded Best Actress for the Asian American Film Lab short film Elizabeth Ong Is Missing.

Bang played Steve Byrne's sister on the TBS sitcom Sullivan & Son.[7]

Bang took on the leading role in the film White Rabbit, which she co-wrote and co-produced with director Daryl Wein. The film is about a struggling performance artist (Bang) navigating Los Angeles while financially supporting herself using the eponymous freelancing app, TaskRabbit. It premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival as part of the out-of-competition NEXT lineup and was later acquired by Gravitas Ventures.[8][9][10]

Theater

After graduation, she toured with the Big Art Group, an experimental performance troupe.[5]

Her theater credits include roles in Velina Hasu Houston's Calling Aphrodite, Please Stand By with Thumping Claw, Big Art Group's Shelf-Life, Flicker, and the Obie-nominated Benton Kozo.

Filmography

Film
  • 1997: Henry Fool
  • 2000: Useless (short film)
  • 2001: The Mitten (short film)
  • 2003: Robot Stories
  • 2004: Little Black Book
  • 2004: Our Time Is Up (short film)
  • 2008: Cute Couple (short film)
  • 2008: Yes Man
  • 2009: Time's [Not] Up (short film)
  • 2010: Jeffie Was Here
  • 2010: The Talking Head (short film)
  • 2011: Coming & Going
  • 2011: Boy Toy
  • 2011: A Holiday Heist
  • 2013: Slightly Single in L.A.
  • 2014: Someone Marry Barry
  • 2014: Sleepover LA (short film)
  • 2014: If You Lived Here You'd Be Home Already (short film)
  • 2018: White Rabbit
  • 2018: We the Coyotes
  • 2019: Always Be My Maybe
  • 2020: Runt
  • TBA: The Parenting

Television
  • 2000: The Corner (TV mini-series, 1 episode)
  • 2000: Sex and the City (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2003: Becker (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2005: House (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2006: Monk (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2006: How I Met Your Mother (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2008: Outsourced (TV series)
  • 2009: Kath & Kim (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2009: Numb3rs (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2009: iCarly (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2009: Medium (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2009–2010: Better Off Ted (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 2010: ACME Hollywood Dream Role (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2010: The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2010: Ktown Cowboys (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2011: Retired at 35 (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2011: Mythomania (TV series, 4 episodes)
  • 2011: Matumbo Goldberg (TV series, 5 episodes)
  • 2012–2014: Sullivan & Son (TV series, cast member)
  • 2013: Status Updates (TV series, 9 episodes)
  • 2014: Almost Asian (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 2016-2017: Swedish Dicks (TV series, main cast)

Notes
  1. A This day in history compilation published in the Oakland Press website states a year of birth as 1973, however an article by Jennifer Brett, who interviewed Bang personally, about Dunwoody High and Bang states her age at 29 in August 2013. See Jennifer Brett (September 8, 2013). "Another Dunwoody High School success story". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; "TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 23". Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  2. "Today in History". AP NEWS. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  3. "About>>Vivian Bang". propergander.net. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  4. Brett, Jennifer (August 9, 2013). "Another Dunwoody High School success story". ajc. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  5. Lee, Quentin; Sakai, Koji (September 22, 2019). "Episode 206 "Vivian Bang on Performance Art and White Rabbit"". Slanted View's Podcast (Podcast). chopso.com. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
  6. "HOME>>ALUMNI>>TISCH AT SUNDANCE2018>> SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL>>FEATURES". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  7. Iniba, Kat (July 19, 2012). Steve Byrne, Jodi Long, Vivian Bang "Sullivan and Son" pt1 (Video). Halo Halo with Kat Iniba. 4:54 minutes in.
  8. Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 15, 2018). "Vivian Bang Sundance Pic 'White Rabbit' Acquired By Gravitas Ventures". Deadline. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  9. Ford, Rebecca. "Sundance: Vivian Bang Attends Awkward Audition in 'White Rabbit' Clip (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
  10. Allen, Nick. "Sundance 2018: White Rabbit, Clara's Ghost | Sundance | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020.

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