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Vivian Bang
Vivian Bang
	Bang at the premiere of Yes Man in 2008
Born	October 23, 1973 (age 51); Seoul, South Korea
Nationality	American
Alma mater	New York University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Website	vivianbang.com

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).

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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

^ 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". February 16, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
^ "Today in History". AP NEWS. October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
^ "About>>Vivian Bang". propergander.net. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Brett, Jennifer (August 9, 2013). "Another Dunwoody High School success story". ajc. Retrieved February 8, 2020.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "HOME>>ALUMNI>>TISCH AT SUNDANCE2018>> SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL>>FEATURES". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
^ 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.
^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (June 15, 2018). "Vivian Bang Sundance Pic 'White Rabbit' Acquired By Gravitas Ventures". Deadline. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
^ Ford, Rebecca (January 16, 2018). "Sundance: Vivian Bang Attends Awkward Audition in 'White Rabbit' Clip (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
^ Allen, Nick (January 20, 2018). "Sundance 2018: White Rabbit, Clara's Ghost | Sundance | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020.