Niki Yang Explained
Birth Name: | Hyun Jeong Yang |
Niki Yang |
Birth Place: | Seoul, South Korea |
Occupation: | Animator, writer, storyboard artist, voice actress |
Years Active: | 2006–present |
Other Names: | Niki Hyun Yang |
Niki Hyun Yang (born in Seoul, South Korea[1] as Hyun Jeong Yang;,[2] June 8, 1985) is a South Korean animator, writer, storyboard artist, and voice actress. After graduating from Hongik University and then CalArts,[3] she became one of the storyboard artists of Family Guy[4] before moving to Frederator Studios. She is best known for voicing BMO and Lady Rainicorn on the Cartoon Network series Adventure Time.
Filmography
List of television performancesYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Random! Cartoons | Baby Rabbit | Episode: "The Two Witch Sisters"; Also served as a voice director |
2010–2018 | Adventure Time | Lady Rainicorn / BMO | |
2012–2016 | Gravity Falls | Candy Chiu | Recurring role; Disney Channel Original Series |
2014 | TripTank | Michiko | Recurring role; "Flower Teen Kill Team GO!" |
2015 | We Bare Bears | Winifred Park | Episodes: "My Clique" and "Chloe and Ice Bear" |
2019–2023 | Summer Camp Island | The Egg, Shortcake | 4 episodes |
2020 | | BMO | Episode: "BMO" |
2020–2021 | The Fungies! | Lil' Lemon | Recurring role |
2020 | Animaniacs | Defensive Fan #5 | Episode: "Gift Rapped" |
2021 | Wild Help | Turnip, Umma | Pilot |
2021 | Infinity Train | Min-Gi's Mother / Announcer | Episode: "The Twin Tapes" |
2022 | We Baby Bears | Sylvia | Episode: "Dragon Pests" |
2023 | | BMO Alarm Clock / BMO | Episodes: "Fionna Campbell" and "Jerry" | |
Pilots
Year | Title | Notes |
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2008 | Two Witch Sisters | Nickelodeon Series Pilot (Random! Cartoons) |
2009 | Victor the Delivery Dog | Nickelodeon Series Pilot (Random! Cartoons) |
2015 | Yoyotoki Happy Ears | Amazon Original Series Pilot |
2021 | Wild Help | Cartoon Network Series Pilot | |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | | BMO | |
2013 | | BMO / Lady Rainicorn | |
2015 | Lego Dimensions | BMO / Lady Rainicorn | While BMO is a playable character, Lady Rainicorn is not. |
2015 | | BMO | |
2018 | Fallout 76 | Ae-Ri | A part of the Wastelanders DLC |
2018 | | BMO | |
2022 | MultiVersus | BMO / Lady Rainicorn | | |
Writer/Storyboard Artist
Further reading
- Web site: Meet Niki Yang. Polk, Angie. Frederator Studios blog. February 9, 2009. 2011-06-21. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190809233904/http://archives.frederatorblogs.com/fan_boy/2009/02/09/meet-niki-yang/. 2019-08-09.
- Web site: Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists. Farago, Andrew. January 29, 2009. Animation World Network. 2011-07-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617034039/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/random-thoughts-frederator-cartoonists/page/1,1. June 17, 2012.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Meet Niki Yang. Polk, Angie. Frederator Studios blog. February 9, 2009. 2011-06-21.
- Web site: 서울애니센터 시네마떼끄 11월 프로그램. Seoul Animation Center. November 15, 2003. 2011-06-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110904022206/http://www.ani.seoul.kr/potal/html/notice/notice_view.do?potalNoticeDto.notice_seq=151. September 4, 2011.
- Web site: Resume. https://web.archive.org/web/20041009091743/http://www.nikiyang.com/resume.htm. 2004-10-09. 2011-06-17.
- Web site: Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists. Farago, Andrew. January 29, 2009. Animation World Network. 2011-07-29. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120626040621/http://www.awn.com/articles/people/random-thoughts-frederator-cartoonists/page/3%2C1. June 26, 2012.