{{Short description|American actress (born 1973)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox person | name = Vivian Bang | image = Vivian_Bang.jpg | image_size = 170px | alt = Vivian Bang | caption = Bang at the premiere of ''Yes Man'' in 2008 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1973|10|23}} | birth_place = Seoul, South Korea | death_date = | death_place = | years_active = 2000–present | other_names = | known_for = | alma_mater = New York University | occupation = Actor | website = {{URL|vivianbang.com}} }}
'''Vivian Bang''' (born October 23, 1973)<ref>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 {{cite web|author=Jennifer Brett|url=http://www.myajc.com/news/lifestyles/another-dunwoody-high-school-success-story/nZKHy/|title=Another Dunwoody High School success story|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|date=September 8, 2013|postscript=none}}; {{cite web|title=TODAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 23|date=February 16, 2012 |url=http://www.theoaklandpress.com/article/OP/20161023/NEWS/161029813|access-date=April 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812235109/http://www.myajc.com/news/lifestyles/another-dunwoody-high-school-success-story/nZKHy/|archive-date=August 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/5cecbeb44f944a31aaffdb2caa5fe84c|title=Today in History|website=AP NEWS|date=October 23, 2018 |access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://propergander.net/whoswho/bio-vivian.html|title=About>>Vivian Bang|website=propergander.net|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=October 23, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023093953/http://propergander.net/whoswho/bio-vivian.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> before settling down in Atlanta, Georgia. Bang graduated from Dunwoody High School.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/another-dunwoody-high-school-success-story/7pgP2SAOjpN4k3Av9ZoWOL/|title=Another Dunwoody High School success story|last=Brett|first=Jennifer|date=August 9, 2013|website=ajc|language=en|access-date=2020-02-08}}</ref>
She studied experimental theater/performance art at New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite podcast|url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/270344/1752943|title=Episode 206 "Vivian Bang on Performance Art and White Rabbit"|website=Slanted View's Podcast|publisher=chopso.com|last=Lee|first=Quentin|date=September 22, 2019|access-date=February 8, 2020|last2=Sakai|first2=Koji}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> She graduated with a BFA in acting in 1996.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/alumni/tisch-at-sundance/2018-sundance/premieres|title=HOME>>ALUMNI>>TISCH AT SUNDANCE2018>> SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL>>FEATURES|website=tisch.nyu.edu|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Film and television === She was awarded Best Actress for the Asian American Film Lab short film ''Elizabeth Ong Is Missing''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}
Bang played Steve Byrne's sister on the TBS sitcom ''Sullivan & Son''.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLdsmWdSKQc&t=294|title=Steve Byrne, Jodi Long, Vivian Bang "Sullivan and Son" pt1|date=July 19, 2012|last=Iniba|first=Kat|type=Video|language=en|publisher=Halo Halo with Kat Iniba|minutes=4:54}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/white-rabbit-gravitas-ventures-vivian-bang-daryl-wein-sundance-1202411255/|title=Vivian Bang Sundance Pic 'White Rabbit' Acquired By Gravitas Ventures|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=2018-06-15|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sundance-vivian-bang-attends-awkward-audition-white-rabbit-clip-video-1075129|title=Sundance: Vivian Bang Attends Awkward Audition in 'White Rabbit' Clip (Exclusive Video)|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 16, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/sundance/sundance-2018-white-rabbit-claras-ghost|title=Sundance 2018: White Rabbit, Clara's Ghost {{!}} Sundance {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Allen|first=Nick|website=www.rogerebert.com|date=January 20, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-09}}</ref>
=== Theater === After graduation, she toured with the Big Art Group, an experimental performance troupe.<ref name=":2" />
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|date=February 2020}}
== 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'' *2025: ''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 == <references/>
== Further reading ==
* (2013) [https://web.archive.org/web/20130823174103/http://aculturedlad.com/2013/07/interview-with-vivian-bang/ Interview for ''A Cultured Lad'' about ''Sullivan & Son''] * (2013) [https://sofetchdaily.com/2013/08/23/an-interview-with-vivian-bang/ Interview for ''So Fetch Daily'']{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *(2018) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyTdQ6pjcsU& Interview for ''Film Threat'' about ''White Rabbit'']
==External links== *[http://vivianbang.com/bio/ Bio] and [http://vivianbang.com/resume/ resume] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223075913/http://vivianbang.com/resume/ |date=February 23, 2020 }} at vivianbang.com * {{IMDb name|id=0051930|name=Vivian Bang}}
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