Niki Yang

Niki Hyun Yang (born in Seoul, South Korea[1] as Hyun Jeong Yang; Korean: 양현정; RR: Yang Hyeonjeong,[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.

Niki Yang
Born	Hyun Jeong Yang June 8, 1985 (age 35) Seoul, South Korea
Other names	Niki Hyun Yang
Occupation	Animator, writer, storyboard artist, voice actress
Years active	2006–present

Filmography

List of television performances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Random! Cartoons	Baby Rabbit	Episode: "The Two Witch Sisters"; Also served as a voice director
2010–2018	Adventure Time	Lady Rainicorn/BMO	Main role; When doing Lady Rainicorn's voice, speaks only in Korean; Cartoon Network Animated Series
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	Chloe's mom	Episodes: "My Clique" and "Chloe and Ice Bear"
2019–present	Summer Camp Island	The Egg, Shortcake	4 episodes
2020	Adventure Time: Distant Lands	BMO	Episode: "BMO"
2020–present	The Fungies!	Lil' Lemon	Recurring role
2020	Animaniacs	Defensive Fan #5	Episode: "Gift Rapped"
2021	Wild Help	Turnip, Umma	Pilot

Pilots

Year	Title	Notes
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

Writer/Storyboard Artist

Year	Title	Writer	Storyboard Artist	Director	Notes
2006–08	Family Guy	No	Yes	No
2007–09	Slacker Cats	No	Yes	No
2009–10	Fanboy & Chum Chum	No	Yes	No
2010	Adventure Time	Yes	Yes	No
2010–14	Fish Hooks	Yes	Yes	No
2012–16	Gravity Falls	No	Yes	No
2013	Bravest Warriors	Yes	Yes	No	(mini-episode: "Moo-Phobia")
2014–2018	Clarence	Yes	Yes	Yes	(mini-episode: "Beauford T. Pusser ")
2018–present	Craig of the Creek	Yes	Yes	No
2018–present	Summer Camp Island	No	No	Yes
2021	Wild Help	Yes	No	No

References

1. Polk, Angie (February 9, 2009). "Meet Niki Yang". Frederator Studios blog. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
2. "서울애니센터 시네마떼끄 11월 프로그램". Seoul Animation Center. November 15, 2003. Archived from the original on September 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
3. "Resume". Archived from the original on 2004-10-09. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
4. Farago, Andrew (January 29, 2009). "Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

Further reading

• Polk, Angie (February 9, 2009). "Meet Niki Yang". Frederator Studios blog. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
• Farago, Andrew (January 29, 2009). "Random Thoughts from Frederator Cartoonists". Animation World Network. Archived from the original on June 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-07-29.

External links

• Official blog
• Niki Yang on Vimeo
• Former official website (archive)
• Niki Yang at IMDb