Horatio Sanz
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| Born | June 4, 1974 [1] Santiago, Chile |
Horatio Sanz (born Horacio Sanz June 4, 1969[1]) is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.
Sanz was born in Santiago, Chile to Sylvia Sanz.[2] He was raised in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed at various theaters, including the The Court Theater and The Second City. Sanz is noted as the first Latino cast member on Saturday Night Live. At the beginning of Saturday Night Live's 31st season, he was the temporary replacement for Tina Fey as Amy Poehler's Weekend Update co-anchor while Fey was on maternity leave until she resumed her duties on October 22, 2005. On September 20, 2006, Saturday Night Live announced that the show was dropping Finesse Mitchell, Chris Parnell, and Horatio Sanz from the show.
Sanz was the third cast member in SNL history to be born outside of North America after Pamela Stephenson and Morwenna Banks. Sanz returned to SNL as a guest on February 3, 2007, appearing as Elton John, and again on November 3, as presidential candidate Bill Richardson.
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[edit] Memorable recurring characters
- Gobi, co-host of Jarret's Room
- Jasper Hahn, a political cartoonist whose creations always start out as raunchy drawings of genitals.
- Rick, Kaitlin's stepfather
- Carol, a cheerful, yet crass woman
- Manuel Pantalones, from "Showbiz Grande Explosion"
- Frankie Hilbert, from The Boston Teens
- Vasquez-Gomez-Vasquez, from The Adult Students
[edit] Memorable celebrity impersonations
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Elton John
- Gene Shalit
- Aaron Neville
- Ozzy Osbourne
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Billy Joel
- Freddy Fender
- Stinky Faye in 'You Have to Work Blue,' a duet with Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (2003)
- Saddam Hussein (in "split screen" telephone conversations with Osama Bin Laden, played by Jimmy Fallon)
[edit] Filmography
- The Smiths (2007)
- Saturday Night Live (1998–2006) TV Series
- School for Scoundrels (2006)
- The Man (2005)
- Rebound (2005)
- Boat Trip (2003)
- The New Guy (2002)
- Tomcats (2001)
- Road Trip (2000)
- Fillmore! (2001–2004) TV Series (voice of Vallejo)
- Idiocracy (2006)
- I am Trying To Break Your Heart (2002)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Horatio Sanz at the Internet Movie Database
- The official Upright Citizens Brigade Theater website
- Review of Christmas sketch show at UCB
- Interview with Horatio Sanz
| Preceded by Tina Fey |
Weekend Update 2005 |
Succeeded by Tina Fey |
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| 1. Sanz was a temporary replacement for Fey while she was on maternity leave from October 1–October 8, 2005. | ||
