Horatio Sanz

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Horatio Sanz
Born June 4, 1974 (1974-06-04) (age 34)[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

[edit] Filmography

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Preceded by
Tina Fey
Weekend Update
2005
Succeeded by
Tina Fey
Notes and references
1. Sanz was a temporary replacement for Fey while she was on maternity leave from October 1October 8, 2005.
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