Melissa Villaseñor

Melissa Villaseñor

Villaseñor performing in 2013, at the Blind Barber nightclub/barber shop, Culver City, California
Born (1987-10-09) October 9, 1987
Whittier, California, United States
Medium Stand-up, film, television
Nationality American
Website melissavillasenor.com

Melissa Villaseñor (born October 9, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. On September 12, 2016, she was announced as a cast member for the forty-second season of Saturday Night Live.[1]

Biography

Originally from Whittier, California, Villaseñor grew up in "a little town near Tacoma (Washington)".[2]

Career

Prior to becoming a full-time comedian, she worked as a cashier in a retail store in Prairie Ridge, Washington. After her 2011 appearance on America's Got Talent's regional Seattle showcase, Villaseñor returned to California, and performed in two one-woman shows in Hollywood. She has also done voice work for the animated shows Adventure Time, Family Guy and TripTank, as well as being a semifinalist in season 6 of America's Got Talent[3] and appearing on an episode of First Impressions. She is a member of Broadway Video's digital studio Más Mejor, which spotlights Latino comedians.

Saturday Night Live

Villaseñor was introduced as a featured player on the October 1, 2016, episode of SNL alongside Mikey Day and Alex Moffat. Her debut was an impression of Sarah Silverman in the "Family Feud: Celebrity Edition" sketch.[4] Villaseñor is the first Latina cast member in SNL history.[5]

Twitter deletions

In September 2016, Villaseñor attracted some controversy after she deleted over 2,000 tweets from her Twitter account after being announced as a Saturday Night Live cast member. Several sources have stated that the deleted tweets contained racist jokes, including tweets that may have targeted blacks, hispanics, and asians.[6][7][8][9]

Celebrity impressions

Villaseñor describes herself as a comedian and impressionist.[10] She performed various impressions for America's Got Talent, as well as on First Impressions and her YouTube channel, including:

Her impressions on SNL include:

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2010 The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Sara
2011 America's Got Talent Herself/contestant Semi-finalist
2012 Family Guy Additional voices Episode: "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
2012–present Adventure Time Various/Additional voices 10 episodes
2014–16 TripTank Various (voice) 4 episodes
2015 Pickle and Peanut Darla (voice) Episode: "Francine/Cell Phone Tree"
2015 Impress Me Herself 2 episodes
2016 Laid in America Ms. Hopkins
2016 Mary + Jane Erin Episode: "420"
2016 First Impressions Herself/contestant Episode: "Yvette Nicole Brown"
2016–present Saturday Night Live Herself/various 21 episodes
2017–present OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Various/Additional voices

References

  1. ↑ Wilstein, Matt (September 12, 2016). "SNL's First Latina Cast Member Melissa Villaseñor Is an Impression Machine". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mallenbaum, Carly (September 12, 2016). "Meet 'SNL's new additions: Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor". USA Today. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Slead, Evan (September 12, 2016). "Who is Melissa Villaseñor? Get to know SNL's newest cast member". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ Evans, Greg (October 2, 2016). "‘SNL’ Surprise: Newcomers Mikey Day, Alex Moffat & Melissa Villaseñor Actually Make Good, Strong Impressions".
  5. ↑ Villafañe, Veronica. "SNL Starts New Season With Debut Of First Latina Cast Member, Latino Writer And Lin-Manuel Miranda". forbes.com. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Blay, Zeba (September 23, 2016). "First 'SNL' Latina Cast Member Caught Deleting Racist Tweets". The Huffington Post.
  7. ↑ Chavez, Paul (September 23, 2016). "Melissa Villaseñor faces Twitter backlash over allegedly racist tweets after becoming first Latina on NBC's Saturday Night Live". The Daily Mail.
  8. ↑ Staff, Indiewire (September 24, 2016). "‘SNL’s’ Latina Cast Member Controversy: Melissa Villaseñor Deleted Racist Tweets". Indiewire.
  9. ↑ Schladebeck, Jessica (September 24, 2016). "New ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member Melissa Villaseñor in hot water for racist tweets". New York Daily News.
  10. ↑ "Impressions". melissavillasenor.com.
  11. 1 2 America's Got Talent (June 7, 2011). "Celebrity Impressions - Melissa Villasenor - America's Got Talent Audition - Season 6" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Más Mejor (February 10, 2016). "Owen Wilson - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Más Mejor (June 8, 2016). "Jennifer Lopez - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Más Mejor (May 25, 2016). "Kristen Wiig - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Más Mejor (January 20, 2016). "Hillary Clinton - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ Más Mejor (January 27, 2016). "Gwen Stefani - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Más Mejor (February 3, 2016). "Sonia Sotomayor - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  18. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (March 9, 2015). "Whitney Cummings has caught me! - Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  19. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (February 9, 2015). "Sia Impression" – via YouTube.
  20. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (January 5, 2011). "Zooey to the rescue!!! - Melissa Villasenor" – via YouTube.
  21. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (August 24, 2015). "Kate Micucci Impression" – via YouTube.
  22. ↑ "Meet the New 'SNL' Castmembers: Who are Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Melissa Villasenor?". The Hollywood Reporter.
  23. ↑ "Stranger Things – SNL". Saturday Night Live. October 9, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via YouTube.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Zoo-opolis Voice Actors – SNL". Saturday Night Live. March 5, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
  25. ↑ "Bedroom – SNL". Saturday Night Live. February 28, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2017 – via YouTube.
  26. ↑ "Celebrity Family Feud: Super Bowl Edition – SNL". Saturday Night Live. February 5, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via YouTube.
  27. ↑ "Celebrity Family Feud: Time Travel Edition – SNL". Saturday Night Live. February 28, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2017 – via YouTube.
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