Horatio Sanz (born June 4, 1969) is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.
Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in Santiago, Chile to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. He grew up in the North-Pulaski neighborhood on Chicago's West side. Star struck at an early age, he honed his skills in his hometown Chicago, Illinois, where he performed at various theaters, including The Court Theater and Th...
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Horatio Sanz (born June 4, 1969) is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.
Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in Santiago, Chile to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. He grew up in the North-Pulaski neighborhood on Chicago's West side. Star struck at an early age, he honed his skills in his hometown Chicago, Illinois, where he performed at various theaters, including 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 fourth cast member in SNL history to be born outside of North America after Tony...
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