Horacio Sanz (born June 4, 1969), better known by his stage name
Horatio Sanz, is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian. He was a
cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006.Sanz was born in
Santiago, Chile, to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. He is the youngest of
three sons and the younger brother of actor Carlos Sanz. He grew up in
the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.Sanz performed at various
theaters in Chicago, including The Court Theater and The Second City,
where he was a member of their Chicago ETC theater. While in Chicago,
Sanz was also one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens
Brigade (UCB) sketch comedy and improv troupe. Sanz can still be seen
regularly performing with the sketch troupe at their long-running
improv show "ASSSSCAT 3000", at both of the UCB's comedy theaters,
located in New York City and Los Angeles.Sanz joined the cast of
Saturday Night Live in September 1998 as the first Hispanic cast
member. At the beginning of SNL'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, SNL announced that Sanz would
not be returning due to massive budget cuts that called for Lorne
Michaels to either produce fewer episodes or reduce expenses,
including the paring of long-standing, highly paid cast members such
as Sanz.
Horatio Sanz, is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian. He was a
cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006.Sanz was born in
Santiago, Chile, to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. He is the youngest of
three sons and the younger brother of actor Carlos Sanz. He grew up in
the Humboldt Park neighborhood of Chicago.Sanz performed at various
theaters in Chicago, including The Court Theater and The Second City,
where he was a member of their Chicago ETC theater. While in Chicago,
Sanz was also one of the founding members of the Upright Citizens
Brigade (UCB) sketch comedy and improv troupe. Sanz can still be seen
regularly performing with the sketch troupe at their long-running
improv show "ASSSSCAT 3000", at both of the UCB's comedy theaters,
located in New York City and Los Angeles.Sanz joined the cast of
Saturday Night Live in September 1998 as the first Hispanic cast
member. At the beginning of SNL'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, SNL announced that Sanz would
not be returning due to massive budget cuts that called for Lorne
Michaels to either produce fewer episodes or reduce expenses,
including the paring of long-standing, highly paid cast members such
as Sanz.
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