Horatio Sanz (born June 4, 1969) is a Chilean-American
comedian and
actor, best known as a former cast member of
Saturday Night Live.
Biography
Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in
Santiago,
Chile to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz.
[Horatio Sanz Biography - Yahoo! Movies] 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.
