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| Born | Horacio Sanz June 4, 1969 Santiago, Chile |
| Nationality | American |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Relatives | Carlos Sanz (brother) |
Horacio Sanz [1] (born June 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Horatio Sanz, is a Chilean-American comedian and actor. Sanz was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2006.
Sanz was born on June 4, 1969, in Santiago to Sylvia and Carlos Sanz. [2] 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. [3]
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.[ citation needed ] 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 budget cuts. [4] [5]
Sanz returned to SNL as a guest on February 3, 2007, appearing as Elton John, and on November 3, as presidential candidate Bill Richardson and again on the December 17, 2011, Christmas show as himself in a musical number ("I Wish It Was Christmas Today") and as a member of Beethoven's orchestra ("Beethoven: Meet The Band").
Sanz was part of the cast of the short-lived ABC sitcom In the Motherhood in 2009, playing the role of Horatio the "manny" (male nanny). [7] In 2010, Sanz and his former SNL castmate Chris Parnell starred together on Big Lake , a Comedy Central sitcom from executive producers Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. From 2010 to 2011, Sanz was a writer and producer on the Comedy Central sketch series Nick Swardson's Pretend Time .
In 2015, he started his own podcast called The Hooray Show, which features comedy sketches and interviews with his friends in comedy.[ citation needed ]
Sanz appeared as a guest on The Big Alakens, the Big Lake marathon fundraiser episode of The George Lucas Talk Show .
In November 2008, Sanz made his first public appearance in almost a year, after having lost 100 pounds (45 kg ; 7 st 2 lb ). "I've been eating better", Sanz said. "I've been trying to come up with a joke about how I've lost weight and I was going to say, 'I stopped putting nuts in my sundaes.'" He also says, "I never weighed myself when I was at my fattest, because I was scared I might die'." Sanz says he has been working out, too. [8]
He became an American citizen on July 25, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. [9] [ better source needed ]
On August 12, 2021, a lawsuit was filed against Sanz, accusing him of sexual assault. The plaintiff, remaining anonymous, claimed that Sanz groped her and made sexual comments to her when she was under the age of 18. The lawsuit also stated that both Saturday Night Live and NBC permitted and enabled him to groom and harm her, and accused Sanz of a direct assault that allegedly happened in front of other staff members in May 2002. Sanz responded through his attorney, calling the allegations "categorically false." [10]
NBCUniversal filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in April 2022, stating "Employers owe no general duty to protect third-persons from the possibility of sexual abuse by their employees". [11] In August 2022, the accuser requested that Jimmy Fallon, Tracy Morgan, and Lorne Michaels be added to the lawsuit as defendants, alleging they enabled Sanz's behavior. [11] On November 23, 2022, Horatio Sanz settled with the accuser and the lawsuit was dismissed. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Orderly | |
| 2000 | Road Trip | French Toast Guy | |
| 2001 | Tomcats | Steve | |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Dance Instructor | |
| 2003 | Boat Trip | Nick Ragoni | |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Barely Legal | Vic Ramalot | |
| 2005 | Rebound | Mr. Newirth | |
| 2005 | The Man | Santos | Uncredited |
| 2006 | School for Scoundrels | Diego | |
| 2007 | Lucky You | Ready Eddie | |
| 2008 | Step Brothers | Lead singer of Billy Joel cover band | |
| 2009 | Me Time | Sam | Short |
| 2009 | Year One | Enmebaragesi | |
| 2009 | May the Best Man Win | The Mayor | |
| 2010 | Freak Dance | Barrio's Brother | |
| 2011 | Hollywood & Wine | Tony | Video |
| 2011 | High Road | Doctor | |
| 2012 | Bachelorette | Gena's love interest | |
| 2012 | The Dictator | Aide on Balcony | |
| 2012 | Wreck-It Ralph | Duncan | Voice |
| 2013 | G.B.F. | Principal Crowe | |
| 2014 | Search Party | Cabana Man | |
| 2015 | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | |
| 2016 | Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | Luis | |
| 2017 | Actors Anonymous | Juan | |
| 2018 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Duncan | Voice |
| 2019 | Zeroville | Francis Ford Coppola | |
| 2021 | Clifford the Big Red Dog [13] | Raul |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2000 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1998–2006 | Saturday Night Live | Various | 158 episodes |
| 2002 | Ed | DJ Desmond Peyton | Episode: "The Divorce" |
| 2002–2004 | Fillmore! | Jr. Commissioner 'Dutch' Vallejo | Voice, 24 episodes |
| 2009 | In the Motherhood | Horatio | 7 episodes |
| 2010 | 30 Rock | Maynard | Episode: "Anna Howard Shaw Day" |
| 2010 | Players | Dirk | Episode: "Cumdog Millionaire" |
| 2010 | Big Lake | Glenn Cordoba | 10 episodes |
| 2010 | Nick Swardson's Pretend Time | Future Man | Episode: "Mudslide Junction" |
| 2011–2013 | The Problem Solverz | Ralphe | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Are We There Yet? | Mr. Peterson | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | The Life & Times of Tim | Eduardo | Voice, episode: "Super Gay Eduardo/The Pros and Cons of Killing Tim" |
| 2012 | Girls | Terry Lavoyt | Episode: "Hannah's Diary" |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Voice, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | House of Lies | Photographer | Episode: "Til Death Do Us Part" |
| 2013 | The Greatest Event in Television History | Max | Episode: "Hart to Hart" |
| 2013 | Murder Police | Donel | Voice, 13 episodes |
| 2013 | NTSF:SD:SUV | Mr. Barbato | Episode: "Comic Con-Air" |
| 2013–2015 | Drunk History | Various | 2 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Various | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | The Hotwives of Orlando | Tito | Episode: "Pimps and Hoo-Ha's" |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Latin Kings Gang Leader | Voice, episode: "Our A-Story Is a 'D' Story" |
| 2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Craig | Episode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" |
| 2014 | Bad Judge | Mr. Thorpe | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | The Birthday Boys | Boss | Episode: "Getting Preachy" |
| 2015 | Parks and Recreation | Himself | Episode: "One Last Ride" |
| 2015 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Hector | Episode: "Kimmy Gets a Job!" |
| 2015 | Modern Family | Armando | Episode: "American Skyper" |
| 2015 | Long Live the Royals | Allistair / Knight #1 | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Scorpion | Heywood Jahelpme Morris | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Animals | Julio | Voice, episode: "Pigeons." |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Dr. Horowitz | Episode: "Inside Joke" |
| 2016 | Son of Zorn | Uber Driver | Episode: "Defender of Teen Love" |
| 2017–2018 | Love | Jeff | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Do You Want to See a Dead Body? | Himself | Episode: "A Body and a Bust" |
| 2017–2018 | Great News | Justin | Main role; 23 episodes |
| 2018 | GLOW | Ray | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Elena of Avalor | Santos Gutierrez | Voice, episode: "All Kingdoms Fair" |
| 2019–2021 | Black Monday | Wayne | Recurring, 15 episodes |
| 2019–2021 | Big Hero 6: The Series | El Fuego | Voice, 4 episodes |
| 2019–2020 | The Mandalorian | Mythrol | 2 episodes |
| 2020 | Close Enough | Raoul | Voice, episode: "Prank War/Cool Moms" |
| 2020 | Mapleworth Murders | Weird Man | Episode: "The Case of the Case of Wine: Part I" |
| 2020 | The George Lucas Talk Show | Himself | Episode: "The Big Alakens Marathon" |
| 2021 | Duncanville | Douglas | Voice, episode: "Sibling Reverly" |
| 2021 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Plumber | Episode: "What Have I Done?" |
Sanz received "high" honors at High Times magazine's 2003 Stony Awards, collecting the "Stoner of the Year" award. [14]
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