
Though raised in Chicago, Horatio Sanz was actually born in Chile in 1969. Along with Tina Fey, another current SNL cast member, he was a founding member of the comedy group The Upright Citizens Brigade. And like many other SNL alum, he logged time on the stage of Chicago's Second City theater.
Sanz got his start with SNL as a featured player in 1998 and was quickly moved up to full repertory member. Sanz has performed in numerous sketches and created such characters as the stoner "Gobi" on the collegiate webcast "Jarrett's Room," Sully and Denise's friend Frankie, the "Wake Up Wakefield" faculty advisor Mr. Banglian and Jasper Hahn, the political cartoonist for "Weekend Update."
Over the years, Sanz, backed by castmates Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan, have sung the praises of the holiday season, performing "Christmas Is Number One" throughout the year... regardless of the calendar. His impressions include Ozzy Osbourne, Elton John, Gene Shalit, as well as portraying two-thirds of the "Axis of Evil" -- Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il. Sanz has also answered the call of the movies, co-starring in "Boat Trip," "Tomcats," and was featured in the hit movie "Road Trip."