Who is Role Model? Get to Know Saturday Night Live's October 11 Musical Guest

Role Model is a singer and internet personality, best known for his viral pop song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." He's released two studio albums, 2022's Rx, and Kansas Anymore, which was released in 2024 and got a deluxe version with four new songs, Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), in 2025.

Tucker Pillsbury.

When he appeared on Today on August 29, Craig Melvin asked Pillsbury how he came up with his stage name. 

"That's a good question," he said. "You know what, I thought it was funny at the time that I chose it, and you don't think ahead that if it works out, you're stuck with that for life. So here we are on live TV as Role Model." 

Pillsbury embraces both his real name and his professional name, so his fans also know him familiarly as Tucker or Tuck. 

Pillsbury was born May 15, 1997 in Maine, so the Cape Elizabeth native is 28 years old. He released his first EP, Arizona In the Summer, at 20 years old. 

Sally is the main character in Role Model's 2025 hit "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out." When he performs the song, Pillsbury invites someone — a fan or a celebrity guest — on stage to dance as Sally. During Saturday Night Live's October 11 episode, Sally was Season 50 Host Charli XCX. 

Hilary Duff had the honor at Austin City Limits, but Natalie Portman, Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Hudson, Renee Rapp, and Troye Sivan have all played the part as well. The very first on-stage guest was influencer Jake Shane at Role Model's February 2025 concert in Dallas. The bit proved so popular with fans that it became a tradition at every show, with Pillsbury calling out, "Where's my Sally?" part way through the song. 

When Role Model played The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, SNL cast member Bowen Yang joined him on stage as Sally. 

The song was released in February as a new addition on his deluxe Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye) album. The album, whose title references The Wizard of Oz, was partially written after his split from Emma Chamberlain, and "Sally" specifically was inspired by the new experience of dating after a breakup. 

"Lyrically, it was me being hesitant and doubtful," he told Billboard. "Not being sold on someone." 

Pillsbury performs with a band, but the name "Role Model" refers to the singer, specifically. 

The singer is about to make is acting debut in the movie Good Sex, written and directed by Lena Dunham. He stars alongside major stars including Portman, Mark Ruffalo, Meg Ryan, Rashida Jones, and Tramell Tillman. 

Portman stars in the movie as a couples therapist who gets out of a 10 year relationship and starts dating both a man in his 20s and a man in his 50s. Production wrapped in August 2025.