Melissa Villaseñor

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Melissa Villaseñor (2012)

Melissa Anne Villaseñor (born October 9, 1987 in Whittier , California ) is an American actress , stand-up comedian and impersonator . She has been part of the cast of Saturday Night Live since season 42 in 2016 . Her other work includes speaking roles in several episodes of OK KO! Let's Be Heroes and Adventure Time . She also took part in the sixth season of America's Got Talent .

Career

Villaseñor was a semi-finalist in the sixth season of America's Got Talent. She was previously selected for the "New Faces Lineup" at the Just for Laughs Montreal Comedy Festival 2010. She has performed speaking roles for the animated series Adventure Time , Family Guy and TripTank . Villaseñor most recently appeared in the second season of HBO's Crashing .

Saturday Night Live

Villaseñor was presented on October 1, 2016 as a “Featured Player”, an episode of the SNL alongside Mikey Day and Alex Moffat. Her debut was a parody of Sarah Silverman on the Family Feud : Celebrity Edition sketch. Villaseñor is the first Latina cast member and the first Latina to be appointed to the repertoire. In the 44th season she was taken over into the regular cast.

She previously auditioned for the show in 2009 when she was just 21 years old. She made an impression but was not hired that year. Instead, Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate were hired.

Personal life

Villaseñor grew up in Whittier , California , and attended Ramona Convent Secondary School in Alhambra , California. She is of Mexican descent. Villaseñor began stand-up at the Laugh Factory Comedy Camp in Hollywood , California when he was fifteen .

Twitter controversy

After joining the SNL in 2016, Villaseñor deleted tweets she had previously posted that some had viewed as racist . Most of the tweets released by the media were published in 2010 and 2011. Villaseñor tweeted: “A bossy black lady on my temporary job looks just like Steve Erkel [sic]. Ugly. ”And“ I hate those Mexicans on wheels, they threw something on my car. The world doesn't need them. ”The SNL and Villaseñor declined to comment on the alleged racism .

Filmography

year title role Remarks
2010 The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It Sara
2011 America's Got Talent herself Semi-finalist
2012 Family guy Nora Ephron (voice) Episode: "Tom Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
2012–16 Adventure Time Different voices 11 episodes
2014–16 TripTank Various (voice) 4 episodes
2015 Pickle and Peanut Darla (voice) Episode: "Francine / Cell Phone Tree"
2015 Impress Me Herself 2 episodes
2016 Laid in America Ms. Hopkins
2016 Mary + Jane Erin Episode: "420"
2016 First impressions herself Episode: " Yvette Nicole Brown "
2016 – present Saturday Night Live herself 63 episodes
2017 Jeff & Some Aliens Julie, Adele (voice) Episode: "Jeff & Some Preteen Girls"
2017 F Is for Family Additional voices 2 episodes
2017–19 OK KO! Let's be heroes Potato, Punching Judy, Drupe, Gertie, Ginger, Mega Football Baby, Shy Ninja, additional voices 13 episodes
2017 The David S. Pumpkins Animated Halloween Special Additional voices TV special
2018 Crashing Oneself Episode: "NACA"
2018 Barry Waitress Episode: "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Taffyta Muttonfudge (voice) Replaces Mindy Kaling
2019 Toy Story 4 Karen Beverly (voice)
2019 Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Oneself Episode: "Melissa Villaseñor"
TBA Hubie Halloween Post production

Web links

Commons : Melissa Villaseñor  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Matt Wilstein: SNL's First Latina Cast Member Melissa Villaseñor Is an impression Machine . In: The Daily Beast , September 12, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016. 
  2. ↑ Evan Slead: Who is Melissa Villaseñor? Get to know SNL's newest cast member . In: Entertainment Weekly , September 12, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016. 
  3. ^ Chad White, "NACA" Crashing Review . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Greg Evans: 'SNL' Surprise: Newcomers Mikey Day, Alex Moffat & Melissa Villaseñor Actually Make Good, Strong Impressions . October 2nd, 2016.
  5. ↑ Veronica Villafañe: SNL Starts New Season With Debut Of First Latina Cast Member, Latino Writer And Lin-Manuel Miranda . Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Elizabeth Blair: A Top Impressionist, Melissa Villaseñor Is Finding Her Own Voice On 'SNL' . In: Weekend Edition Saturday , September 29, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2018. 
  7. ↑ https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wvXadyYrVbY
  8. ^ Zeba Blay: First 'SNL' Latina Cast Member Caught Deleting Racist Tweets . September 23, 2016. Accessed November 4, 2019.
  9. ↑ Travis M. Andrews: Melissa Villaseñor, of 'America's Got Talent' fame, becomes SNL's first Latina cast member . Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Staff: Melissa Villasenor . USA Network. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ 'SNL's' Latina Cast Member Controversy: Melissa Villaseñor Deleted Racist Tweets .
  12. ↑ The First Latina "SNL" Cast Member Has Been Deleting Offensive Tweets .
  13. ^ Zeba Blay: First 'SNL' Latina Cast Member Caught Deleting Racist Tweets . September 23, 2016. Accessed November 4, 2019.
  14. ↑ Peter DeBruge: Film Review: 'Toy Story 4' . In: Variety . June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ Amanda N'Duka: Adam Sandler Sets Next Netflix Comedy With All-Star Cast Including Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Maya Rudolph & Many More . In: Deadline Hollywood . July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Villaseñor, Melissa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Villaseñor, Melissa Anne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, stand-up comedian and impersonator
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH Whittier , California