Melissa Villaseñor

Melissa Villaseñor

Villaseñor in 2012
Born (1987-10-09) October 9, 1987
Whittier, California, United States
Medium Stand-up, film, television
Nationality American
Website melissavillasenor.com

Melissa Villaseñor (born October 9, 1987) is an American actress and comedian. On September 12, 2016, she was announced as a cast member for the forty-second season of Saturday Night Live.[1]

Life and career

Originally from Whittier, California,[2] Villaseñor has performed in two one-woman shows in Hollywood. She has also done voice work for the animated shows Adventure Time, Family Guy and TripTank, as well as being a semifinalist in season 6 of America's Got Talent[3] and appearing on an episode of First Impressions. She is a member of Broadway Video's digital studio Más Mejor, which spotlights Latino comedians.

Celebrity impressions

Villaseñor describes herself as a comedian and impressionist.[4] She performed various impressions for America's Got Talent, as well as on First Impressions and her YouTube channel, including:

Her impressions on SNL include:

Saturday Night Live

Villaseñor was introduced as a featured player on the October 1, 2016, episode of SNL alongside Mikey Day and Alex Moffat. Her debut was an impression of Sarah Silverman in the "Family Feud: Celebrity Edition" sketch.[17]

Controversy

In September 2016, Villaseñor deleted over 2,000 tweets from her Twitter account after being announced as a Saturday Night Live cast member. Subsequently, some of them were perceived by some to contain racist content, including tweets that targeted black people and Asians as well as Villaseñor's being afraid to date black men. In one tweet she mentions an "ugly," "bossy black lady" at her job.[18][19][20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Wilstein, Matt (September 12, 2016). "SNL's First Latina Cast Member Melissa Villaseñor Is an Impression Machine". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ Mallenbaum, Carly (September 12, 2016). "Meet 'SNL's new additions: Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor". USA Today. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ Slead, Evan (September 12, 2016). "Who is Melissa Villaseñor? Get to know SNL's newest cast member". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Impressions". melissavillasenor.com.
  5. 1 2 America's Got Talent (June 7, 2011). "Celebrity Impressions - Melissa Villasenor - America's Got Talent Audition - Season 6" – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Más Mejor (February 10, 2016). "Owen Wilson - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ Más Mejor (June 8, 2016). "Jennifer Lopez - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ Más Mejor (May 25, 2016). "Kristen Wiig - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  9. ↑ Más Mejor (January 20, 2016). "Hillary Clinton - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  10. ↑ Más Mejor (January 27, 2016). "Gwen Stefani - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Más Mejor (February 3, 2016). "Sonia Sotomayor - Daily Itineraries ft. Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (March 9, 2015). "Whitney Cummings has caught me! - Melissa Villaseñor" – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (February 9, 2015). "Sia Impression" – via YouTube.
  14. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (January 5, 2011). "Zooey to the rescue!!! - Melissa Villasenor" – via YouTube.
  15. ↑ Melissa Villaseñor (August 24, 2015). "Kate Micucci Impression" – via YouTube.
  16. ↑ "Meet the New 'SNL' Castmembers: Who are Mikey Day, Alex Moffat and Melissa Villasenor?".
  17. ↑ Evans, Greg (October 2, 2016). "'SNL' Surprise: Newcomers Mikey Day, Alex Moffat & Melissa Villaseñor Actually Make Good, Strong Impressions".
  18. ↑ Blay, Zeba (September 23, 2016). "First 'SNL' Latina Cast Member Caught Deleting Racist Tweets". The Huffington Post.
  19. ↑ Chavez, Paul (September 23, 2016). "Melissa Villaseñor faces Twitter backlash over allegedly racist tweets after becoming first Latina on NBC's Saturday Night Live". The Daily Mail.
  20. ↑ Staff, Indiewire (September 24, 2016). "'SNL's' Latina Cast Member Controversy: Melissa Villaseñor Deleted Racist Tweets". Indiewire.
  21. ↑ Schladebeck, Jessica (September 24, 2016). "New 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Melissa Villaseñor in hot water for racist tweets". New York Daily News.
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