Johnny A. Sanchez

Johnny A. Sanchez (born May 14, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, best known as a repertory player on MADtv from 2007 until 2009.

Johnny A. Sanchez
Born	(1982-05-14) May 14, 1982 (age 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Stand-up comedian, actor
Years active	2000–present
Notable work	Various roles in MADtv

Career

Johnny A. Sanchez has spent many years as a stand-up comedian and is a veteran of many Los Angeles comedy clubs. He has also done voiceover work, most notably as the voice of Lombardo in Happy Feet and he reprised the role in the 2011 sequel.

He has occasionally been confused with New York City native actor/producer Johnny Sanchez, usually due to the omission of the middle initial which differentiates both artists.

MADtv

Sanchez was on MADtv from 2007 until its conclusion in 2009. He was the show's fifth Latino cast member (after Pablo Francisco, Nelson Ascencio, Jill-Michele Meleán, and Anjelah Johnson) and the first male Latino cast member hired since season six's Nelson Ascencio.

Characters

• Nacho Hernandez, also known as "Li'l Joker", a Latino thug who often appears on the news
• Farhid, an Iranian kite salesman

Impressions

• Al Pacino
• Antonio Banderas
• Carlos Bernard (as his character Tony Almeida from 24)
• Carlos Mencia
• Cesar Millan
• Desi Arnaz (as Ricky Ricardo from "I Love Lucy")
• Joe Jonas
• Ozzie Guillén
• Rainn Wilson (as Rollo from "Juno")

Rock Feud

In 2001, Sanchez hosted (and announced) an unsold spinoff musically-themed pilot of the classic game show Family Feud called Rock Feud^[1][2][3]for cable channel VH1. The bands Save Ferris and Lit were the participants.

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Award Category	Result
2008	ALMA Awards	Outstanding Male Performance in a Comedy Television Series	Nominated