Actors - Nelson Ascencio

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Nelson Ascencio is a Cuban actor and comedian. Ascencio is most notable for his membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.

Biography

Nelson Ascencio was born in Havana, Cuba but fled his homeland when he was very young. He then immigrated to New York, where he started acting in his early teens with local theater and school productions. He continued his acting training after high school at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts and the HP Studios. While living in Manhattan, Ascencio perfected his comedy skills by doing some stand up. Then he moved to Los Angeles, California where joined the Groundlings Theatre. Since then he has written, performed and produced his own sketch shows with the comedy group Unsafe Sketch at HBO Workspace, Luna Park, The Upfront and Theatre at the Improv. His television credits include appearances on The Larry Sanders Show and Seinfeld.

Career

MADtv

Ascencio joined the cast of MADtv in 1999 as a feature performer, for the fifth season. However, Ascencio was later promoted to a repertory performer status the following season. Ascencio's most popular characters were Tito, the gay postal worker, and Hector, the main character in the "Buenos Dias, San Diego" sketch. Ascencio's impersonations included: Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias, Chris Kirkpatrick, David L. Lander, Roy Hinkey Jr., Bradley Whitford, Bob Dylan, Jose Ramirez, Edward James Olmos, Gerardo, Antonio Banderas and Manny Ramos. Ascencio left MADtv at the end of the sixth season.

Trivia

Ascencio is 5'3" tall.
He has an identical twin who also lives in Los Angeles. Thus, Ascencio is one of two MADtv cast members to have an identical twin (Paul Vogt
is the other MADtv cast member to have an identical twin).

Catch phrases

"Buenos Dias, San Diego" - Hector (Buenos Dias, San Diego sketch)
"Ask me how I feel man.......I feel crrrrrraaaaazzzyyyy!!!" - Ricky Martin (as portrayed by Nelson Ascencio).

Television appearances

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2004) as Room Service Waiter
Birds of Prey (2002) as Craig Finn
MADtv
(1999-2001) as Various Characters

Filmography

None

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