Marcello Hernandez

Marcello André Hernández-González (born August 19, 1997) is an American comedian and actor. He has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live since the show's 48th season in 2022, becoming the show's first Gen Z cast member. He grew up in Miami, Florida, where he attended Belen Jesuit Preparatory School; his mother, Isabel Cancela, is of Cuban descent and his father, Joaquin Hernández, is Dominican.

Hernández graduated from John Carroll University in 2019 with a degree in entrepreneurship and communication, where he received the John J. Reardon memorial scholarship for outstanding performance in theatre. He had played soccer for Belen's team and trained with the U15 Dominican Republic National Team before pursuing comedy. He performed short-form pieces on social media, such as the weekly review show Only in Dade about Miami on TikTok, moved to New York City in 2019 to pursue stand-up, and was selected for Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy in 2022.

On SNL, Hernández is known for recurring characters including Domingo, the paramour of a philandering bride played by Chloe Fineman; Grant of "The Couple You Can't Believe Are Together"; The Movie Guy on Weekend Update; and Joaquín Antonio González Hernández Suárez, host of The Immigrant Dad Talk Show. He portrayed Don Francisco in a Sábado Gigante parody and Sebastian Maniscalco in another sketch, both praised by the originals. In January 2026 he released his first stand-up special, American Boy, on Netflix, and he will host the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York City.