Episode 15 -- Pictured: Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas during the 'Saturday Night News' skit on March 17, 1984 -- Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU...

March 17, 2024 - Still, this would be his first time hosting, and he brought a character with him that had been gestating for years. “Being a big fan of The Tonight Show, I used to love when an actor named Fernando Lamas would come on,” Crystal recalled ...

October 9, 2025 - His friend, actor Jonathan Goldsmith, took inspiration from Lamas for the character the Most Interesting Man in the World. The most well-known parody of Fernando was on the Saturday Night Live sketches that featured Billy Crystal.

Saturday Night Live 25 (TV Special 1999) - Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas, Self

Billy Crystal Fernando is the fictional host and author of the famous television show Fernando's Hideaway and born from a idea of comedian, actor and director Billy Crystal that was based principally on the real persona of actor Fernando Lamas.

"It is better to look good than to feel good" isn't a quote from Kim Kardashian—it's a quote from Lorenzo Lamas's father, Fernando Lamas, who was parodied by Billy Crystal during his time on Saturday Night Live.

Post by Lola Billy Crystal's Ricardo just pales in my opinion. Isn't the Billy Crystal character called Fernando? I think it's a satire of Fernando Lamas.

July 9, 2025 - Nick takes a deep dive into one of Saturday Night Live‘s most memorable pop culture moments: Billy Crystal’s portrayal of Fernando, the charmingly ridiculous send-up of Fernando Lamas.

May 16, 2018 - Trivia: Crystal's Fernando character was so strong that for many younger fans of the show, they didn't realize it was based on a real person - actor Fernando Lamas. For those who were familiar with Lamas, it made the sketch even funnier. Originally from Buenos Aires, Lamas was an actor who ...

February 16, 2019 - Billy Crystal - Fernando Lamas from SNL - 2018 March by Brandon Criner ·

February 7, 2025 - Fernando Lamas, deeply brown and gallantly dressed, sat down one night on The Tonight Show and, slightly skewing the vowels toward Spanish, told Johnny Carson, “You know, it is better to look good than to feel good.” · For Billy Crystal, that was the starting point: he made up an unctuous ...

September 20, 2023 - Depending on your age, you might remember Fernando Lamas as a handsome actor from the 1950s with a seriously seductive accent… · Or you might know him only from the Saturday Night Live sketches that featured Billy Crystal.

August 11, 2010 - By Crystal Williams and David Leopold Washington reminds us of Fernando Lamas, the Saturday Night Live character played by Billy Crystal who would interview various celebrities, often confusing them with someone else. Always during the interview he would say, “You look mahvelous“ and the sket

January 15, 2025 - I imagine I first knew about Fernando Lamas (Fernando Álvaro Lamas y de Santos, 1915-1982) by way of his being kidded on Saturday Night Live — no less than twice. The first occasion was the 1979 sketch starring Bill Murray as a Latin American game show who asks contestants the immortal question “¿Quién es Más Macho?” and Lamas’ name, along with those of Ricardo Montalban, Lloyd Bridges, et al are multiple choice answers. Then in 1984, Billy Crystal took it up a notch by playing the actor in a recurring segment called Fernando’s Hideaway, presenting the old ham as a superficial celebrity hound whose catchphrases were “You look mahvelous” and “It’s better to look good than to feel good.” Prior to both those bits, Lamas had already parodied himself in Neil Simon’s The Cheap Detective (1978).

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July 9, 2025 - Nick takes a deep dive into one of Saturday Night Live‘s most memorable pop culture moments: Billy Crystal’s portrayal of Fernando, the charmingly ridiculous send-up of Fernando Lamas.

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July 1, 2014 - His hilarious portrayal was based on a real actor, the late Fernando Lamas, a so-called "Latin Lover" movie star who appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" one night, while Billy Crystal took notes.

Episode 4 -- Pictured: Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas, Bobby Fraraccio as Barry Manilow during the 'Fernando's Hideaway' skit on November 3, 1984 --...