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 ...

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.

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.

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

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.

3 days ago - Both the song and video features Crystal in character as his SNL persona of talk show host Fernando Lamas. The video features Lamas cruising around in what was at the time the world's longest stretch limousine, built by custom-coach designer ...

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 ...

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

Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (TV Special 2010) - Billy Crystal as Fernando Lamas

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 ...

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

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.

“You Look Marvelous” by Billy Crystal and his parody of Fernando Lamas, 1985 - One of my favorite SNL sketches. And remember kids... It’s better to look...

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.

“You Look, Mahvelous!!” That was the catchphrase comedian Billy Crystal used on SNL as his comedic send up of Latin actor, Fernando Lamas. He said it with bravado, a wink, and a carefree attitude that made us laugh.