He left the country as a teenager, swimming to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and eventually settling in New York City.

[2] Salazar first began performing stand-up comedy when he was eighteen, debuting his "check it out" line in his first open-mic appearance, and soon went on to acting.

[2][3] Salazar also appeared on Last Comic Standing and many HBO Comedy specials.

His last film he was shooting was The Brooklyn Premiere by Brooklyn-born director Eric Spade Rivas, which had him reunite in scenes with Steven Bauer (Manolo from Scarface) for one more go as partners in crime.

He continued to do stand-up throughout his life, with his last performance at the Reno, Nevada, location of the Laugh Factory in July 2024.