He learned to speak English growing up from watching television,[1] and particularly enjoyed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teen Wolf, and Ghostbusters.
[3] Santos named Will Smith, Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, George Lopez, and Pablo Francisco as some of his biggest comedy influences.
[3] Santos gained prominence as a VJ on the MTV Tres show MiTRL in 2006, which combined comedy and music content.
[2][5] He switched his focus to acting and comedy full-time in 2009, and began to train and perform regularly at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
[7] He acted in the films Vacation Friends, The Valet, There's Something Wrong with the Children and Amor en toda la cara.