Sandy Hackett

Who is Sandy Hackett?

Sandy Hackett is the son of the famous actor/comedian Buddy Hackett.

Comedian Sandy Hackett had his first television appearance on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In at age 11. At age 20 Sandy became the Entertainment Director at UNLV where he served for 3 semesters until his graduation in December 1980 with a BS degree in Hotel Administration. Sandy then went on to work in the entertainment department of the former Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. He help to create the Sahara Hotel Showcase of Talent with producer Terry James. This concept offered unknown performers a chance to perform in the Sahara's Casbah lounge. Eventually the show became known as Sandy Hackett's Talent Showcase with Sandy as the producer and host of the weekly showcase. The show also did a year in Reno at the Sahara Reno and a year in Lake Tahoe at the Sahara Tahoe. The show moved from the Sahara in 1986 to the Mint Hotel & Casino on Fremont Street downtown Las Vegas. The show appeared on Sunday nights at the Mint and then opened at the Dunes Hotel & Casino on Monday nights. Over the years Sandy introduce over 10,000 performers at his showcases to the Las Vegas audience.