Brad Pitt Portrays Dr. Anthony Faucibr on ‘Saturday Night Live’ On April 25, ‘Saturday Night Live’ aired their secondbr socially distanced episode of the COVID-19 pandemic. The episode’s cold open featured actor Brad Pittbr portraying Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the Nationalbr Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. The decision to have Pitt take on the role was a nod to Fauci’s previous comment that he would want Pitt to portray him on the late-night show. During the skit, Pitt took onbr Dr. Fauci’s signature raspybr voice and hand gestures. As is expected from ‘SNL,’ he also mockedbr current president Donald Trump and hisbr mishandling of COVID-19. Brad Pitt, via 'SNL' At the end of the skit, Pitt dropped his characterbr to deliver a more sincere message to Dr. Fauci,br thanking him for his “calm” and “clarity.