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Known For

Production

Known Credits

173

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-17 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

Lorne David Lipowitz

Lorne Michaels

Biography

Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television and film producer, comedian, screenwriter and director. He created and produced Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995), and The Tonight Show (since 2014). He has received 24 Primetime Emmy Awards from 112 nominations, holding the record as the most nominated individual in the award show's history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Michaels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

The Last Laugh

2016

The Last Laugh

as

Self

Saturday Night

2010

Saturday Night

as

Self

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

as

Sleazy Merchandiser

Man on the Moon

1999

Man on the Moon

as

Self (uncredited)

Sandy Wexler

2017

Sandy Wexler

as

Testimonial

Love, Gilda

2018

Love, Gilda

as

Self

Belushi

2020

Belushi

as

Self (archive footage)

Cracked Up

2019

Cracked Up

as

Self

Will & Harper

2024

Will & Harper

as

Self

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as

Self - Executive Producer

The Nanny

The Nanny

as

Barbra Streisand

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Producer (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self (voice) (uncredited)

Production

Hot Rod

2007

Hot Rod

as

Enigma

2001

Enigma

as

Tommy Boy

1995

Tommy Boy

as

Baby Mama

2008

Baby Mama

as

Coneheads

1993

Coneheads

as

Superstar

1999

Superstar

as

Lily

1973

Lily

as

Lookwell

1991

Lookwell

as

Lassie

1994

Lassie

as

MacGruber

2010

MacGruber

as

Crew

Directing