Lorne Michaels

Personal Info

Known For

Production

Known Credits

32

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-11-17 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Nanny

    The Nanny

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

    In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • Downey Wrote That

    Downey Wrote That

  • Belushi

    Belushi

  • Man on the Moon

    Man on the Moon

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

    SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

  • Will & Harper

    Will & Harper

  • Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

    Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • I Am Chris Farley

    I Am Chris Farley

  • Sandy Wexler

    Sandy Wexler

  • Norm Macdonald Has a Show

    Norm Macdonald Has a Show

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Live from New York!

    Live from New York!

  • Love, Gilda

    Love, Gilda

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

    The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

  • The Story of Late Night

    The Story of Late Night

  • Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

    Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

  • Cracked Up

    Cracked Up

  • Inside Portlandia

    Inside Portlandia

  • The Story of Lassie

    The Story of Lassie

  • The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick

    The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick

  • The Canadian Conspiracy

    The Canadian Conspiracy

  • Paul Simon: Under African Skies

    Paul Simon: Under African Skies