Lorne Michaels

Personal Info

Birthday

November 17, 1944

(81 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

Saturday Night Live

The Nanny

Sandy Wexler

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Filmography

2026
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not
as Self
2025
Downey Wrote That
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2024
Will & Harper
as Self
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
as Self
2022
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
2020
Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Cracked Up
as Self
2018
Love, Gilda
as Self
2017
Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
2016
The Last Laugh
as Self
2015
I Am Chris Farley
as Self
Live from New York!
as Self
2012
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
2011
Inside Portlandia
as Self
2010
Saturday Night
as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
2005
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
2000
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
1999
Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
1994
The Story of Lassie
as Self
1986
The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Sleazy Merchandiser