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Lorne Michaels

Production Born Nov 17, 1944 Toronto, Ontario, Canada 24 credits

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.

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Full filmography

  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Producer (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited)
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self (voice) (uncredited)
  • The Kardashians (2022) as Self
  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012) as Self
  • Lorne (2026) as Self
  • Mark Twain Prize (1999) as Self
  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025) as Self
  • Man on the Moon (1999) as Self (uncredited)
  • Iconoclasts (2005) as Self
  • Sandy Wexler (2017) as Testimonial
  • The Story of Late Night (2021) as Self
  • Norm Macdonald Has a Show (2018) as Self - Guest
  • Will & Harper (2024) as Self
  • SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (2025) as Self
  • I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not (2025) as Self
  • The Last Laugh (2016) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Love, Gilda (2018) as Self
  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self - Executive Producer
  • I Am Chris Farley (2015) as Self
  • Saturday Night (2010) as Self