Lorne Michaels
Birthday
1944/11/17 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also know as
Lorne David Lipowitz
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. De...Read more
Acting
(2022) The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
as Self
(1986) The Canadian Conspiracy
as Self
(2024) In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
as Self
(1994) The Story of Lassie
as Self
(1996) The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
as ---
(2016) The Last Laugh
as Self
(2010) Saturday Night
as Self
(1978) The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
as Sleazy Merchandiser
(2015) Live from New York!
as Self
(1999) Man on the Moon
as Self (uncredited)
(2015) I Am Chris Farley
as Self
(2017) Sandy Wexler
as Testimonial
(2005) Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
as Self
(2018) Love, Gilda
as Self
(2011) Inside Portlandia
as Self
(2000) Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
as Self
(2020) Belushi
as Self (archive footage)
(2019) Cracked Up
as Self
(2012) Paul Simon: Under African Skies
as Self
(2024) Will & Harper
as Self
(2025) Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
(2025) SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
(2025) Downey Wrote That
as Self
(2005) Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
(2007) Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
as Self
(2010) Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
as Self
(2026) I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not
as Self
(1993) The Nanny
as Barbra Streisand
(2021) The Story of Late Night
as Self
(2005) Iconoclasts
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
(2022) The Kardashians
as Self
(2012) Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
(2018) Norm Macdonald Has a Show
as Self - Guest
(1999) Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Producer (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
(2020) The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
as Self - Winner
(2025) SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self