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Lorne Michaels

born 1944 · Production

59.8avg grm
6titles
8honors

Honors

8
—Emmy — Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
2025Time 100
2018Companion of the Order of Canada
2016Presidential Medal of Freedom
2010International Emmy Directorate Award
Honors
  • —Emmy — Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  • 2025Time 100
  • 2018Companion of the Order of Canada
  • 2016Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • 2010International Emmy Directorate Award
  • 2004Mark Twain Prize — American Humor
  • 2003Canada's Walk of Fame
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Bio

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.

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.

Filmography

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2020s3 titlesDDowney Wrote That2025 · as Self - SNL Producer58.1WWill & Harper2024 · as Self - Executive Producer, SNL56.6SThe Story of Late Night2021 · as Self · series63.9
2010s3 titlesNNorm Macdonald Has a Show2018 · as Self - Guest · series64.5CCracked Up2018 · as Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live57.8LLove, Gilda2018 · as Self57.7

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Lorne Michaels

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born1944
known forProduction
titles on site6
avg GRM59.8
honors8 · Emmy — Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
Honors
  • —Emmy — Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
  • 2025Time 100
  • 2018Companion of the Order of Canada
  • 2016Presidential Medal of Freedom
  • 2010International Emmy Directorate Award
  • 2004Mark Twain Prize — American Humor
  • 2003Canada's Walk of Fame
  • —star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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.

Filmography

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2020s

3 titles
D58.1Downey Wrote That2025 · as Self - SNL ProducerW56.6Will & Harper2024 · as Self - Executive Producer, SNLS63.9The Story of Late Night2021 · as Self · series

2010s

3 titles
N64.5Norm Macdonald Has a Show2018 · as Self - Guest · seriesC57.8Cracked Up2018 · as Self - Creator, Saturday Night LiveL57.7Love, Gilda2018 · as Self

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