Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

Known for
Production
Born
November 17, 1944 (age 81)
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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

Photos

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Filmography

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A Chris Farley Story

A Chris Farley Story

Movie · Producer

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Worst Man

Worst Man

Movie · Producer

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The Big Goodbye poster

The Big Goodbye

Movie · Producer

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Jonty poster

Jonty

Movie · Producer

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Bag Man

Bag Man

Movie · Producer

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Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic

Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic

Movie · Producer

2026
Saturday Night Live UK poster

Saturday Night Live UK

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert poster

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
Downey Wrote That poster

Downey Wrote That

Movie · Executive Producer

2025
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh poster

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

Movie · Executive Producer

2024
Mean Girls poster

Mean Girls

Movie · Producer

2024
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas poster

Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas

Movie · Executive Producer

2023
Bupkis poster

Bupkis

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2022
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City poster

Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Miley's New Year's Eve Party poster

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Movie · Executive Producer

2022
Bust Down poster

Bust Down

TV · Executive Producer · 6 eps

2022
The Kids in the Hall poster

The Kids in the Hall

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2021
Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson poster

Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson

Movie · Executive Producer

2021
Schmigadoon! poster

Schmigadoon!

TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps

2021
MacGruber poster

MacGruber

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2021
Kenan poster

Kenan

TV · Executive Producer · 19 eps

2021
That Damn Michael Che poster

That Damn Michael Che

TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps

2021
Saturday Morning All Star Hits! poster

Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps

2020
Vampires vs. the Bronx poster

Vampires vs. the Bronx

Movie · Producer

2020
30 Rock: A One-Time Special poster

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

Movie · Executive Producer

2020
Mapleworth Murders poster

Mapleworth Murders

TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps

2019
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres poster

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

Movie · Executive Producer

2019
Miracle Workers poster

Miracle Workers

TV · Executive Producer · 37 eps

2019
Shrill poster

Shrill

TV · Executive Producer · 22 eps

2019
Los Espookys poster

Los Espookys

TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps

2019
Alien News Desk poster

Alien News Desk

TV · Executive Producer · 12 eps

2019
The Other Two poster

The Other Two

TV · Executive Producer · 30 eps

2018
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life poster

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Movie · Executive Producer

2018
A.P. Bio poster

A.P. Bio

TV · Executive Producer · 42 eps

2017
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special poster

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

Movie · Executive Producer

2017
Detroiters poster

Detroiters

TV · Executive Producer · 10 eps

2016
Brother Nature poster

Brother Nature

Movie · Producer

2016
Masterminds poster

Masterminds

Movie · Producer

2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot poster

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Movie · Producer

2016
Michael Che Matters poster

Michael Che Matters

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Staten Island Summer poster

Staten Island Summer

Movie · Producer

2015
Adele: Live in New York City poster

Adele: Live in New York City

Movie · Executive Producer

2015
Documentary Now! poster

Documentary Now!

TV · Executive Producer · 27 eps

2014
The Maya Rudolph Show poster

The Maya Rudolph Show

Movie · Executive Producer

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · Executive Producer · 2441 eps

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · Executive Producer · 1858 eps

2012
The Guilt Trip poster

The Guilt Trip

Movie · Producer

2011
Inside Portlandia

Inside Portlandia

Movie · Executive Producer

2011
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10 poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10

Movie · Producer

2011
Up All Night poster

Up All Night

TV · Executive Producer · 35 eps

2011
Portlandia poster

Portlandia

TV · Executive Producer · 77 eps

2010
MacGruber poster

MacGruber

Movie · Producer

2009
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Movie · Producer

2008
Baby Mama poster

Baby Mama

Movie · Producer

2008
To Love and Die poster

To Love and Die

Movie · Executive Producer

2008
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday poster

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

TV · Executive Producer · 9 eps

2008
To Love and Die

To Love and Die

TV · Producer · 1 ep

2007
Hot Rod poster

Hot Rod

Movie · Producer

2007
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation poster

Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

Movie · Executive Producer

2006
30 Rock poster

30 Rock

TV · Executive Producer · 138 eps

2006
Sons & Daughters poster

Sons & Daughters

TV · Executive Producer · 11 eps

2005
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Movie · Executive Producer

2004
Mean Girls poster

Mean Girls

Movie · Producer

2004
Miley's New Year's Eve Party poster

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

TV · Producer · 1 ep

2003
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles poster

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

Movie · Executive Producer

2003
The Tracy Morgan Show poster

The Tracy Morgan Show

TV · Producer · 16 eps

2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Movie · Executive Producer

2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special poster

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Movie · Executive Producer

2001
Enigma poster

Enigma

Movie · Producer

2001
50 Years of NBC Late Night poster

50 Years of NBC Late Night

Movie · Executive Producer

2000
The Ladies Man poster

The Ladies Man

Movie · Producer

1999
Superstar poster

Superstar

Movie · Producer

1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

Movie · Executive Producer

1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler poster

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman poster

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live poster

Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

Movie · Executive Producer

1998
A Night at the Roxbury poster

A Night at the Roxbury

Movie · Producer

1996
Black Sheep poster

Black Sheep

Movie · Producer

1996
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy poster

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

Movie · Producer

1995
Tommy Boy poster

Tommy Boy

Movie · Producer

1995
Stuart Saves His Family poster

Stuart Saves His Family

Movie · Producer

1994
Lassie poster

Lassie

Movie · Producer

1993
Wayne's World 2 poster

Wayne's World 2

Movie · Producer

1993
Coneheads poster

Coneheads

Movie · Producer

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · Executive Producer · 2724 eps

1992
Wayne's World poster

Wayne's World

Movie · Producer

1992
Frosty Returns poster

Frosty Returns

Movie · Executive Producer

1991
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special poster

Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special

Movie · Executive Producer

1991
Lookwell poster

Lookwell

Movie · Producer

1991
Lookwell poster

Lookwell

TV · Producer · 1 ep

1990
The Earth Day Special poster

The Earth Day Special

Movie · Executive Producer

1989
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary poster

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Movie · Executive Producer

1989
The Kids in the Hall poster

The Kids in the Hall

TV · Executive Producer · 110 eps

1988
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel poster

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

Movie · Executive Producer

1986
¡Three Amigos! poster

¡Three Amigos!

Movie · Producer

1984
Nothing Lasts Forever poster

Nothing Lasts Forever

Movie · Producer

1984
The Day Before

The Day Before

Movie · Producer

1984
The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy

The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy

Movie · Producer

1983
The Coneheads poster

The Coneheads

Movie · Executive Producer

1983
Neil Young in Berlin poster

Neil Young in Berlin

Movie · Producer

1982
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park poster

Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

Movie · Executive Producer

1981
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever poster

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Movie · Producer

1980
Gilda Live poster

Gilda Live

Movie · Producer

1979
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda poster

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

Movie · Executive Producer

1979
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video poster

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Movie · Executive Producer

1978
The Things We Did Last Summer poster

The Things We Did Last Summer

Movie · Producer

1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash poster

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

Movie · Executive Producer

1977
The Paul Simon Special poster

The Paul Simon Special

Movie · Producer

1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK poster

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Movie · Producer

1976
The Beach Boys: It's OK poster

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Movie · Producer

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · Executive Producer · 920 eps

1973
Lily poster

Lily

Movie · Producer