Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels
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Lorne Michaels at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021
Michaels at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors
Born
Lorne David Lipowitz

(1944-11-17) November 17, 1944 (age 80)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • American
  • Canadian
Occupations
  • Producer
  • writer
  • comedian
Years active1968–present
Known for
Spouses
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    (m. 1967; div. 1980)​
  • Susan Forristal
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    (m. 1981; div. 1987)​
  • Alice Barry
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    (m. 1991)​
Children3

Lorne Michaels CC (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American television writer and film producer. 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).[1][2][3][4]

He has received 21 Primetime Emmy Awards from 106 nominations, holding the record as the most nominated individual in the award show's history.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Lorne Michaels: Biography". Britannica.com. August 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Robinson, Joanna (January 26, 2015). "Lorne Michaels: Biography Book Saturday Night Live". VanityFair.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Lorne Michaels: Official SNL Bio". NBC.com. January 1, 2017. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
  4. ^ Kennedy, John R. (April 16, 2016). "Toronto-born SNL Creator Lorne Michaels on Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People List". Global News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2016. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Lorne Michaels". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lorne Michaels: Saturday Night Live Creator". NBC. Retrieved October 27, 2020.