Person
Lorne Michaels
Production · Born 1944-11-17 · 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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Executive Producer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
30 Rock
Executive Producer
Inside Out
Thanks
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Executive Producer
Late Night with David Letterman
Creator
Portlandia
Executive Producer
Miracle Workers
Executive Producer
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Creator
Filmography
- 2026LorneSelf
- 2026Saturday Night Live UKExecutive Producer
- 2026Marcello Hernández: American BoyThanks
- 2025Sarah Squirm: Live + in the FleshExecutive Producer
- 2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotSelf
- 2025Downey Wrote ThatSelf
- 2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelf
- 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - Executive Producer
- 2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
- 2024Nate Bargatze's Nashville ChristmasExecutive Producer
- 2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedThanks
- 2024Will & HarperSelf
- 2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul SimonSelf
- 2024Mean GirlsProducer
- 2023BupkisExecutive Producer
- 2022Miley's New Year's Eve PartyExecutive Producer
- 2022The Kids in the HallExecutive Producer
- 2022The KardashiansSelf
- 2022The Kids in the Hall: Comedy PunksSelf
- 2022Bust DownExecutive Producer
- 2022Michael Bublé's Christmas in the CityExecutive Producer
- 2021Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete DavidsonExecutive Producer
- 2021MacGruberExecutive Producer
- 2021Saturday Morning All Star Hits!Executive Producer
- 2021Schmigadoon!Executive Producer
- 2021That Damn Michael CheExecutive Producer
- 2021The Story of Late NightSelf
- 2021KenanExecutive Producer
- 2020Vampires vs. the BronxProducer
- 2020Mapleworth MurdersExecutive Producer
- 202030 Rock: A One-Time SpecialExecutive Producer
- 2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)
- 2019Cracked UpSelf
- 2019My Favorite Shapes by Julio TorresExecutive Producer
- 2019Los EspookysExecutive Producer
- 2019ShrillExecutive Producer
- 2019Alien News DeskExecutive Producer
- 2019Miracle WorkersExecutive Producer
- 2019The Other TwoExecutive Producer
- 2018Norm Macdonald Has a ShowSelf - Guest
- 2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeExecutive Producer
- 2018Love, GildaSelf
- 2018A.P. BioExecutive Producer
- 2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween SpecialExecutive Producer
- 2017Sandy WexlerTestimonial
- 2017DetroitersExecutive Producer
- 2016Michael Che MattersExecutive Producer
- 2016MastermindsProducer
- 2016Brother NatureProducer
- 2016The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotProducer
- 2015Adele: Live in New York City 2015Executive Producer
- 2015Documentary Now!Executive Producer
- 2015I Am Chris FarleySelf
- 2015Staten Island SummerProducer
- 2015Inside OutThanks
- 2015Live from New York!Self
- 2014The Last ImpresarioSelf
- 2014The Maya Rudolph ShowExecutive Producer
- 2014Late Night with Seth MeyersExecutive Producer
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonExecutive Producer
- 2012The Guilt TripProducer
- 2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelf
- 2012Paul Simon: Under African SkiesSelf
- 2011Inside PortlandiaSelf
- 2011Up All NightExecutive Producer
- 2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10Producer
- 2011PortlandiaExecutive Producer
- 2010MacGruberProducer
- 2010Saturday NightSelf
- 2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelf
- 2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerProducer
- 2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonCreator
- 2008To Love and DieExecutive Producer
- 2008To Love and DieProducer
- 2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayExecutive Producer
- 2008Baby MamaProducer
- 2007Hot RodProducer
- 2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelf
- 200630 RockExecutive Producer
- 2006Laser Cats!Self
- 2006Sons & DaughtersExecutive Producer
- 2005IconoclastsSelf
- 2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydExecutive Producer
- 2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelf
- 2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelf
- 2004Miley's New Year's Eve PartyProducer
- 2004Mean GirlsProducer
- 2003The Tracy Morgan ShowProducer
- 2003Lost in TranslationThanks
- 2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesExecutive Producer
- 2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellExecutive Producer
- 2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialExecutive Producer
- 2002The Colin Quinn ShowCreator
- 200150 Years of NBC Late NightExecutive Producer
- 2001EnigmaProducer
- 2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelf
- 2000The Ladies ManProducer
- 1999Man on the MoonSelf (uncredited)
- 1999SNL: The Best of Adam SandlerExecutive Producer
- 1999SuperstarProducer
- 1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialExecutive Producer
- 1999Mark Twain PrizeSelf
- 1998A Night at the RoxburyProducer
- 1998Bad Boys of Saturday Night LiveExecutive Producer
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanExecutive Producer
- 1996Kids in the Hall: Brain CandyProducer
- 1996The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
- 1996Black SheepProducer
- 1995Stuart Saves His FamilyProducer
- 1995Tommy BoyProducer
- 1994The Story of LassieSelf
- 1994LassieProducer
- 1993Wayne's World 2Producer
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienExecutive Producer
- 1993ConeheadsProducer
- 1992Frosty ReturnsExecutive Producer
- 1992Wayne's WorldProducer
- 1991Saturday Night Live: Halloween SpecialExecutive Producer
- 1991LookwellProducer
- 1991LookwellProducer
- 1990The Earth Day SpecialExecutive Producer
- 1989The Kids in the HallExecutive Producer
- 1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelf
- 1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelExecutive Producer
- 1986¡Three Amigos!Producer
- 1986The Canadian ConspiracySelf
- 1984Nothing Lasts ForeverProducer
- 1984The Day BeforeProducer
- 1984The Discreet Charm of the DiplomacyProducer
- 1983Neil Young in BerlinProducer
- 1983The ConeheadsExecutive Producer
- 1982Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central ParkExecutive Music Producer
- 1982Late Night with David LettermanCreator
- 1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverProducer
- 1980Gilda LiveWriter
- 1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoExecutive Producer
- 1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaExecutive Producer
- 1978The Things We Did Last SummerProducer
- 1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashSleazy Merchandiser
- 1977The Paul Simon SpecialWriter
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriter
- 1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriter
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1973LilyWriter
- 1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InWriter
- —A Chris Farley StoryProducer
- —Worst ManProducer
- —The Big GoodbyeProducer
- —JontyProducer
- —Bag ManProducer
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