Lorne Michaels

Production

Born: 1944-11-17

From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Gender: Male

Popularity: 1

Also Known 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lorne Michaels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations8 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Time 100

2025

🏆 Won

Companion of the Order of Canada

2018

🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

2016

🏆 Won

International Emmy Directorate Award

2010

🏆 Won

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

2004

🏆 Won

Canada's Walk of Fame

2003

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting36 titles

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Series

The Kardashians

2022 - ...Documentary

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Series

Lorne Michaels

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations8 won · 0 nominated

Acting36 titles

The Kardashians

Norm Macdonald Has a Show

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

The Story of Lassie

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Saturday Night

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Iconoclasts

Will & Harper

Man on the Moon

Love, Gilda

Cracked Up

Lorne

I Am Chris Farley

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

The Last Laugh

Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation

Belushi

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

Saturday Night Live

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The Canadian Conspiracy

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

The Story of Late Night

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Mark Twain Prize

Live from New York!

Sandy Wexler

The Last Impresario

The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick

Downey Wrote That

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

Writing11 titles

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

The Paul Simon Special

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

Saturday Night Live

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

¡Three Amigos!

Gilda Live

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Lily

Production105 titles

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

The Tracy Morgan Show

Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Adele: Live in New York City 2015

The Paul Simon Special

Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Lookwell

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

Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

30 Rock

The Kids in the Hall

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

Lookwell

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Mean Girls

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

Detroiters