Lorne Michaels

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

Saturday Night Live

The Kardashians

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

All Movies (31)

Lorne2026 · as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not2025 · as Self
Downey Wrote That2025 · as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert2025 · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - Executive Producer
Will & Harper2024 · as Self
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon2024 · as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks2022 · as Self
Belushi2020 · as Self (archive footage)
Cracked Up2019 · as Self
Love, Gilda2018 · as Self
Sandy Wexler2017 · as Testimonial
The Last Laugh2016 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Am Chris Farley2015 · as Self
Live from New York!2015 · as Self
The Last Impresario2014 · as Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies2012 · as Self
Inside Portlandia2011 · as Self
Saturday Night2010 · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again2010 · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation2007 · as Self
Laser Cats!2006 · as Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found2005 · as Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live2005 · as Self
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation2000 · as Self
Man on the Moon1999 · as Self (uncredited)
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick1996
The Story of Lassie1994 · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989 · as Self
The Canadian Conspiracy1986 · as Self
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash1978 · as Sleazy Merchandiser

All TV Shows (13)

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night2025 · as Self
The Kardashians2022 · as Self
The Story of Late Night2021 · as Self
Norm Macdonald Has a Show2018 · as Self - Guest
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
Iconoclasts2005 · as Self
Mark Twain Prize1999 · as Self
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Producer (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self (voice) (uncredited)