Lorne Michaels

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Lorne Michaels

Born November 17, 1944Toronto, Ontario, Canada103 credits

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

Lorne

Lorne

Movie

2026

Saturday Night Live UK
6.0

Saturday Night Live UK

TV

2026

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
5.2

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

Movie

2025

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
7.1

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

Movie

2025

Downey Wrote That

Downey Wrote That

Movie

2025

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
6.7

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Movie

2025

Filmography

Lorne
2026Lorneas SelfMovie
Saturday Night Live UK
2026Saturday Night Live UKExecutive ProducerTV
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
2025Sarah Squirm: Live + in the FleshExecutive ProducerMovie
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're Notas SelfMovie
Downey Wrote That
2025Downey Wrote Thatas SelfMovie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concertas SelfMovie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Musicas Self - Executive ProducerMovie
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Nightas SelfTV
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas
2024Nate Bargatze's Nashville ChristmasExecutive ProducerMovie
Will & Harper
2024Will & Harperas SelfMovie
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simonas SelfMovie
Bupkis
2023BupkisExecutive ProducerTV
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022Miley's New Year's Eve PartyExecutive ProducerMovie
The Kids in the Hall
2022The Kids in the HallExecutive ProducerTV
The Kardashians
2022The Kardashiansas SelfTV
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punksas SelfMovie
Bust Down
2022Bust DownExecutive ProducerTV
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City
2022Michael Bublé's Christmas in the CityExecutive ProducerMovie
Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson
2021Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete DavidsonExecutive ProducerMovie
MacGruber
2021MacGruberExecutive ProducerTV
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
2021Saturday Morning All Star Hits!Executive ProducerTV
Schmigadoon!
2021Schmigadoon!Executive ProducerTV
That Damn Michael Che
2021That Damn Michael CheExecutive ProducerTV
The Story of Late Night
2021The Story of Late Nightas SelfTV
Kenan
2021KenanExecutive ProducerTV
Mapleworth Murders
2020Mapleworth MurdersExecutive ProducerTV
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
202030 Rock: A One-Time SpecialExecutive ProducerMovie
Belushi
2020Belushias Self (archive footage)Movie
Cracked Up
2019Cracked Upas SelfMovie
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019My Favorite Shapes by Julio TorresExecutive ProducerMovie
Los Espookys
2019Los EspookysExecutive ProducerTV
Shrill
2019ShrillExecutive ProducerTV
Alien News Desk
2019Alien News DeskExecutive ProducerTV
Miracle Workers
2019Miracle WorkersExecutive ProducerTV
The Other Two
2019The Other TwoExecutive ProducerTV
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
2018Norm Macdonald Has a Showas Self - GuestTV
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeExecutive ProducerMovie
Love, Gilda
2018Love, Gildaas SelfMovie
A.P. Bio
2018A.P. BioExecutive ProducerTV
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween SpecialExecutive ProducerMovie
Sandy Wexler
2017Sandy Wexleras TestimonialMovie
Michael Che Matters
2016Michael Che MattersExecutive ProducerMovie
The Last Laugh
2016The Last Laughas SelfMovie
Adele: Live in New York City 2015
2015Adele: Live in New York City 2015Executive ProducerMovie
Documentary Now!
2015Documentary Now!Executive ProducerTV
I Am Chris Farley
2015I Am Chris Farleyas SelfMovie
Live from New York!
2015Live from New York!as SelfMovie
The Last Impresario
2014The Last Impresarioas SelfMovie
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014The Maya Rudolph ShowExecutive ProducerMovie
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersExecutive ProducerTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonExecutive ProducerTV
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012Comedians in Cars Getting Coffeeas SelfTV
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012Paul Simon: Under African Skiesas SelfMovie
I
2011Inside Portlandiaas SelfMovie
Up All Night
2011Up All NightExecutive ProducerTV
Saturday Night
2010Saturday Nightas SelfMovie
S
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Againas SelfMovie
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonCreatorTV
To Love and Die
2008To Love and DieExecutive ProducerMovie
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayExecutive ProducerTV
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nationas SelfMovie
30 Rock
200630 RockExecutive ProducerTV
Sons & Daughters
2006Sons & DaughtersExecutive ProducerTV
Iconoclasts
2005Iconoclastsas SelfTV
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydExecutive ProducerMovie
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Foundas SelfMovie
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Liveas SelfMovie
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesExecutive ProducerMovie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellExecutive ProducerMovie
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialWriterMovie
T
2002The Colin Quinn ShowCreatorTV
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animationas SelfMovie
Man on the Moon
1999Man on the Moonas Self (uncredited)Movie
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999SNL: The Best of Adam SandlerExecutive ProducerMovie
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialExecutive ProducerMovie
Mark Twain Prize
1999Mark Twain Prizeas SelfTV
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998Bad Boys of Saturday Night LiveExecutive ProducerMovie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanExecutive ProducerMovie
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves SickMovie
The Story of Lassie
1994The Story of Lassieas SelfMovie
The Nanny
1993The Nannyas Barbra StreisandTV
Frosty Returns
1993Frosty ReturnsExecutive ProducerMovie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienExecutive ProducerTV
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
1991Saturday Night Live: Halloween SpecialExecutive ProducerMovie
The Earth Day Special
1990The Earth Day SpecialExecutive ProducerMovie
The Kids in the Hall
1989The Kids in the HallExecutive ProducerTV
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelExecutive ProducerMovie
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986The Canadian Conspiracyas SelfMovie
The Coneheads
1983The ConeheadsExecutive ProducerMovie
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
1982Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central ParkExecutive ProducerMovie
Late Night with David Letterman
1982Late Night with David LettermanCreatorTV
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverWriterMovie
Gilda Live
1980Gilda LiveWriterMovie
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoExecutive ProducerMovie
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaExecutive ProducerMovie
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is Cashas Sleazy MerchandiserMovie
The Paul Simon Special
1977The Paul Simon SpecialWriterMovie
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriterMovie
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriterMovie
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
Lily
1973LilyWriterMovie
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InWriterTV