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Lorne Michaels
Producer, Actor, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn November 17, 1944 (81 years)
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.
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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 Michaels Filmography
| 2025 | Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | The 2024 SNL Election Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | Bupkis (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall (2022) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Bust Down (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Miley's New Year's Eve Party · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | MacGruber (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Saturday Morning All Star Hits! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Michael Buble's Christmas in the City · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | The Kids Tonight Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Schmigadoon! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | That Damn Michael Che (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Kenan (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Mapleworth Murders (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | A One-Time Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Shrill (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Alien News Desk (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Miracle Workers (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Other Two (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Los Espookys (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | A.P. Bio (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Miley's New Year's Eve Party (TV Series) |
| 2017 | The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Detroiters (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Michael Che Matters · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Goodnight, Sweet Prince · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Brothers in Atlanta · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Adele Live in New York City · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | Man Seeking Woman (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Mulaney (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | The Maya Rudolph Show · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | SNL Shorts · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | SNL Sports Spectacular · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Saturday Night Live: Halloween · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | The Awesomes (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2012 | |
| 2011 | Up All Night (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) |
| 2010 | The Women of SNL · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | Women Without Men · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | To Love and Die · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | Weekend Update (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Sons & Daughters (2006) (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Wulin Warriors: Legend of the Seven Stars (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | The Tracy Morgan Show (TV Series) |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Night of Too Many Stars · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | NBC 75th Anniversary Special · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | The Colin Quinn Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | 50 Years of NBC Late Night · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5 · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | |
| 1994 | The Vacant Lot (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | |
| 1993 | |
| 1993 | Frosty Returns · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash · as Executive Producer |
| 1992 | Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition · as Executive Producer |
| 1992 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Toonces and Friends · as Executive Producer |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Paul Simon's Concert in the Park · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | Lookwell (TV Series) |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial · as Executive Producer |
| 1991 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams · as Executive Producer |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | |
| 1988 | The Kids in the Hall (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Sunday Night (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | Superman 50th Anniversary · as Executive Producer |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary · as Executive Producer |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Executive Producer |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi · as Executive Producer |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | The New Show (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Coneheads · as Executive Producer |
| 1983 | |
| 1982 | The Concert in Central Park · as Executive Producer |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | Mr. Mike's Mondo Video · as Executive Producer |
| 1979 | Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda · as Executive Producer |
| 1978 | |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash · as Executive Producer |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1973 |
| 2025 | I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not · as Self |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Self |
| 2025 | The 77th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · as Self |
| 2025 | Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · as Self - Executive Producer |
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2024 | Will & Harper · as Self |
| 2024 | STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces (TV Series) · as Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live |
| 2023 | Thank You Very Much · as Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live |
| 2023 | |
| 2022 | The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks · as Self |
| 2022 | The Kardashians (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The 44th Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Self - Honoree |
| 2021 | The Story of Late Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Young Rock (TV Series) · as Lorne Michaels |
| 2020 | Belushi · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2020 | |
| 2019 | Fantastic Mr. Murray · as Self |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2018 | Cracked Up · as Self |
| 2018 | Love, Gilda · as Self |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2018 | Norm Macdonald Has a Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show · as Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | I Am Chris Farley · as Self |
| 2015 | Live from New York! · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Saturday Night Live: Thanksgiving Special · as Self (segment: Paul Simon Monologue) |
| 2014 | Howard Stern Birthday Bash · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Lorne Michaels |
| 2013 | The Last Impresario · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2013 | The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Under African Skies · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Saturday Night Live Backstage · as Self |
| 2011 | Portlandia (TV Series) · as Lorne Michaels |
| 2011 | Oprah Presents Master Class (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize · as Self |
| 2010 | Saturday Night · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2009 | Monty Python: (Almost) The Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | Comedy Gold · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2004 | 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments · as Self |
| 2004 | |
| 2003 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2002 | Saturday Night Live: TV Tales · as Self |
| 2002 | Enigma: Behind the Scenes · as Self |
| 2002 | Enigma: Cast and Crew Interviews · as Self |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | |
| 2000 | The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Man on the Moon · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1999 | Saturday Night Live 25 · as Self |
| 1999 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | SNL: 25 Years of Music · as Self |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1998 | |
| 1996 | E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Story of Lassie · as Self |
| 1992 | |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | The Best of Chevy Chase · as Self |
| 1986 | Our World (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1986 | The Canadian Conspiracy · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | Larry King Live (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1976 | The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self (uncredited) |
| 1973 | Tomorrow with Tom Snyder (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 | The Midnight Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Executive Producer, Saturday Night Live (segment: The Sandman) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Sandy Wexler · as Testimonial |
| 2006 | 30 Rock (TV Series) · as Reverend Gimp |
| 1993 | The Nanny (TV Series) · as Barbra Streisand |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash · as Sleazy Merchandiser |
| 2025 | |
| 2008 | Weekend Update (TV Series) |
| 2003 | |
| 2002 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1989 | |
| 1987 | |
| 1986 | Three Amigos! · as Screenplay |
| 1981 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1977 | |
| 1976 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) |
| 1973 | |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV Series) |
| 1980 |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Written By |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special · as Written By |
| 2012 | Above Average Presents (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 2009 | SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas · as Creator |
| 2002 | The Colin Quinn Show (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 1987 | Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 1986 | The Best of Dan Aykroyd · as Written By |
| 1985 | The Best of John Belushi · as Written By |
| 1984 | The New Show (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 1983 | The Coneheads · as Created By |