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Lorne Michaels

Production · Born 1944-11-17 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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Credits · 136

Saturday Night Live UK

2026 · Executive Producer

Marcello Hernández: American Boy

Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh

2025 · Executive Producer

I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self - Executive Producer

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas

2024 · Executive Producer

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

2024 · Producer

2023 · Executive Producer

The Kids in the Hall

2022 · Executive Producer

The Kardashians

The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks

2022 · Executive Producer

Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City

2022 · Executive Producer

Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson

2021 · Executive Producer

2021 · Executive Producer

Saturday Morning All Star Hits!

2021 · Executive Producer

2021 · Executive Producer

That Damn Michael Che

2021 · Executive Producer

The Story of Late Night

2021 · Executive Producer

Vampires vs. the Bronx

2020 · Producer

Mapleworth Murders

2020 · Executive Producer

30 Rock: A One-Time Special

2020 · Executive Producer

2020 · Self (archive footage)

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

2019 · Executive Producer

2019 · Executive Producer

2019 · Executive Producer

Alien News Desk

2019 · Executive Producer

Miracle Workers

2019 · Executive Producer

2019 · Executive Producer

Norm Macdonald Has a Show

2018 · Self - Guest

Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

2018 · Executive Producer

2018 · Executive Producer

The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special

2017 · Executive Producer

2017 · Testimonial

2017 · Executive Producer

Michael Che Matters

2016 · Executive Producer

2016 · Producer

2016 · Producer

2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2016 · Producer

Adele: Live in New York City 2015

2015 · Executive Producer

Documentary Now!

2015 · Executive Producer

I Am Chris Farley

Staten Island Summer

2015 · Producer

Live from New York!

The Last Impresario

The Maya Rudolph Show

2014 · Executive Producer

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Executive Producer

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Executive Producer

2012 · Producer

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

Paul Simon: Under African Skies

2011 · Executive Producer

2011 · Executive Producer

2010 · Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

2009 · Producer

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2009 · Creator

To Love and Die

2008 · Executive Producer

To Love and Die

To Love and Die

2008 · Producer

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

2008 · Executive Producer

2008 · Producer

2007 · Producer

2006 · Executive Producer

Sons & Daughters

2006 · Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005 · Executive Producer

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

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

Miley's New Year's Eve Party

2004 · Producer

2004 · Producer

The Tracy Morgan Show

2003 · Producer

Lost in Translation

Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles

2003 · Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell

2002 · Executive Producer

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

The Colin Quinn Show

The Colin Quinn Show

2002 · Creator

50 Years of NBC Late Night

2001 · Executive Producer

2001 · Producer

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

2000 · Producer

Man on the Moon

1999 · Self (uncredited)

SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

1999 · Executive Producer

1999 · Producer

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999 · Executive Producer

Mark Twain Prize

A Night at the Roxbury

1998 · Producer

Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

1998 · Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998 · Executive Producer

Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy

1996 · Producer

1996 · Producer

Stuart Saves His Family

1995 · Producer

1995 · Producer

The Story of Lassie

1994 · Producer

Wayne's World 2

1993 · Producer

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Executive Producer

1993 · Producer

1992 · Executive Producer

1992 · Producer

1991 · Producer

1991 · Producer

The Earth Day Special

1990 · Executive Producer

The Kids in the Hall

1989 · Executive Producer

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

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

1988 · Executive Producer

¡Three Amigos!

1986 · Screenplay

The Canadian Conspiracy

Nothing Lasts Forever

1984 · Producer

The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy

The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy

1984 · Producer

1984 · Producer

Neil Young in Berlin

1983 · Producer

1983 · Executive Producer

Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park

1982 · Executive Music Producer

Late Night with David Letterman

1982 · Creator

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981 · Producer

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979 · Executive Producer

Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda

1979 · Executive Producer

The Things We Did Last Summer

1978 · Producer

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978 · Sleazy Merchandiser

The Paul Simon Special

The Beach Boys: It's OK

The Beach Boys: It's OK

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

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