Lorne Michaels
Canadian and American television producer, writer, and actor · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1944 · age 81
Lorne Michaels is a Canadian and American television and film producer, comedian, screenwriter and director. He created and produced Saturday Night Live and produced the Late Night series, The Kids in the Hall, and The Tonight Show.
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LorneFilm2025Time 100Award2024
Will & HarperFilm2023
BupkisSeries, Producer2021
KenanSeries, Producer2018Companion of the Order of CanadaAward
A.P. BioSeries, 2018Producer
Love, GildaFilm, 20182017
DetroitersSeries, Producer2016Presidential Medal of FreedomAward
Brother NatureFilm, 2016Producer2015“When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is.”In their words13 February 2015Bill Carter interview during 1975-76 season, quoted in the 13 February 2015 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine reprinted by Yahoo,
Adele: Live in New York CityFilm, 2015Producer2014
Late Night with Seth MeyersSeries, Producer2011
PortlandiaSeries, Producer2010International Emmy Directorate AwardAward
MacGruberFilm, 2010Producer2007
Hot RodFilm, Producer2006
30 RockSeries, Producer2004Mark Twain Prize for American HumorAward2003Canada's Walk of FameAward2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellFilm, Producer2000
The Ladies ManFilm, Producer1998
A Night at the RoxburyFilm, Producer1996
Black SheepFilm, Producer1994
LassieFilm, Producer1993
Late Night with Conan O'BrienSeries, Creator, Producer1992
Frosty ReturnsFilm, Producer1982
Late Night with David LettermanSeries, Creator1978
The Rutles: All You Need Is CashFilm, Producer1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries, Writer1944Born17 November 1944People around Lorne
Tina Fey Lorne produced 30 Rock, Baby Mama and Mean Girls
Chris Farley Lorne produced Wayne's World and Coneheads
Mark McKinney Lorne produced A Night at the Roxbury (1999)
Will Ferrell Lorne produced A Night at the Roxbury (1999)
Phil Hartman Lorne produced Three Amigos and Coneheads
Tim Meadows Lorne produced Wayne's World 2 and Mean Girls
Dan Aykroyd Lorne produced Coneheads and Tommy Boy
David Spade Lorne produced Coneheads and Tommy Boy
Will Forte Lorne produced Baby Mama and MacGruber
Robert K. Weiss Also in Tommy Boy and A Night at the Roxbury
Boyd Banks Lorne produced The Ladies Man and Superstar
John Goldwyn Also in Hot Rod, Baby Mama and MacGruber
Steve Martin Lorne produced Three Amigos and Baby Mama
Kevin McDonald Lorne produced The Ladies Man and Brain Candy
Martin Short Lorne produced Three Amigos (1987)
Jon Lovitz Lorne produced Three Amigos and Coneheads
Amy Poehler Lorne produced Mean Girls and Baby Mama
Ed O'Neill Lorne produced Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2
Tia Carrere Lorne produced Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2
Julia Sweeney Lorne produced Coneheads (1993)
Lee Tergesen Lorne produced Wayne's World and Wayne's World 2- Mike Hagerty Lorne produced Wayne's World (1992)
Bruce McCulloch Lorne produced Brain Candy (1996)
Camille Saviola Lorne produced Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
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