- Known For
- Production
- Born
- November 17, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Lorne Michaels
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.
Filmography
movieLorne
2026 · Self
tvSaturday Night Live UK
2026 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieMarcello Hernández: American Boy
2026 · Thanks
movieSarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
2025 · Executive Producer
movieI'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · Self
movieDowney Wrote That
2025 · Self, Executive Producer
movieSNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Self, Executive Producer, Writer
movieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self - Executive Producer
tvSNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self
movieNate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas
2024 · Executive Producer
movieDefying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 · Thanks
movieWill & Harper
2024 · Self
movieIn Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024 · Self
movieMean Girls
2024 · Producer
tvBupkis
2023 · Executive Producer
movieMiley's New Year's Eve Party
2022 · Executive Producer
tvThe Kids in the Hall
2022 · Executive Producer
tvThe Kardashians
2022 · Self
movieThe Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022 · Self
tvBust Down
2022 · Executive Producer
movieMichael Bublé's Christmas in the City
2022 · Executive Producer
movieMiley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson
2021 · Executive Producer
tvMacGruber
2021 · Executive Producer
tvSaturday Morning All Star Hits!
2021 · Executive Producer
tvSchmigadoon!
2021 · Executive Producer
tvThat Damn Michael Che
2021 · Executive Producer
tvThe Story of Late Night
2021 · Self
tvKenan
2021 · Executive Producer
movieVampires vs. the Bronx
2020 · Producer
tvMapleworth Murders
2020 · Executive Producer
movie30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 · Executive Producer
movieBelushi
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieCracked Up
2019 · Self
movieMy Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019 · Executive Producer
tvLos Espookys
2019 · Executive Producer
tvShrill
2019 · Executive Producer
tvAlien News Desk
2019 · Executive Producer
tvMiracle Workers
2019 · Executive Producer
tvThe Other Two
2019 · Executive Producer
tvNorm Macdonald Has a Show
2018 · Self - Guest
movieSteve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 · Executive Producer
movieLove, Gilda
2018 · Self
tvA.P. Bio
2018 · Executive Producer
movieThe David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017 · Executive Producer
movieSandy Wexler
2017 · Testimonial
tvDetroiters
2017 · Executive Producer
movieMichael Che Matters
2016 · Executive Producer
movieMasterminds
2016 · Producer
movieBrother Nature
2016 · Producer
movieThe Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieWhiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 · Producer
movieAdele: Live in New York City 2015
2015 · Executive Producer
tvDocumentary Now!
2015 · Executive Producer
movieI Am Chris Farley
2015 · Self
movieStaten Island Summer
2015 · Producer
movieInside Out
2015 · Thanks
movieLive from New York!
2015 · Self
movieThe Last Impresario
2014 · Self
movieThe Maya Rudolph Show
2014 · Executive Producer
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Executive Producer
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Executive Producer
movieThe Guilt Trip
2012 · Producer
tvComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
moviePaul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Self
Inside Portlandia
2011 · Self, Executive Producer
tvUp All Night
2011 · Executive Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011 · Producer
tvPortlandia
2011 · Executive Producer
movieMacGruber
2010 · Producer
movieSaturday Night
2010 · Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010 · Self
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 · Producer
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Creator
movieTo Love and Die
2008 · Executive Producer
To Love and Die
2008 · Producer
tvSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieBaby Mama
2008 · Producer
movieHot Rod
2007 · Producer
movieSaturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Self
tv30 Rock
2006 · Executive Producer
Laser Cats!
2006 · Self
tvSons & Daughters
2006 · Executive Producer
tvIconoclasts
2005 · Self
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · Executive Producer
movieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
movieLive from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Self
tvMiley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · Producer
movieMean Girls
2004 · Producer
tvThe Tracy Morgan Show
2003 · Producer
movieLost in Translation
2003 · Thanks
movieCan't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 · Executive Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002 · Executive Producer
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Executive Producer, Writer
The Colin Quinn Show
2002 · Creator
movie50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Executive Producer
movieEnigma
2001 · Producer
movieChuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Self
movieThe Ladies Man
2000 · Producer
movieMan on the Moon
1999 · Self (uncredited)
movieSNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999 · Executive Producer
movieSuperstar
1999 · Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Executive Producer
tvMark Twain Prize
1999 · Self
movieA Night at the Roxbury
1998 · Producer
movieBad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998 · Executive Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Executive Producer
movieKids in the Hall: Brain Candy
1996 · Producer
movieThe Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996
movieBlack Sheep
1996 · Producer
movieStuart Saves His Family
1995 · Producer
movieTommy Boy
1995 · Producer
movieThe Story of Lassie
1994 · Self
movieLassie
1994 · Producer
movieWayne's World 2
1993 · Producer
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieConeheads
1993 · Producer
movieFrosty Returns
1992 · Executive Producer
movieWayne's World
1992 · Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: Halloween Special
1991 · Executive Producer
movieLookwell
1991 · Producer
tvLookwell
1991 · Producer
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990 · Executive Producer
tvThe Kids in the Hall
1989 · Executive Producer
movieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Self, Executive Producer
movieSuperman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988 · Executive Producer
movie¡Three Amigos!
1986 · Producer, Screenplay
movieThe Canadian Conspiracy
1986 · Self
movieNothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Producer
The Day Before
1984 · Producer
The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy
1984 · Producer
movieNeil Young in Berlin
1983 · Producer
movieThe Coneheads
1983 · Executive Producer
movieSimon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
1982 · Executive Music Producer, Executive Producer
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982 · Creator
movieSteve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Producer, Writer
movieGilda Live
1980 · Writer, Producer
movieMr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Executive Producer
movieBob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 · Executive Producer
movieThe Things We Did Last Summer
1978 · Producer
movieThe Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Sleazy Merchandiser, Executive Producer
movieThe Paul Simon Special
1977 · Writer, Producer
movieThe Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Writer, Producer
movieThe Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Writer, Producer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Interviewer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Producer (uncredited), Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited), Self (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieLily
1973 · Writer, Producer
tvRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · Writer
A Chris Farley Story
— · Producer
Worst Man
— · Producer
movieThe Big Goodbye
— · Producer
movieJonty
— · Producer
Bag Man
— · Producer