Lorne Michaels

Date of birth (location)
17 November 1944
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Trivia
Received an Honorary Doctorate from Ryerson University for his contribution... (show more)
Sometimes Credited As:
Lorne Lipowitz



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Producer - filmography
(In Production) (2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

The Closet (2006) (announced) (producer)
Curly Oxide and Vic Thrill (2005) (announced) (producer)


Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
Mean Girls (2004) (producer)
"The Tracy Morgan Show" (2003) TV Series (executive producer)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
Night of Too Many Stars (2003) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) (TV) (producer)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (USA)
"The Colin Quinn Show" (2002) TV Series (executive producer)
America's Most Terrible Things (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV) (executive producer)
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
Enigma (2001) (producer)
... aka Enigma - Das Geheimnis (Germany)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000) (TV) (executive producer)
The Ladies Man (2000/I) (producer)
... aka The Ladies' Man (UK)


Superstar (1999) (producer)
SNL: 25 Years of Music (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (1999) (TV) (producer)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live Christmas (1999) (V) (executive producer)
... aka Saturday Night Live Christmas Past (USA)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV) (producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (1999) (TV) (producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1999) (TV) (producer)
A Night at the Roxbury (1998) (producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy (1998) (V) (producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (1998) (V) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) (TV) (executive producer)
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996) (producer)
... aka Brain Candy (USA: short title)
... aka Kids in the hall: La pilule du bonheur (Canada: French title)
... aka Pilule du bonheur, La (Canada: French title: short title)
Black Sheep (1996) (producer)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995) (producer)
Tommy Boy (1995) (producer)
Lassie (1994) (producer)
"The Vacant Lot" (1994) TV Series (executive producer)
Wayne's World 2 (1993) (producer)
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) TV Series (executive producer)
Coneheads (1993) (producer)
Frosty Returns (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (1992) (TV) (executive producer)
Wayne's World (1992) (producer)
Lookwell (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live: SNL Goes Commercial (USA: video title)


Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) (executive producer)
The Best of Gilda Radner (1989) (V) (producer)
"The Kids in the Hall" (1988) TV Series (executive producer)
"Sunday Night" (1988) TV Series (executive producer)
... aka Michelob Presents Night Music (new title)
Superman 50th Anniversary (1988) (TV) (executive producer)
Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (1987) (TV) (co-executive producer)
... aka Rolling Stone: The First Twenty Years

The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V) (executive producer)
Saturday Night Live - Robin Williams (1986) (V) (producer)
The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V) (executive producer) (producer)
Nothing Lasts Forever (1984) (producer)
"The New Show" (1984) TV Series (producer)
The Coneheads (1983) (TV) (executive producer)
Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (1982) (TV) (executive producer)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV) (producer)
Gilda Live (1980) (producer)


Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) (executive producer)
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
... aka All You Need Is Cash (USA)
The Paul Simon Special (1977) (TV) (producer)
Things We Did Last Summer (1977) (TV) (producer)
... aka Saturday Night Live: Things We Did Last Summer (Australia)
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series (executive producer) (1975-1980, 1985-) (producer) (1975-1980, 1985-)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
Lily Tomlin (1975) (TV) (producer)
"The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour" (1970) TV Series (producer)



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Writer - filmography
(2000s) (1980s) (1970s) (1960s)

NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV)
... aka NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration (USA)



The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986) (V)
The Best of John Belushi (1985) (V)
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (1981) (TV)
Gilda Live (1980)


The Paul Simon Special (1977) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series (creator) (writer) (1975-1980, 1985-)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)
Lily Tomlin (1975) (TV)
Lily (1973) (TV)
"The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour" (1970) TV Series (writer)


"The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show" (1968) TV Series (writer)
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968) TV Series (writer)
... aka Laugh-In
"Barris & Company" (1968) TV Series (writer)



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Miscellaneous Crew - filmography
(2000s) (1980s)

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) (photos courtesy of)
Lost in Translation (2003) (thanks)


Gilda Live (1980) (original broadway production produced and directed by)



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Actor - filmography

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV) .... Sleazy merchandiser
... aka All You Need Is Cash (USA)
"The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour" (1970) TV Series
"That's Show Biz" (1970) TV Series



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Himself - filmography
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)

Comedy Gold (2005) (TV) .... Himself
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV) .... Himself
'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (2004) (V) .... Himself
The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: TV Tales (2002) (TV) .... Himself


Man on the Moon (1999) .... Himself
... aka Mondmann, Der (Germany)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Children (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (in audience)
... aka VH1 Divas Live (USA: short title)
Gilda Radner: The E! True Hollywood Story (1997) (TV) .... Himself
A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman (1995) (TV) .... Himself
The Story of Lassie (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1991) (TV) .... Himself


Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV) .... Himself


"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series (uncredited) .... Himself (1975-1980, 1985-)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: original title)
... aka SNL
... aka SNL 25 (USA: new title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: new title)



Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Archive Footage


101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (1998) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
Filmography as: Producer, Writer, Miscellaneous Crew, Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances

Notable TV Guest Appearances

"60 Minutes" playing "Himself" 31 October 2004
"Biography" playing "Himself" in episode: "Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge" 12 March 1996
"Showbiz Today" 5 April 1995
"Late Night with David Letterman" playing "Himself" 14 February 1983