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0
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Lorne Michaels
Production
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 111
TMDB ID: 56158
IMDb ID: nm0584427
Known for: Production
Born: November 17, 1944
Age: 81
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1968 - 2026
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q521221
Also known as
Lorne David Lipowitz
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (60)Producer (36)Writer (7)Thanks (4)Creator (2)Executive Music Producer (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
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.
Photos
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Lorne Michaels.
Thanks
Inside Out
2015 • Movie
as Self
Will & Harper
2024 • Movie
Thanks
Lost in Translation
2003 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Man on the Moon
1999 • Movie
Producer
Mean Girls
2004 • Movie
as Self
I Am Chris Farley
2015 • Movie
Executive Producer
Michael Che Matters
2016 • Movie
Producer
Tommy Boy
1995 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 • Movie
Producer
Wayne's World
1992 • Movie
Executive Producer
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 • Movie
Producer
A Night at the Roxbury
1998 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Lorne Michaels.
as Self • 1 eps
The Kardashians
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 138 eps
30 Rock
2006 • Series
Executive Producer • 110 eps
The Kids in the Hall
1989 • Series
Executive Producer • 2724 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 • Series
Executive Producer • 77 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
Writer • 497 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Executive Producer • 42 eps
A.P. Bio
2018 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
Schmigadoon!
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 37 eps
Miracle Workers
2019 • Series
Creator
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
Executive Producer • 1742 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Lorne Michaels.
Thanks
Inside Out
2015 • Movie
Producer
Mean Girls
2004 • Movie
as Self
Lorne
2026 • Movie
Thanks
Lost in Translation
2003 • Movie
Producer
Mean Girls
2024 • Movie
Producer
Coneheads
1993 • Movie
Producer
Hot Rod
2007 • Movie
Producer
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 • Movie
as Self (uncredited)
Man on the Moon
1999 • Movie
Producer
Masterminds
2016 • Movie
Producer
Tommy Boy
1995 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Lorne Michaels.
Executive Producer • 1742 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 • Series
Executive Producer • 1819 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
Writer • 497 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
Executive Producer • 2724 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
Creator
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 • Series
Executive Producer • 138 eps
30 Rock
2006 • Series
Creator
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
Executive Producer • 77 eps
Portlandia
2011 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 • Series
Executive Producer • 37 eps
Miracle Workers
2019 • Series
Writer • 9 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kardashians
2022 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Lorne Michaels.
Thanks
Marcello Hernández: American Boy
2026 • Movie
Executive Producer
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Downey Wrote That
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
Executive Producer
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas
2024 • Movie
Thanks
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 • Movie
Producer
Mean Girls
2024 • Movie
Executive Producer
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City
2022 • Movie
Executive Producer
Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson
2021 • Movie
Producer
Vampires vs. the Bronx
2020 • Movie
Executive Producer
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 • Movie
Executive Producer
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019 • Movie
Executive Producer
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 • Movie
Executive Producer
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Lorne Michaels.
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Bupkis
2023 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
The Kids in the Hall
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 6 eps
Bust Down
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
MacGruber
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 8 eps
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
Schmigadoon!
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
That Damn Michael Che
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 19 eps
Kenan
2021 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
Mapleworth Murders
2020 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
Los Espookys
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 22 eps
Shrill
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 12 eps
Alien News Desk
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 37 eps
Miracle Workers
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 30 eps
The Other Two
2019 • Series
Executive Producer • 42 eps
A.P. Bio
2018 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Lorne Michaels.
as Self
Lorne
2026 • Movie
as Self
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 • Movie
as Self
Downey Wrote That
2025 • Movie
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 • Movie
as Self - Executive Producer
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • Movie
as Self
Will & Harper
2024 • Movie
as Self
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024 • Movie
as Self
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Belushi
2020 • Movie
as Self
Cracked Up
2019 • Movie
as Self
Love, Gilda
2018 • Movie
as Testimonial
Sandy Wexler
2017 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Lorne Michaels.
as Self • 4 eps
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kardashians
2022 • Series
as Self • 6 eps
The Story of Late Night
2021 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
2018 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Iconoclasts
2005 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Mark Twain Prize
1999 • Series
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) • 13 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series