Lorne Michaels
Known for production · Born 17 November 1944 · 81 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
162 credits
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.
Known for
Saturday Night Live
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
30 Rock
2006
¡Three Amigos!
1986
The Kids in the Hall
1989
Portlandia
2011
Miracle Workers
2019
A.P. Bio
2018
Mean Girls
2004
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
Acting (41)
2026LorneSelfFilm
20269/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years LaterSelf (archive footage)Film
2025I'm Chevy Chase and You're NotSelfFilm
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf - Executive ProducerFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertSelfFilm
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf · 4 episodesSeries
2025Downey Wrote ThatSelfFilm
2024Will & HarperSelfFilm
2024In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul SimonSelfFilm
2024An SNL Thanksgiving(archive footage)Film
2022The KardashiansSelfSeries
2022The Kids in the Hall: Comedy PunksSelfFilm
2021The Story of Late NightSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)Film
2019Cracked UpSelfFilm
2018Love, GildaSelfFilm
2018Norm Macdonald Has a ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2017Sandy WexlerTestimonialFilm
2016The Last LaughSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2015I Am Chris FarleySelfFilm
2015Live from New York!SelfFilm
2014The Last ImpresarioSelfFilm
2012Comedians in Cars Getting CoffeeSelfSeries
2012Paul Simon: Under African SkiesSelfFilm
2011Inside PortlandiaSelfFilm
2010Saturday NightSelfFilm
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and AgainSelfFilm
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationSelfFilm
2006Laser Cats!SelfFilm
2005Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night LiveSelfFilm
2005IconoclastsSelfSeries
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and FoundSelfFilm
2000Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in AnimationSelfFilm
1999Man on the MoonSelf (uncredited)Film
1999Mark Twain PrizeSelfSeries
1996The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves SickFilm
1994The Story of LassieSelfFilm
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversarySelfFilm
1986The Canadian ConspiracySelfFilm
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashSleazy MerchandiserFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) · 9 episodes, Self (uncredited) · 118 episodes, Interviewer (voice) (uncredited), Self - Producer (uncredited), Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited), Self (voice) (uncredited) · 2 episodesSeries
Creator (3)
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonCreatorSeries
2002The Colin Quinn ShowCreatorSeries
1982Late Night with David LettermanCreatorSeries
Crew (5)
2026Marcello Hernández: American BoyThanksFilm
2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedThanksFilm
2015Inside OutThanksFilm
2003Lost in TranslationThanksFilm
1982Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central ParkExecutive Music Producer, Executive ProducerFilm
Production (107)
2026Saturday Night Live UKExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicExecutive ProducerFilm
2025SNL50: The Homecoming ConcertExecutive Producer, WriterFilm
2025Sarah Squirm: Live + in the FleshExecutive ProducerFilm
2025Downey Wrote ThatExecutive ProducerFilm
2024Mean GirlsProducerFilm
2024Nate Bargatze's Nashville ChristmasExecutive ProducerFilm
2023BupkisExecutive ProducerSeries
2022The Kids in the HallExecutive ProducerSeries
2022Bust DownExecutive ProducerSeries
2022Michael Bublé's Christmas in the CityExecutive ProducerFilm
2022Miley's New Year's Eve PartyExecutive ProducerFilm
2021Schmigadoon!Executive ProducerSeries
2021MacGruberExecutive ProducerSeries
2021That Damn Michael CheExecutive ProducerSeries
2021Saturday Morning All Star Hits!Executive ProducerSeries
2021KenanExecutive ProducerSeries
2021Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete DavidsonExecutive ProducerFilm
2020Vampires vs. the BronxProducerFilm
2020Mapleworth MurdersExecutive ProducerSeries
202030 Rock: A One-Time SpecialExecutive ProducerFilm
2019Miracle WorkersExecutive ProducerSeries
2019The Other TwoExecutive ProducerSeries
2019ShrillExecutive ProducerSeries
2019Los EspookysExecutive ProducerSeries
2019My Favorite Shapes by Julio TorresExecutive ProducerFilm
2019Alien News DeskExecutive ProducerSeries
2018A.P. BioExecutive ProducerSeries
2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your LifeExecutive ProducerFilm
2017DetroitersExecutive ProducerSeries
2017The David S. Pumpkins Halloween SpecialExecutive ProducerFilm
2016MastermindsProducerFilm
2016Whiskey Tango FoxtrotProducerFilm
2016Michael Che MattersExecutive ProducerFilm
2016Brother NatureProducerFilm
2015Staten Island SummerProducerFilm
2015Documentary Now!Executive ProducerSeries
2015Adele: Live in New York City 2015Executive ProducerFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonExecutive ProducerSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersExecutive ProducerSeries
2014The Maya Rudolph ShowExecutive ProducerFilm
2012The Guilt TripProducerFilm
2011PortlandiaExecutive ProducerSeries
2011Up All NightExecutive ProducerSeries
2011Inside PortlandiaExecutive ProducerFilm
2011Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10ProducerFilm
2010MacGruberProducerFilm
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy PoehlerProducerFilm
2008Baby MamaProducerFilm
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update ThursdayExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
2008To Love and DieExecutive ProducerFilm
2008To Love and DieProducerSeries
2007Hot RodProducerFilm
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture NationExecutive ProducerFilm
200630 RockExecutive ProducerSeries
2006Sons & DaughtersExecutive ProducerSeries
2005Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan AykroydExecutive ProducerFilm
2004Mean GirlsProducerFilm
2004Miley's New Year's Eve PartyProducerSeries
2003Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The RutlesExecutive ProducerFilm
2003The Tracy Morgan ShowProducerSeries
2002Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will FerrellExecutive ProducerFilm
2002NBC 75th Anniversary SpecialExecutive Producer, WriterFilm
2001EnigmaProducerFilm
200150 Years of NBC Late NightExecutive ProducerFilm
2000The Ladies ManProducerFilm
1999SuperstarProducerFilm
1999SNL: The Best of Adam SandlerExecutive ProducerFilm
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialExecutive ProducerFilm
1998A Night at the RoxburyProducerFilm
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil HartmanExecutive ProducerFilm
1998Bad Boys of Saturday Night LiveExecutive ProducerFilm
1996Black SheepProducerFilm
1996Kids in the Hall: Brain CandyProducerFilm
1995Tommy BoyProducerFilm
1995Stuart Saves His FamilyProducerFilm
1994LassieProducerFilm
1993Wayne's World 2ProducerFilm
1993ConeheadsProducerFilm
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienExecutive Producer, CreatorSeries
1992Wayne's WorldProducerFilm
1992Frosty ReturnsExecutive ProducerFilm
1991LookwellProducerSeries
1991LookwellProducerFilm
1991Saturday Night Live: Halloween SpecialExecutive ProducerFilm
1990The Earth Day SpecialExecutive ProducerFilm
1989The Kids in the HallExecutive ProducerSeries
1989Saturday Night Live: 15th AnniversaryExecutive ProducerFilm
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of SteelExecutive ProducerFilm
1986¡Three Amigos!Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1984Nothing Lasts ForeverProducerFilm
1984The Discreet Charm of the DiplomacyProducerFilm
1984The Day BeforeProducerFilm
1983The ConeheadsExecutive ProducerFilm
1983Neil Young in BerlinProducerFilm
1981Steve Martin's Best Show EverProducer, WriterFilm
1979Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoExecutive ProducerFilm
1979Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & GildaExecutive ProducerFilm
1978The Rutles: All You Need Is CashExecutive ProducerFilm
1978The Things We Did Last SummerProducerFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveProducer, Writer, Executive Producer, CreatorSeries
—A Chris Farley StoryProducerFilm
—Worst ManProducerFilm
—The Big GoodbyeProducerFilm
—JontyProducerFilm
—Bag ManProducerFilm
—Untitled Lou Gehrig BiopicProducerFilm
Writing (6)
1980Gilda LiveWriter, ProducerFilm
1977The Paul Simon SpecialWriter, ProducerFilm
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriter, ProducerFilm
1976The Beach Boys: It's OKWriter, ProducerFilm
1973LilyWriter, ProducerFilm
1968Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InWriterSeries