5.8Production
Lorne Michaels
- Born
- 1944-11-17
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Filmography
156 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
2026 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Lorne
2026 · Movie
Self
Marcello Hernández: American Boy
2026 · Movie
Thanks
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 · TV Show
Executive Producer · Creator
Downey Wrote That
2025 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
2025 · Movie
Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Self - Executive Producer · Executive Producer
Sarah Squirm: Live + in the Flesh
2025 · Movie
Executive Producer
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · TV Show
Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer · Writer
An SNL Thanksgiving
2024 · Movie
(archive footage)
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 · Movie
Thanks
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
2024 · Movie
Self
Mean Girls
2024 · Movie
Producer
Nate Bargatze's Nashville Christmas
2024 · Movie
Executive Producer
Will & Harper
2024 · Movie
Self
Bupkis
2023 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Bust Down
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2022 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Kardashians
2022 · TV Show
Self
The Kids in the Hall
2022 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
2022 · Movie
Self
Kenan
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
MacGruber
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Miley's New Year's Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Schmigadoon!
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
That Damn Michael Che
2021 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Story of Late Night
2021 · TV Show
Self
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
2020 · Movie
Executive Producer
Belushi
2020 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mapleworth Murders
2020 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Vampires vs. the Bronx
2020 · Movie
Producer
Alien News Desk
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Cracked Up
2019 · Movie
Self
Los Espookys
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Miracle Workers
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Shrill
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Other Two
2019 · TV Show
Executive Producer
A.P. Bio
2018 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Love, Gilda
2018 · Movie
Self
Norm Macdonald Has a Show
2018 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 · Movie
Executive Producer
Detroiters
2017 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Sandy Wexler
2017 · Movie
Testimonial
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
2017 · Movie
Executive Producer
Brother Nature
2016 · Movie
Producer
Masterminds
2016 · Movie
Producer
Michael Che Matters
2016 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Last Laugh
2016 · Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
2016 · Movie
Producer
Adele: Live in New York City
2015 · Movie
Executive Producer
Documentary Now!
2015 · TV Show
Executive Producer
I Am Chris Farley
2015 · Movie
Self
Inside Out
2015 · Movie
Thanks
Live from New York!
2015 · Movie
Self
Staten Island Summer
2015 · Movie
Producer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Last Impresario
2014 · Movie
Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · TV Show
Self
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
2012 · Movie
Self
The Guilt Trip
2012 · Movie
Producer
Inside Portlandia
2011 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
Portlandia
2011 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of '09/'10
2011 · Movie
Producer
Up All Night
2011 · TV Show
Executive Producer
MacGruber
2010 · Movie
Producer
Saturday Night
2010 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again
2010 · Movie
Self
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · TV Show
Creator
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
2009 · Movie
Producer
Baby Mama
2008 · Movie
Producer
Laser cats 3
2008 · Movie
Himself
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008 · TV Show
Executive Producer · Creator
To Love and Die
2008 · Movie
Executive Producer
To Love and Die
2008 · TV Show
Producer
Hot Rod
2007 · Movie
Producer
Laser Cats 2
2007 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
30 Rock
2006 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Laser Cats!
2006 · Movie
Self
Sons & Daughters
2006 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Iconoclasts
2005 · TV Show
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Movie
Self
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
2005 · Movie
Executive Producer
Mean Girls
2004 · Movie
Producer
Miley's New Year's Eve Party
2004 · TV Show
Producer
Can't Buy Me Lunch: Another Look at The Rutles
2003 · Movie
Executive Producer
Lost in Translation
2003 · Movie
Thanks
The Tracy Morgan Show
2003 · TV Show
Producer
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Movie
Executive Producer · Writer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
2002 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Colin Quinn Show
2002 · TV Show
Creator
50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Movie
Executive Producer
Enigma
2001 · Movie
Producer
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000 · Movie
Self
The Ladies Man
2000 · Movie
Producer
Man on the Moon
1999 · Movie
Self (uncredited)
Mark Twain Prize
1999 · TV Show
Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
1999 · Movie
Executive Producer
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999 · Movie
Executive Producer
Superstar
1999 · Movie
Producer
A Night at the Roxbury
1998 · Movie
Producer
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998 · Movie
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998 · Movie
Executive Producer
Black Sheep
1996 · Movie
Producer
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
1996 · Movie
Producer
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
1996 · Movie
Cast
Stuart Saves His Family
1995 · Movie
Producer
Tommy Boy
1995 · Movie
Producer
Lassie
1994 · Movie
Producer
The Story of Lassie
1994 · Movie
Self
Coneheads
1993 · Movie
Producer
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
Executive Producer · Creator
Wayne's World 2
1993 · Movie
Producer
Frosty Returns
1992 · Movie
Executive Producer
Wayne's World
1992 · Movie
Producer
Lookwell
1991 · Movie
Producer
Lookwell
1991 · TV Show
Producer
Saturday Night Live: Halloween Special
1991 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989 · Movie
Self · Executive Producer
The Kids in the Hall
1989 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
1988 · Movie
Executive Producer
¡Three Amigos!
1986 · Movie
Producer · Screenplay
The Canadian Conspiracy
1986 · Movie
Self
Nothing Lasts Forever
1984 · Movie
Producer
The Day Before
1984 · Movie
Producer
The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy
1984 · Movie
Producer
Neil Young in Berlin
1983 · Movie
Producer
The Coneheads
1983 · Movie
Executive Producer
Late Night with David Letterman
1982 · TV Show
Creator
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
1982 · Movie
Executive Music Producer · Executive Producer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
1981 · Movie
Producer · Writer
Gilda Live
1980 · Movie
Writer · Producer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
1979 · Movie
Executive Producer
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
1979 · Movie
Executive Producer
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
1978 · Movie
Sleazy Merchandiser · Executive Producer
The Things We Did Last Summer
1978 · Movie
Producer
The Paul Simon Special
1977 · Movie
Writer · Producer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Movie
Writer · Producer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
1976 · Movie
Writer · Producer
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · Self (uncredited) · Interviewer (voice) (uncredited) · Self - Producer (uncredited) · Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited) · Self (voice) (uncredited) · Producer · Writer · Executive Producer · Creator
Lily
1973 · Movie
Writer · Producer
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968 · TV Show
Writer
A Chris Farley Story
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Bag Man
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Jonty
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
The Big Goodbye
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic
Date unknown · Movie
Producer
Worst Man
Date unknown · Movie
Producer