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Is a long-time friend of fellow New Yorker Paul Simon, which has led to Simon and/or his songs appearing in numerous Michaels productions, including Saturday Night Live (several appearances as both host and musical guest); All You Need Is Cash (brief appearance); and Coneheads (song "Kodachrome"). Michaels has also produced several of Simon's specials... See more trivia »

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Lorne Michael Lipowitz
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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2014 Loomis Fargo (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 The John Mulaney Show (TV movie) (executive producer) (post-production)
 
2009-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series) (executive producer - 526 episodes)
– Episode #1.961 (2013) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.940 (2013) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 22 May 2013 (2013) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.959 (2013) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 21 May 2013 (2013) (executive producer)
See all 526 episodes »
 
Saturday Night Live (TV series) (executive producer - 506 episodes, 1978-2013) (producer - 128 episodes, 1975-1996)
– Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes (2013) (executive producer)
– Martin Short/Paul McCartney (2012) (executive producer)
– Jamie Foxx/Ne-Yo (2012) (executive producer)
– Jeremy Renner/Maroon 5 (2012) (executive producer)
– Anne Hathaway/Rihanna (2012) (executive producer)
See all 631 episodes »
 
2006-2013 30 Rock (TV series) (executive producer - 132 episodes)
– Hogcock! (2013) (executive producer)
– Last Lunch (2013) (executive producer)
– A Goon's Deed in a Weary World (2013) (executive producer)
– Florida (2013) (executive producer)
– Game Over (2013) (executive producer)
See all 132 episodes »
 
2011-2013 Portlandia (TV series) (executive producer - 18 episodes)
– Take Back MTV (2013) (executive producer)
– Winter in Portlandia (2012) (executive producer)
– Brunch Village (2012) (executive producer)
– No Olympics (2012) (executive producer)
– Feminist Book Store 10th Anniversary (2012) (executive producer)
See all 18 episodes »
 
2012 The Guilt Trip (producer)
 
2011-2012 Up All Night (TV series) (executive producer - 28 episodes)
– First Snow (2012) (executive producer)
– The Wedding (2012) (executive producer)
– The Game of Life (2012) (executive producer)
– Ma'am'd (2012) (executive producer)
– Another Saturday Night (2012) (executive producer)
See all 28 episodes »
 
2012 SNL Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2012 Jimmy Fallon's Primetime Music Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2012 Inside Portlandia (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2011 I Wanna Have Your Baby (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– The Water Birth (2011) (executive producer)
– The Doctor (2011) (executive producer)
– Corrine & Jerry (2011) (executive producer)
– The Pharmacist (2011) (executive producer)
– Tim & Tyree (2011) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2010 The Women of SNL (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 MacGruber (producer)
 
2010 Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 Beach Lane (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2010 Women Without Men (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008-2009 Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Episode #2.3 (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode #2.2 (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode #2.1 (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (2008) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (2008) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
2009 Saturday Night Live: Just Shorts (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1993-2009 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series) (executive producer - 1514 episodes)
– The White Stripes (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 20 February 2009 (2009) (executive producer)
– Jerry Seinfeld/Craig Bierko (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode dated 18 February 2009 (2009) (executive producer)
– Episode #17.27 (2009) (executive producer)
See all 1514 episodes »
 
2009 Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009 Saturday Night Live Just Commercials (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 To Love and Die (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2008 Baby Mama (producer)
 
2007 Hot Rod (producer)
 
2007 Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2006-2007 Sons & Daughters (TV series) (executive producer - 11 episodes)
– Paige Returns (2007) (executive producer)
– House Party (2006) (executive producer)
– The Homecoming (2006) (executive producer)
– Hospital Visit (2006) (executive producer)
– Surprise Party (2006) (executive producer)
See all 11 episodes »
 
2007 The Gleib Show (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (video) (executive producer)
 
2006 Thick and Thin (TV series) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (TV movie) (producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Gilda Radner (video) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jimmy Fallon (video) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Commercial Parodies (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 The Weekend (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Untitled Oakley & Weinstein Project (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of John Belushi (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (TV special) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tom Hanks (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2004 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell - Volume 2 (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Cheri Oteri (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2004 Mean Girls (producer)
 
2003-2004 The Tracy Morgan Show (TV series) (executive producer - 17 episodes)
– Career Day (2004) (executive producer)
– Class Clown (2004) (executive producer)
– Super Boy (2004) (executive producer)
– Vacation (2004) (executive producer)
– Miracle Street (2004) (executive producer)
See all 17 episodes »
 
2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special (TV special) (executive producer)
 
2003 Night of Too Many Stars (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2003 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Saturday Night Live Christmas 2002 (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV special) (executive producer)
 
2002 The Colin Quinn Show (TV series) (executive producer - 3 episodes)
– Final Show (2002) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (2002) (executive producer)
– Pilot (2002) (executive producer)
 
2002 America's Most Terrible Things (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2001 50 Years of NBC Late Night (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
2001 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (video short) (executive producer)
 
2001 Enigma (producer)
 
2000 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (TV special) (executive producer)
 
2000 The Ladies Man (producer)
 
2000 Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (TV movie) (producer)
 
1999 Superstar (producer)
 
1999 SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: Best of the Clinton Scandal (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live Christmas (video) (executive producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (TV special) (producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (TV special documentary) (producer)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1998 A Night at the Roxbury (producer)
 
1998 The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5th Anniversary Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (video documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (TV special documentary) (executive producer)
 
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (producer)
 
1996 Black Sheep (producer)
 
1995 Stuart Saves His Family (producer)
 
1995 Tommy Boy (producer)
 
1988-1995 The Kids in the Hall (TV series) (executive producer - 102 episodes)
– Episode #5.21 (1995) (executive producer)
– Episode #5.1 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #5.10 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #5.11 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #5.12 (1994) (executive producer)
See all 102 episodes »
 
1994 The Vacant Lot (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Episode #1.6 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.5 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1994) (executive producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) (executive producer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1994 Lassie (producer)
 
1993 Wayne's World 2 (producer)
 
1993 Coneheads (producer)
 
1992 Frosty Returns (TV short) (executive producer)
 
1992 Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1992 Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (video) (executive producer)
 
1992 Wayne's World (producer)
 
1992 Toonces, the Cat Who Could Drive a Car (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Lookwell (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1991 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Robin Williams (video documentary) (executive producer, producer)
 
1990 The Earth Day Special (TV special) (executive producer - segment "Saturday Night Live")
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1989 The Best of Gilda Radner (video documentary) (producer)
 
1988 The 40th Annual Emmy Awards (TV special) (executive producer)
 
1988 Superman 50th Anniversary (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1988 Sunday Night (TV series) (executive producer)
 
1987 The Best of Chevy Chase (video documentary) (producer)
 
1987 Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (TV documentary) (co-executive producer)
 
1986 ¡Three Amigos! (producer)
 
1986 Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1986 The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video) (executive producer)
 
1985 Big Shots in America (TV movie) (producer)
 
1985 The Best of John Belushi (video) (executive producer, producer)
 
1984 Nothing Lasts Forever (producer)
 
1984 The New Show (TV series) (producer - 5 episodes)
– Episode #1.5 (1984) (producer)
– Episode #1.4 (1984) (producer)
– Episode #1.3 (1984) (producer)
– Episode #1.2 (1984) (producer)
– Episode #1.1 (1984) (producer)
 
1983 The Coneheads (TV short) (executive producer)
 
1982 Simon and Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (TV movie) (producer)
 
1981 Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda (executive producer)
 
1980 Gilda Live (documentary) (producer)
 
1979 Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (executive producer)
 
1978 Things We Did Last Summer (TV movie) (producer)
 
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1977 The Paul Simon Special (TV movie) (producer)
 
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1975 The Lily Tomlin Special (TV movie) (producer)
 
1974/II Lily (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Lily (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Episode dated 19 September 1971 (1971) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (27 titles)
1975-2013 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men (2013) (writer)
– Vince Vaughn/Miguel (2013) (writer)
– Justin Timberlake (2013) (writer)
– Christoph Waltz/Alabama Shakes (2013) (written by)
– Justin Bieber (2013) (writer)
See all 647 episodes »
 
2008-2012 Saturday Night Live: Weekend Update Thursday (TV series)
– Episode #3.1 (2012) (writer)
– Episode #2.3 (2009) (writer)
– Episode #2.2 (2009) (writer)
– Episode #2.1 (2009) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (2008) (writer)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2010 Saturday Night Live Presents: Sports All-Stars (TV movie) (creator)
 
2009 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (TV movie) (creator)
 
2003 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Halftime Special (TV movie)
 
2002 NBC 75th Anniversary Special (TV special)
 
2002 The Colin Quinn Show (TV series)
– Final Show (2002) (creator)
– Episode #1.2 (2002) (creator)
– Pilot (2002) (creator)
 
1998 The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (TV special documentary)
 
1993-1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
– Episode dated 26 January 1995 (1995) (creator)
– Episode dated 13 December 1994 (1994) (creator)
– John Goodman/Drew Barrymore/Tony Randall (1993) (creator)
 
1989 The Best of Gilda Radner (video documentary)
 
1987 The Best of Chevy Chase (video documentary)
 
1986 ¡Three Amigos! (written by)
 
1986 The Best of Dan Aykroyd (video)
 
1985 The Best of John Belushi (video) (written by)
 
1984 The New Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1984) (creator / writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1984) (creator / writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1984) (creator / writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1984) (creator / writer)
– Episode #1.1 (1984) (creator / writer)
 
1981 Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (TV movie)
 
1980 Gilda Live (documentary)
 
1977 The Paul Simon Special (TV movie)
 
1976 The Beach Boys: It's OK (TV movie)
 
1975 The Lily Tomlin Special (TV movie)
 
1974/II Lily (TV movie)
 
1973 The Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (TV series)
 
1973 Lily (TV movie)
 
1970 The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour (TV series)
 
1969 Barris & Company (TV series) (writer)
 
1968-1969 Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (TV series)
– Episode #2.26 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #2.25 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #2.24 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #2.23 (1969) (writer)
– Episode #2.22 (1969) (writer)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1968 The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.12 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.11 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.10 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.9 (1968) (writer)
– Episode #1.8 (1968) (writer)
See all 12 episodes »
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2012 30 Rock (TV series)
Reverend Gimp
– My Whole Life Is Thunder (2012) … Reverend Gimp (voice) (uncredited)
 
1999 Man on the Moon
Lorne Michaels - Saturday Night Live Producer (uncredited)
 
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie)
Sleazy merchandiser
 
1975-1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Interviewer / Peter Aaron
– Buck Henry/Bill Withers, Toni Basil (1976) … Peter Aaron (voice) (uncredited)
– Robert Klein/ABBA, Loudon Wainwright III (1975) … Interviewer (voice) (uncredited)
 
1970 That's Show Biz (TV series)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1999 Man on the Moon (crew: Saturday Night Live)
 
1989 The Kids in the Hall (TV series) (presenter - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.5 (1989) (presenter)
 
1980 Gilda Live (documentary) (original Broadway production produced and directed by)
 
1975 Saturday Night Live (TV series) (writing supervisor - 2 episodes)
– Rob Reiner (1975) (writing supervisor)
– Paul Simon/Randy Newman/Phoebe Snow (1975) (writing supervisor - as Lorne 'Bud' Michaels)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1991-2012 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
– Mick Jagger (2012) (performer: "Ruby Tuesday")
– Steve Martin/James Taylor (1991) (performer: "Not Going to Phone it in Tonight")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1980 Gilda Live (documentary) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (10 titles)
2012 30 Rock (TV series) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Live from Studio 6H (2012) (thanks)
 
2006 Man of the Year (thanks)
 
2006 Beer League (the producers wish to thank)
 
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: photos courtesy of)
 
2005 Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2003 Lost in Translation (thanks)
 
2003 Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden (TV special) (special thanks)
 
1996 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1994 Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1990 Dennis Miller: Black and White (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (53 titles)
1976-2013 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Executive Producer
– Kristen Wiig/Vampire Weekend (2013) … Himself
– Martin Short/Paul McCartney (2012) … Himself (uncredited)
– Mick Jagger (2012) … Himself
– Will Ferrell/Usher (2012) … Himself
– Josh Brolin/Gotye (2012) … Himself (uncredited)
See all 82 episodes »
 
2013 Behind the Seams: An Insider's Look at Costume Design (TV short)
Himself
 
2012 Under African Skies (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Inside Portlandia (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– SNL All-Stars (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2011 Oprah Presents: Master Class (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Lorne Michaels (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Larry King Live (TV series)
Himself
– SNL on LKL! (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Frost on Satire (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Saturday Night (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 19th Annual Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame (TV special)
Himself
 
2010 Tina Fey: The Mark Twain Prize (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Lawyers Cut (TV series)
Himself
– The Ultimate Holy Grail Episode (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Live from New York... (documentary short)
Himself
 
1997-2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest / Himself
– Episode dated 28 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 27 April 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 26 September 1997 (1997) … Himself - Guest
 
2008 Saturday Night Live: Legacy of Laughter (video short)
Himself
 
2008 From Conception to Delivery: The Making of Baby Mama! (video short)
Himself
 
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1997-2007 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mean Girls (2007) … Himself
– Gilda Radner (1997) … Himself
 
2006 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paul Simon & Lorne Michaels (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (video)
Himself
 
2005 Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2005 The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 'Tommy Boy': Behind the Laughter (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Growing Up Farley (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Comedy Gold (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself - Producer (segment "Live from New York")
– Live from New York/The Governor/In Harm's Way (2004) … Himself - Producer (segment "Live from New York")
 
2004 'Mean Girls': Only the Strong Survive (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Mark Twain Prize: Lorne Michaels (TV movie)
Himself - Honoree
 
2002 The Joke's on Us: 50 Years of CBC Satire (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 Saturday Night Live: TV Tales (TV special)
Himself
 
2000 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation (2000) … Himself
 
2000 The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 SNL: 25 Years of Music (TV movie)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 The 14th TV Academy Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Steve Martin: A Comic Life (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (TV documentary)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
 
1992-1995 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 October 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 March 1992 (1992) … Himself
 
1995 A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Story of Lassie (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1993) … Himself
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
Himself
 
1985 The Canadian Conspiracy (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Late Night with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 February 1983 (1983) … Himself
 
1981 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1971 The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 September 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2008 Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash '08 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Alec Baldwin (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2004 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan (TV movie)
Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (TV special)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Mike Myers (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Best of Saturday Night Live: Special Edition (video)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 The Best of Chevy Chase (video documentary)
Himself
 

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(1979) Stage: Directed "Gilda Live" on Broadway. Cast: Gilda Radner.

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Alternate Names:

Lorne Lipowitz | Lorne 'Bud' Michaels

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on John Travolta] John is the perfect star for the 1970s. He has this strange androgynous quality, this all-pervasive sexuality. Men don't find him terribly threatening. And women, well ... See more »

Trivia:

Is a long-time friend of fellow New Yorker Paul Simon, which has led to Simon and/or his songs appearing in numerous Michaels productions, including Saturday Night Live (several appearances as both host and musical guest); All You Need Is Cash (brief appearance); and Coneheads (song "Kodachrome"). Michaels has also produced several of Simon's specials... See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio