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Lorne Michaels Biography
Birth Name:
Lorne Michael Lipowitz
Birth Place:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession
Writer, producer
Fast Facts
- Started out writing and performing with comedy partner Hart Pomerantz on the Canadian TV series The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour
- Founded the New York-based production company Broadway Video Inc
- in 1979
- Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1999
- Received the Kennedy Center's 2004 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
- Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama in 2016
- Extensive producing career includes executive producing, in addition to SNL, the Colin Quinn Show, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon and 30 Rock
Awards
- 2021Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: winner
- 2020Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2019Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2018Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
- 2017Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2017Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2016Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special: nominated
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Variety Talk Series: nominated
- 2015Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
- 2015Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television: winner
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Variety Sketch Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Variety Special: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Variety Series: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2009Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: winner
- 2007Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2006Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2005Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2004Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2003Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2003Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 2002Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2002Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: winner
- 2001Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 2001Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: nominated
- 2001Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 2000Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special: winner
- 1994Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 1993Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1993Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: winner
- 1992Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1991Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1990Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1990Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
- 1989Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: winner
- 1989Emmy-Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
- 1987Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1980Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1979Emmy-Outstanding Comedy - Variety or Music Program: nominated
- 1979Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series: nominated
- 1978Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: winner
- 1978Emmy-Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series: nominated
- 1978Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: nominated
- 1977Emmy-Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series: nominated
- 1977Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: nominated
- 1976Emmy-Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: winner
- 1976Emmy-Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music: nominated
- 1976Emmy-Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series: winner
- 1976Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: winner
- 1975Emmy-Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music: nominated
- 1975Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: nominated
- 1974Emmy-Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: winner
- 1969Emmy-Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety: nominated
Relationships
- Sophie Michaels -- Daughter
- Abraham Lipowitz -- Father
- Florence Lipowitz -- Mother
- Edward Michaels -- Son
- Henry Abraham Michaels -- Son
- Alice Barry -- Wife