Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michael Lipowitz, aka Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a television Producer and writer, from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Michaels wrote for a number of Canadian TV series and specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s, like Barris & Company in 1968, The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour in 1971.

Michaels was also a cast member of the Canadian That's Show Biz in 1970.

In 1975, Michaels created the American TV show, Saturday Night Live, for which he was also the executive producer and a writer. The show, which was filmed live in front of a studio audience, immediately established a reputation for being cutting edge and unpredictable.

In 1979, Michaels started Broadway Video[?] which has produced shows like The Kids in the Hall.

Michaels has been executive producer of NBC’s Late Night with Conan O’Brien[?] since it debuted in 1993.

In 1999, Michaels was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame[?]. Michaels was also presented with the prestigious Order of Canada, that country's highest honor for lifetime achievement and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Selected fimography

• The Rutles, (1978) (TV) (executive producer)
• Gilda Live, (1980) (producer)
• The New Show, (1984) TV Series (producer)
• ˇThree Amigos![?], (1986) (producer)
• The Kids in the Hall[?], (1989) TV Series (executive producer)
• Wayne's World, (1992) (producer)
• Coneheads[?], (1993) (producer)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien, (1993-present) TV Series (executive producer)
• Wayne's World 2, (1993) (producer)
• Lassie[?], (1994) (producer)
• Tommy Boy[?], (1995) (producer)
• Black Sheep[?], (1996) (producer)
• Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy, (1996) (producer)
• A Night at the Roxbury, (1998) (producer)
• Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, (2002) (TV) (executive producer)