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 Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Kids in the Hall (1988) and 30 Rock (2006). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have three children. He was previously married to Susan Forristal and Rosie Shuster.
Bio:
Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Kids in the Hall (1988) and 30 Rock (2006). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have three children. He was previously married to Susan Forristal and Rosie Shuster.
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His Saturday Night Live (1975) is the longest running weekly late-night show in the history of television (as of 2008).Counts Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) as a major influence on his Saturday Night Live (1975) sketches.His cat Steve is a former Purina calendar model.Attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Forest Hill, an area of Toronto, Ontario.His office is adjacent to the Saturday Night Live (1975) studio located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.Best Man at Steve Martin's wedding to Anne Stringfield.Is long-time friends with fellow New Yorker Paul Simon, which has led to Simon and/or his songs appearing in numerous Michaels productions, including Saturday Night Live (1975) (several appearances as both host and musical guest); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (brief appearance); and Coneheads (1993) (song "Kodachrome"). Michaels has also produced several of Simon's specials, including: The Paul Simon Special (1977); The Concert in Central Park (1982); and Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1993).He was a joke writer for Woody Allen.Was part of the famous "UC Follies" comedy troupe in Toronto, Ontario.Received an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University for his contributions to the television industry.He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Barack Obama, in a live televised ceremony held in the East Room of the White House, on November 22, 2016, along with twenty other recipients, the largest, and final Medal of Freedom ceremony of Obama's presidency. At this ceremony, the twenty-one recipients, in alphabetical order, included: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elouise Cobell (posthumous award given to her son), Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Richard Garwin, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Frank Gehry, Margaret Hamilton (as Margaret H. Hamilton), Tom Hanks, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (posthumous award given to her niece), Michael Jordan, Maya Lin, Lorne Michaels, Newton Minow, Eduardo Padron (as Eduardo Padr��n), Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen and Cicely Tyson.Attended and graduated from the University of Toronto, where he majored in English (1966).He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6625 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 91, 1999.Is a huge fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).Born on a kibbutz in British Palestine and immigrated to Toronto as an infant.Awarded the 2004 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (given by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts).Is portrayed by Ari Cohen in Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002).Became a naturalized citizen of the United States (1987).Received a dog-head inkwell as a gift from actress Reese Witherspoon after she emceed the first post 9/11 Saturday Night Live (1975) show.He was awarded the CC (Companion of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on May 1, 2002 for his services to the entertainment industry.Like friend Steve Martin and fellow showbiz heavyweights Paul Simon and Mike Nichols, Michaels has had his portrait painted by Eric Fischl.He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario on June 25, 2003.Born on the same date as Danny DeVito.Mike Myers did an impersonation of him for his Dr. Evil character in the "Austin Powers" films. Mark McKinney of The Kids in the Hall did an impersonation of him for his Don Roritor character in Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996).Rosie Shuster is the daughter of Frank Shuster from comedy troupe Wayne & Shuster. |
| Name: |
Lorne Michaels |
Type: |
Producer,Writer,Actor (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Producer,Writer,Actor |
| Products for sale: |
Producer,Writer,Actor |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:18:51 |
| Height: |
5' 7' (1.70 m) |
| Biography: |
Lorne Michaels was born on November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a producer and writer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), The Kids in the Hall (1988) and 30 Rock (2006). He has been married to Alice Barry since 1991. They have thre |
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His Saturday Night Live (1975) is the longest running weekly late-night show in the history of television (as of 2008).Counts Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) as a major influence on his Saturday Night Live (1975) sketches.His cat Steve is a former Purina calendar model.Attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Forest Hill, an area of Toronto, Ontario.His office is adjacent to the Saturday Night Live (1975) studio located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.Best Man at Steve Martin's wedding to Anne Stringfield.Is long-time friends with fellow New Yorker Paul Simon, which has led to Simon and/or his songs appearing in numerous Michaels productions, including Saturday Night Live (1975) (several appearances as both host and musical guest); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (brief appearance); and Coneheads (1993) (song "Kodachrome"). Michaels has also produced several of Simon's specials, including: The Paul Simon Special (1977); The Concert in Central Park (1982); and Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time (1993).He was a joke writer for Woody Allen.Was part of the famous "UC Follies" comedy troupe in Toronto, Ontario.Received an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University for his contributions to the television industry.He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award, by President Barack Obama, in a live televised ceremony held in the East Room of the White House, on November 22, 2016, along with twenty other recipients, the largest, and final Medal of Freedom ceremony of Obama's presidency. At this ceremony, the twenty-one recipients, in alphabetical order, included: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elouise Cobell (posthumous award given to her son), Ellen DeGeneres, Robert De Niro, Richard Garwin, Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, Frank Gehry, Margaret Hamilton (as Margaret H. Hamilton), Tom Hanks, Rear Admiral Grace Hopper (posthumous award given to her niece), Michael Jordan, Maya Lin, Lorne Michaels, Newton Minow, Eduardo Padron (as Eduardo Padr��n), Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Vin Scully, Bruce Springsteen and Cicely Tyson.Attended and graduated from the University of Toronto, where he majored in English (1966).He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 6625 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on August 91, 1999.Is a huge fan of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).Born on a kibbutz in British Palestine and immigrated to Toronto as an infant.Awarded the 2004 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (given by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts).Is portrayed by Ari Cohen in Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002).Became a naturalized citizen of the United States (1987).Received a dog-head inkwell as a gift from actress Reese Witherspoon after she emceed the first post 9/11 Saturday Night Live (1975) show.He was awarded the CC (Companion of the Order of Canada) by the Governor General of Canada on May 1, 2002 for his services to the entertainment industry.Like friend Steve Martin and fellow showbiz heavyweights Paul Simon and Mike Nichols, Michaels has had his portrait painted by Eric Fischl.He was awarded a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, Ontario on June 25, 2003.Born on the same date as Danny DeVito.Mike Myers did an impersonation of him for his Dr. Evil character in the "Austin Powers" films. Mark McKinney of The Kids in the Hall did an impersonation of him for his Don Roritor character in Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996).Rosie Shuster is the daughter of Frank Shuster from comedy troupe Wayne & Shuster. |
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[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 ...
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[observation on his career, 2015] To use a tennis metaphor, after a certain point you can't keep charging the net, and you fall back to the lob game. But you can still win.I think I care just as much as I did at the beginning, and I think - at lots of levels - I'm better at it now. You learn to trust signs that something isn't going to work earlier than you used to, or that this person is talking nonsense earlier than you used to, and you're confident enough to to say, "We've got it. Let's move on".
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[on Chris Farley, whom he fired from "Saturday Night Live" in 1995] I'd gone through hell with John (Belushi) back in the 1970's, and I had no intention of going through it again with Chris; so I dropped him from the lineup. |
| Salaries: |
Saturday Night Live (1975) - $115,000 (1975 season) |
| Job title: |
Producer,Writer,Actor |
| Others works: |
(1979) Stage: Directed "Gilda Live" on Broadway. Cast: Gilda Radner. |
| Spouse: |
Alice Barry (1991 - present) (3 children)Susan Forristal (September 13, 1981 - 1987) (divorced)Rosie Shuster (October 5, 1971 - 1980) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Henry Michaels |
| Relatives: |
Neil Levy (Cousin) |
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