Lorne Michaels CC (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian-American producer, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and producing the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995) and The Tonight Show (since 2014).
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Known For
Mean Girls
(2024)
Producer
Mean Girls
(2004)
Producer
MacGruber
(2010)
Producer
Wayne's World
(1992)
Producer
Coneheads
(1993)
Producer
A Night at the Roxbury
(1998)
Producer
Masterminds
(2016)
Producer
¡Three Amigos!
(1986)
Producer
Hot Rod
(2007)
Producer
Tommy Boy
(1995)
Producer
Vampires vs. the Bronx
(2020)
Producer
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Producer
Black Sheep
(1996)
Producer
Lassie
(1994)
Producer
Wayne's World 2
(1993)
Producer
Baby Mama
(2008)
Producer
Full Filmography
Production
Lily
(1973)
Producer
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
(1976)
Producer
The Paul Simon Special
(1977)
Producer
The Things We Did Last Summer
(1978)
Producer
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
(1978)
Executive Producer
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
(1979)
Producer
Bob & Ray, Jane, Laraine & Gilda
(1979)
Executive Producer
Gilda Live
(1980)
Producer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
Producer
Simon & Garfunkel: The Concert in Central Park
(1982)
Executive Producer
The Coneheads
(1983)
Executive Producer
Neil Young in Berlin
(1983)
Producer
Nothing Lasts Forever
(1984)
Producer
The Discreet Charm of the Diplomacy
(1984)
Producer
The Day Before
(1984)
Producer
¡Three Amigos!
(1986)
Producer
Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel
(1988)
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
(1989)
Executive Producer
The Earth Day Special
(1990)
Executive Producer
Lookwell
(1991)
Producer
Wayne's World
(1992)
Producer
Frosty Returns
(1992)
Executive Producer
Wayne's World 2
(1993)
Producer
Coneheads
(1993)
Producer
Lassie
(1994)
Producer
Tommy Boy
(1995)
Producer
Stuart Saves His Family
(1995)
Producer
Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy
(1996)
Producer
Black Sheep
(1996)
Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
(1998)
Executive Producer
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
(1998)
Executive Producer
A Night at the Roxbury
(1998)
Producer
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(1999)
Executive Producer
Superstar
(1999)
Producer
The Ladies Man
(2000)
Producer
Enigma
(2001)
Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell
(2002)
Executive Producer
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(2002)
Executive Producer
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
(2003)
Executive Producer
Mean Girls
(2004)
Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
(2005)
Executive Producer
Hot Rod
(2007)
Producer
Baby Mama
(2008)
Producer
To Love and Die
(2008)
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
(2009)
Producer
MacGruber
(2010)
Producer
Inside Portlandia
(2011)
Executive Producer
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Producer
The Maya Rudolph Show
(2014)
Executive Producer
Staten Island Summer
(2015)
Producer
Adele: Live in New York City
(2015)
Executive Producer
The Eye Doesn't Lie
(2015)
Executive Producer
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Executive Producer
Brother Nature
(2016)
Producer
Masterminds
(2016)
Producer
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
(2016)
Producer
Michael Che Matters
(2016)
Executive Producer
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special
(2017)
Executive Producer
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
(2018)
Executive Producer
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
(2019)
Executive Producer
Vampires vs. the Bronx
(2020)
Producer
30 Rock: A One-Time Special
(2020)
Executive Producer
Michael Bublé's Christmas in the City
(2022)
Executive Producer
Mean Girls
(2024)
Producer
Acting
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
(1978)
Sleazy Merchandiser
The Canadian Conspiracy
(1986)
The Story of Lassie
(1994)
Self
The Kids In The Hall: Laughing Ourselves Sick
(1996)
Man on the Moon
(1999)
Self (uncredited)
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
(2000)
Self
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
(2005)
Self
Saturday Night
(2010)
Self
Inside Portlandia
(2011)
Himself
Paul Simon: Under African Skies
(2012)
Self
Live from New York!
(2015)
Self
I Am Chris Farley
(2015)
Self
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Self
The Last Laugh
(2016)
Self
Sandy Wexler
(2017)
Testimonial
Love, Gilda
(2018)
Self
Cracked Up
(2019)
Self
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(2020)
Self
Belushi
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks
(2022)
Self
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
(2023)
Self
Writing
Lily
(1973)
Writer
The Beach Boys: It's OK
(1976)
Writer
The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
(1976)
Writer
The Paul Simon Special
(1977)
Writer
Gilda Live
(1980)
Writer
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
(1981)
Writer
¡Three Amigos!
(1986)
Screenplay
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(2002)
Writer
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
(2015)
Writer
Crew