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Lorne Michaels
Filmmaker

Lorne Michaels

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Creating Saturday Night Live.

Saturday Night Live · The Kids in the Hall

Born
17 November 1944
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-American television producer whose work has shaped late-night comedy for decades.

Early life

Toronto

Grew up in Toronto and graduated in English from its university in 1966.

Career

  1. 1960s

    CBC

    Worked in writing and broadcasting with Hart Pomerantz.

  2. 1968

    Los Angeles

    Wrote for American variety television.

  3. 1975

    Saturday Night Live

    Launched the sketch-comedy programme.

Selected work

Saturday Night Live

Created and produced the late-night series.

The Kids in the Hall

Produced the Canadian sketch show.

Beyond work

Name

Born Lorne David Lipowitz, he adopted Michaels early in his entertainment career.

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