Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels · Arts & Literature
Created Saturday Night Live in 1975 and has produced it ever since; 24 Primetime Emmys from a record 112 nominations
17 November 1944, Toronto, Canada
Canada · United States
Lorne Michaels is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Created Saturday Night Live in 1975 and has produced it ever since; 24 Primetime Emmys from a record 112 nominations
Lorne Michaels was born Lorne David Lipowitz in Toronto in 1944 to a Jewish family; his in-laws advised him to drop the surname to get on in television, and he did. In 1975 he created Saturday Night Live for NBC and has produced it for almost every year since, making it the training ground of several generations of American comedy. He also produced The Kids in the Hall, the Late Night series since 1993 and The Tonight Show since 2014. He has won 24 Primetime Emmy Awards from 112 nominations — more nominations than any other individual in the history of the award.
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Created Saturday Night Live in 1975 and has produced it ever since; 24 Primetime Emmys from a record 112 nominations
Source: Wikipedia — Lorne Michaels
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