Lorne Michaels is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, film and television producer and screenwriter best known for; producing “The Tonight Show”, the “Late Night” series, and The Kids in the Hall”. He is also known for creating and producing “Saturday Night Live”. He has won 20 Primetime Emmys from 94 nominations, making him the most nominated individual in the history of the awards.
Lorne Michaels Age
Michaels was born Lorne David Lipowitz on the 17th of November in the year 1944, in Toronto, Canada. Therefore, he is 80 years old as of 2024 and he celebrates his birthday on November 17 every year.
Lorne Michaels Family
He was born to Florence (mother) and Henry Abraham Lipowitz (father). There is some debate about his birthplace. Some sources say he was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, while others claim he was born on a kibbutz in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine (now Israel) and that his Jewish family moved to Toronto when he was a baby. Michaels and his two younger siblings were raised in Toronto.
Lorne Michaels Alma Mater | Educational History
He attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute. He graduated from University College, Toronto, where he majored in English, in 1966. Michaels became a US citizen in 1987 and was inducted into the Order of Canada in 2002.
Lorne Michaels Wife & Kids | Divorces
Michaels is a father of 3 children and he has been married 3 times. In the early ’60s, he started dating Rosie Shuster, the daughter of his comedy mentor Frank Shuster from the Wayne and Shuster comedy duo. Rosie later worked with him as a writer on Saturday Night Live. They married in 1971 but divorced in 1980. In 1981, he married model Susan Forristal, but they divorced in 1987. Michaels is now married to Alice Barry, his former assistant; they tied the knot in 1991.
Lorne Michaels In Popular Culture
In a 2008 “Playboy” interview and others, Tina Fey revealed that Alec Baldwin’s character Jack Donaghy on “30 Rock” was inspired by Lorne Michaels. Baldwin also mentioned on NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” that he drew some inspiration for Donaghy from Michaels.
The character Dr. Evil, the villain in the “Austin Powers” films, has a speaking style and mannerisms based on Michaels. Dr. Evil was created and played by Mike Myers, who was partly influenced by Dana Carvey’s impression of Michaels on “Saturday Night Live”. Similarly, in The Kids in the Hall movie “Brain Candy”, the character Don Roritor was based on Mark McKinney’s impersonation of Michaels.
Lorne Michaels Net Worth
Michaels has an estimated annual net worth of $500 Million, which he has earned from his career as an actor, comedian, film and television producer and screenwriter.
Lorne Michaels Honors and Awards
- Also in 1999, Michaels received an honorary degree from Ryerson University.
- In 1999, Michaels was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- In 2003, he received a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame.
- Michaels received the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement in 2006, Canada’s highest honor in the performing arts.
- In 2004, he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Speaking at the awards ceremony, original Saturday Night Live cast member Dan Aykroyd described the show as “the primary satirical voice of the country”.
- In 2008, Michaels was awarded the Webby for Film & Video Lifetime Achievement. With the allotted 5-words allowed to each recipient, his five-word acceptance speech was “Five words is not enough”.
- In December 2021, Michaels was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors, along with Justino Diaz, Berry Gordy, Bette Midler, and Joni Mitchell.
- In 2012, Michaels was awarded a rare Personal Peabody Award. He accepted at a ceremony in New York City at the Waldorf Astoria New York hotel.
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Lorne Michaels Interview
Here is Michaels’s Interview on YouTube.
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