Profession: Television Producer
Biography: Created and produced "Saturday Night Live".
Michaels has also been the producer for "Late Night" on NBC since 1993 and "The Tonight Show" on NBC since 2014.
Born: November 17, 1944
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Age: 77 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Scorpio
Married Life
- 1971-10-05 Television producer Lorne Michaels (26) weds comedy writer Rosie Shuster (21)
- 1981-09-13 Television producer Lorne Michaels (36) weds model Susan Forristal
Historical Events
- 1975-10-11 "Saturday Night Live" created by Lorne Michaels premieres on NBC with George Carlin as host
- 1975-10-18 Simon & Garfunkel reunite on "Saturday Night Live", sing "My Little Town"
- 1975-12-13 1st time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay, Richard Pryor hosts
- 1976-11-20 George Harrison appears on "Saturday Night Live": haggling with Lorne Michaels; performing "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" with Paul Simon; and airing two music videos
- 1977-12-17 Elvis Costello & The Attractions 1st US TV appearance on "Saturday Night Live"
- 1982-11-20 Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts "Saturday Night Live"
- 1986-11-15 2nd time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay (Sam Kinison hosts)
- 1989-05-20 Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on "Saturday Night Live"
- 1990-05-12 Nora Dunn and Sinead O'Connor boycott "Saturday Night Live" to protest Andrew Dice Clay's hosting which was perceived as sexist; the show uses a time delay for the third time in its history
- 1990-06-22 Adam Sandler joins "Saturday Night Live"
- 1992-10-03 Sinead O'Connor rips up a picture of Pope John Paul II on "Saturday Night Live"
- 2021-12-05 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony held for Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels and Justino Diaz with President Biden attending in Washington D.C.
Dick Wolf
J. J. Abrams
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