Lorne Michaels

thumb|Lorne Michaels in 2010 Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian television producer, writer and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it. Quotes When we do well, we do the best comedy on TV. That's not ego; that's just the way it is. Bill Carter interview during 1975-76 season, quoted in the February 13, 2015 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine reprinted by Yahoo, Bill Carter on Covering 'SNL' and Lorne Michaels: "Many Lost Their Minds in Pursuit" of His Approval Attributed I like the story of Chris Rock going on SNL: him telling Lorne "I want to keep my mustache and goatee". And Lorne said to him "In comedy, we put on beards". Jerry Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Season 3: Episode 1 (2014) External links Lorne Michaels Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:Film producers from Canada Category:Actors from Canada Category:Comedians from Canada Category:Jews from Canada Category:People from Toronto Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners Category:Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients