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Lorne Michaels
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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Executive Producer
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November 17, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography:Producer "Lorne Michaels" is almost solely responsible for introducing a staggering number of current celebrities into the world spotlight through his immensely popular weekly sketch-comedy series, "Saturday Night Live": "John Belushi", "Dan Aykroyd", "Adam Sandler", "Eddie Murphy", "Chevy Chase", "Gilda Radner", "Mike Myers", "Jane Curtin", "Bill Murray", "Phil Hartman", and Will Ferrell, just to name a few.

A native of Canada, Michaels earned an English degree from the University of Toronto and proceeded to leave the country for a stint as an automotive salesman in England. He returned to Canada in 1966 and became half of a popular comedy duo, with fellow writer/comedian Hart Pomerantz who performed on a CBC satire show. The duo's success led to the start of a new show entitled The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour. In the late '60s, the pair headed south to the States and found themselves writing for... Full Biography

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