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Lorne Michaels Canadian-born American writer and producer Lorne Michaels, 2007.

Lorne Michaels

Canadian-born American writer and producer
Also known as: Lorne David Lipowitz, Lorne Michael Lipowitz
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Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-born American writer and producer best known for his work on the television program Saturday Night Live. Sources differ on Michaelsā€™s original middle name, and some state that he was born on a kibbutz in British Palestine. Regardless, he grew up in Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto in 1966. Michaels began his career as a television writer for the Canadian Broadcasting...

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