Lorne Michaels: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Lorne Michael Lipowitz • Lorne David Lipowitz
Born	November 17, 1944 (age 81) • Toronto • Canada • (Birthday in 4 days)
Awards And Honors	Emmy Award • Kennedy Center Honors (2021) • Presidential Medal of Freedom (2016) • Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2004)

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Lorne Michaels in a suit and striped tie, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

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Tina Fey smiling at an event in 2019, wearing a black top with silver floral patterns, in front of a blue background.

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Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.

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Conan O'Brien in a dark suit and purple shirt gestures with one hand while seated in front of a blue patterned background.

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Steven Spielberg wearing a tuxedo and bow tie, smiling at the camera on the red carpet at the Cannes International Film Festival.

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Steve Martin, wearing glasses and a black tuxedo with a bow tie, smiles while posing at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.

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Andy Samberg smiling, wearing glasses and a red and black plaid shirt, with a blurred blue and red background.

Andy Samberg

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Will Ferrell smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark suit, gray shirt, and matching tie against a plain backdrop.

Will Ferrell

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The multitalented Donald Glover, 2019

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Martin Scorsese smiling in a tuxedo and bow tie, holding an Oscar statuette at the Academy Awards, with a gold Oscar statue in the background.

Martin Scorsese

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Mel Brooks in a tuxedo smiles widely and points at his Emmy Award trophy while posing in front of a blue Emmy Awards backdrop.

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Barbra Streisand in 2010, wearing a layered necklace and a black jacket, with straight shoulder-length hair, smiling slightly at an event.

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Dan Aykroyd

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Alec Baldwin wearing a dark suit and tie, smiling in front of a blue backdrop at a gala.

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Ryan Murphy in a patterned green tuxedo holds an Emmy Award trophy while standing in front of a black backdrop with the word Emmy visible.

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Mike White

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Louis C.K.

Louis C.K.

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Jason Sudeikis smiling, wearing a blue sweater over a gray shirt, with a trimmed beard and styled hair, photographed in 2017.

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Sylvester Stallone poses in a dark suit on the red carpet in front of a backdrop with TIFF, Visa, and Royal Bank logos at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Warren Beatty wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and light tie, posing at an event with a dark background, 2006.

Warren Beatty

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