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Lorne Michaels

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Lorne Michaels (born Lorne David Lipowitz; November 17, 1944) is a Canadian and American television writer and film producer. He created and produced Saturday Night Live (1975–1980, 1985–present) and produced the Late Night series (since 1993), The Kids in the Hall (from 1989 to 1995), and The Tonight Show (since 2014). He has received 21 Primetime Emmy Awards from 106 nominations, holding the record as the most nominated individual in the award show's history. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lorne Michaels is the 71st most popular producer (up from 80th in 2019), the 487th most popular biography from Canada (up from 511th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Canadian Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Lorne Michaels ranks 71 out of 140. Before him are Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Oskar Messter, Artur Brauner, Jon Landau, and Debra Hill. After him are Lawrence Bender, Ekta Kapoor, Gerald R. Molen, Paul A. Rothchild, Lawrence Gordon, and Álex Pina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Lorne Michaels ranks 558. Before him are Francis Girod, Jan Johansen, Gabriele Kuby, Guy Scott, Igor Tselovalnikov, and Aman Tuleyev. After him are Chris Roberts, Rodolfo Fischer, Yuriy Istomin, Dick Durbin, Kitty Winn, and Dejan Dabović.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Lorne Michaels ranks 487 out of 1,622. Before him are Barbara Wagner (1938), Pauline Marois (1949), Howie Mandel (1955), Georges Vanier (1888), Alexander Hurd (1910), and Marie-Josée Croze (1970). After him are Lochlyn Munro (1966), Josephine Crowell (1859), Lucille Teasdale-Corti (1929), Autumn Phillips (1978), Sven Delblanc (1931), and A. J. Cook (1978).

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Among PRODUCERS In Canada

Among producers born in Canada, Lorne Michaels ranks 4. Before him are René Angélil (1942), Albert S. Ruddy (1930), and Harry Saltzman (1915).

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