Lorne Michaels is one of the most successful television producers, and he is considered one of the legends in the industry. He is also an impeccable screenwriter and has produced several series and shows such as The Late Night Series, Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show, etc. He is the most nominated person in the history to award shows as he has been nominated for 91 times and has win 19 Primetime Emmy Awards out of them.

Early life

Michael’s full name is Lorne David Lipowitz, and he was born in Toronto, Canada. There is no trusted information about his birthplace, but it is Toronto, according to most of the reports. He was born on November 17, 1994, in a Jewish Family. His Father’s name is Henry Abraham Lipwotz, and his mother’s name is Florence. His family shifted to Toronto when he was a few months old. So, he grew up in Toronto and spent most of his life there along with his two siblings.

He studied in the Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and completed his graduation from the University College, Toronto, in 1966. In 1987, Michaels got the USA’s citizenship and was included in the Order of Canada in the year 2002.

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Career beginning

Michaels embarked on his profession as a broadcaster as well as writer. In 1968, he moved to Los Angeles and worked as writer for some shows. He also played a role in the Canadian Comedy Series, in the early 1970s. Michaels’ career skyrocketed in 1975 when he created ‘Saturday Night Live,’ which got highly popular and became a launching platform for several budding comedians and artists in the US.

Michaels was a producer as well as the writer of the show and had few guest appearances in it too. While the show was running, he got chosen for 156 Emmy Awards and also won over 35 of them. His show was one of the most popular and top-rated shows on Television at that time. He is also the owner of a production company known as Broadway Video, which he founded in the year 1979 and produced numerous successful shows under it, such as ‘The Kids in the Hall.’

Personal life

Michaels has married thrice in his lifetime and has three children. His first relationship was with Rosie Shuster, which began in 1960, who was also a co-writer to him for ‘Saturday Night Live.’ They got married in 1971 and separated in the year 1980. He then got hitched to Susan Forristal in the year 1981, and they also got divorced six years later. Currently, he is with Alice Barry, whom he married in 1991.

Net Worth

Lorne Michaels’s net worth is a whopping $500 million as he earns more than $30 million per annum. He is the producer of some of the most successful comedy programs and makes massive profits from them. His shows have been running successfully for more than a decade.