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  1. Lorne Michaels
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    BornLorne David Lipowitz · November 17, 1944 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    CitizenshipCanada · U.S. (from 1987)
    SpousesRosie Shuster · (m. 1967; div. 1980) · Susan Forristal · (m. 1981; div. 1987) · Alice Barry (m. 1991)
    Children3
    Movies
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    Early life

    Lorne David Lipowitz was born in Toronto, Ontario, on November 17, 1944, to Florence (née Becker) (1915-2001) and Abraham Lipowitz (1908-1959), who worked as a furrier.
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    Career

    Michaels began his career as a writer and broadcaster for CBC Radio, working with partner Hart Pomerantz. He and Pomerantz moved to Los Angeles from Toronto in 1968 to work as writers for Rowan & Martin's La… See more

    Personal life

    Michaels has three children, Henry, Eddie, and Sophie and has been married three times. During the early 1960s, he began a relationship with Rosie Shuster, daughter of his comedy mentor Frank Shuster of the Wayne an… See more

    In popular culture

    In The Kids in the Hall movie Brain Candy, the character of Don Roritor was based heavily on actor Mark McKinney’s impersonation of Lorne Michaels.
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