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Shuster was married to Saturday Night Live 's creator, Lorne Michaels, from 1967 [2] [3] to 1980. The pair first met in junior high school, when Michaels, born Lorne Lipowitz, followed her home hoping to meet her famous father. [4] Together Shuster and Michaels wrote and performed comedy sketches through high school, summer camp, and college.
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). [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 1974, Lorne Michaels hired 22-year-old Newman for a Lily Tomlin special, impressed with her work as founder and original member of The Groundlings. A year later, she became an original cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live, appearing on the show from its inception in 1975 through 1980. [13]
Shortly before "NBC's Saturday Night" lit up American TV sets on Oct. 11, 1975, producer Lorne Michaels and seven unknown actors and comedians appeared on "The Tomorrow Show," a late-night talk ...
Saturday Night features a stacked cast, including LaBelle, Smith, Morris and O’Brien.The main cast features Ella Hunt as Gilda Radner, Emily Fairn as Laraine Newman, Kim Matula as Jane Curtin ...
In the new book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live (out today), author Susan Morrison outlines SNL co-creator Lorne Michaels being asked a favor by friend and Stones frontman Mick ...
Gilda Susan Radner (June 28, 1946 – May 20, 1989) was an American actress and comedian. She was one of the seven original cast members of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from its inception in 1975 until her departure in 1980.
Lorne Michaels in 1977, left, and Gabriel LaBelle as Michaels in "Saturday Night." (NBCUniversal via Getty Images; Hopper Stone/Sony Pictures Entertainment)