1. Jonathan Michael Lovitz is an American actor and comedian.
29 Facts About Jon Lovitz
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Jon Lovitz is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990 for which he was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Jon Lovitz played a baseball scout in the film A League of Their Own and acted in other films such as Three Amigos, Big, Happiness, Small Time Crooks, Rat Race, and The Producers.
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Jon Lovitz voiced roles in The Brave Little Toaster, Hotel Transylvania and Hotel Transylvania 2.
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Jon Lovitz played Alan Dershowitz on Saturday Night Live and George Santos on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Jon Lovitz's family is Jewish and emigrated from Romania, Hungary, and Russia.
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Jon Lovitz is a friend of David Kudrow, brother of Lisa Kudrow, since childhood.
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Jon Lovitz graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama from UC Irvine in 1979, then studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop.
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Jon Lovitz became a member of the Groundlings comedy troupe, where he befriended his future SNL castmate Phil Hartman.
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Jon Lovitz was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.
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Jon Lovitz later said in an interview for the book Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live that his time on SNL was the most memorable in his career.
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Jon Lovitz went from having no money to being offered a $500,000 film contract.
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Jon Lovitz was nominated for an Emmy Award his first two years on Saturday Night Live.
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Jon Lovitz's other recurring characters and impersonations included Annoying Man, Master Thespian, Tonto, Mephistopheles, David Crosby, Harvey Fierstein, and Michael Dukakis.
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Jon Lovitz is asked to fill in when Santa falls ill on Christmas Eve.
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Jon Lovitz has lent his voice to several cartoons and films.
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Between 1999 and 2000 Jon Lovitz appeared in a $33 million advertising campaign that featured a series of television commercials promoting the Yellow Pages.
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On October 10,2001, Jon Lovitz sang the song at the Royal Albert Hall.
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Jon Lovitz performed on the TV series Two and a Half Men singing "Save the Orphans" and beating Charlie out of the award for best jingle writer.
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Jon Lovitz has appeared on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in Neil Simon's play The Dinner Party, taking over the lead role from Henry Winkler.
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Jon Lovitz sang at Carnegie Hall three times and sang the national anthem at Dodger Stadium and the US Open.
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Jon Lovitz began his stand-up career in 2003 at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles.
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In 2020, Jon Lovitz starred in commercials for Playology, a brand of toys for aging dogs.
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Jon Lovitz was friends with Penny Marshall and Phil Hartman.
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Jon Lovitz has described Hartman as "the big brother I always wanted".
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Jon Lovitz was a contestant on The New Celebrity Apprentice, playing for the charity St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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Jon Lovitz was the sixth contestant fired, finishing in 11th place and raising $50,000 for his charity.
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Jon Lovitz demanded an apology from Dick, who refused and accused Jon Lovitz of blaming him for Hartman's death.
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In June 2021, Jon Lovitz criticized cancel culture and compared it to McCarthyism.