Jon Lovitz
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Lovitz in 2008
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| Birth name | Jonathan Michael Lovitz |
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July 21, 1957 Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Nationality | American |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Genres | Sketch comedy |
| Website | jonlovitz |
Jonathan Michael "Jon" Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and singer, best known as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. He starred as Jay Sherman in The Critic and has appeared in numerous other television series and films.
His film credits include roles in The Brave Little Toaster, Big, A League of Their Own, The Wedding Singer, High School High, The Benchwarmers, and Matilda.
Lovitz was born Jonathan Michael Lovitz in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California on July 21, 1957. His father was a doctor. His family is Jewish (they emigrated from Romania, Hungary, and Russia).
Lovitz was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. He 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. He went from having no money to being offered a $500,000 film contract. He was nominated for an Emmy Award his first two years on Saturday Night Live. One of his most notable SNL characters was "Tommy Flanagan, The Pathological Liar" who used an old Humphrey Bogart line "Yeah! That's the ticket!" as a catchphrase to punctuate painfully elaborated implausible lies. Other recurring characters included Annoying Man, Master Thespian, Tonto, Mephistopheles, Harvey Fierstein, and Michael Dukakis. In a 1986 episode of Saturday Night Live, he portrayed a virgin Trekkie, who was scripted to hang his head when asked by William Shatner if he had ever kissed a girl.
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