Biography
A pear-shaped, somewhat froggy-faced comedic character player, Jon Lovitz gained initial fame as a regular on NBC's "Saturday Night Live". Lacking the mimetic virtuosity of some of his colleagues, Lovitz nonetheless emerged as one of the show's stars thanks to a number of hilariously broad characters including Tommy Flanagan of Pathological Liars Anonymous, the great Shakespearean ham Master Thespian, the Devil himself and a memorable …
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Career Milestones
1983 | Performed with Groundlings comedy troupe when they presented "Chick Hazard: Olympic Trials" at the Los Angeles Olympic Arts Festival |
1984 | Made TV acting debut in a guest role on an episode of "The Paper Chase" (Showtime) |
1985 | Appeared as a regular performer on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC) |
1985 | Landed recurring role on the CBS comedy "Foley Square" |
1986 | Made his film acting debut in "The Last Resort" |
1992 | Executive produced, created, and starred in "Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special" (Fox) |
1992 | Offered amusing turn as a baseball scout in "A League of Their Own" |
1994 | Provided the voice for the animated sitcom "The Critic" (ABC, 1994; Fox, 1995) |
1995 | Co-hosted the MTV Movie Awards with Courteney Cox |
1996 | Cast in the lead role in the comedy "High School High" |
1997 | Guest starred on NBC's "NewsRadio" before joining the show's final season as Max Louis, the news radio announcer |
1998 | Made a cameo in fellow "SNL" alum Adam Sandler's comedy vehicle "The Wedding Singer" |
2000 | Appeared in Woody Allen's comedy "Small Time Crooks" |
2001 | Appeared as one of the contestants out to win $2 million in ensemble comedy "Rat Race" |
2001 | Replaced Henry Winkler as one of the leads of the Neil Simon Broadway comedy "The Dinner Party" |
2004 | Starred opposite Bette Midler in the remake of ''The Stepford Wives'' |
2005 | Played Leo Bloom's (Matthew Broderick) boss Mr. Marks in the movie musical "The Producers," based on the stage musical by Mel Brooks |
2006 | Joined an ensemble cast for Richard Kelly's "Southland Tales" |
2006 | Played an eccentric billionaire in the comedy "The Benchwarmers" |
2007 | Signed a contract to appear at the Laugh Factory every Wednesday night for the rest of his life |
2010 | Co-starred in "Casino Jack" with Kevin Spacey who portrayed Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramoff |
2012 | Voiced Quasimodo in animated feature "Hotel Transylvania"; also starred Adam Sandler |
Awards
1986 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance In a Variety or Music Program in Saturday Night Live |