-
Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
-
Ruby R. Levitt to Eric Lutes
Jon Lovitz Biography (1957-)
Full name, Jonathan M. Lovitz; born July 21, 1957, in Tarzana, CA; father, adoctor. Addresses: Agent: Adam Venit, Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (personal appearances) Jackie Miller, Agency for the Performing Arts, 9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 900, LosAngeles, CA 90069.; Manager: Marc Gurvitz, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Jonas Public Relations, 240 26th St., Suite 3, Santa Monica, CA 90402.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, writer
- Birth Details
- July 21, 1957
- Tarzana, California, United States
Famous Works
-
CREDITS
-
Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Bartender, The Last Resort (also known as She KnewNo Other Way), Concorde/Cinema Group/Trinity, 1986
- Security guard, Hamburger ... the Motion Picture (also known as Hamburger U.), 1986
- Doug, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Morty, Three Amigos!, Orion, 1986
- Party guest, Ratboy, Warner Bros., 1986
- Voice of the radio, The Brave Little Toaster (animated), Hyperion/Kushner-Locke, 1987
- Scotty Brennen, Big, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1988
- Ron Mills, My Stepmother Is an Alien, Weintraub Entertainment Group, 1988
- Right brain, Cranium Command, 1989
- Clip Metzler, Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
- Voice of T. R. Chula, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (animated), Universal, 1991
- Emperor Tod Spengo, Mom and Dad Save the World, Warner Bros., 1992
- Ernie Capadino, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992
-
The Buzz, 1992
- Becker, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon I (also known as Loaded Weapon I), New Line Cinema, 1993
- Dr. Rudolph, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
- Glen Robbins, City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (also known as City Slickers: The Legend of Curly's Gold and City SlickersII), Columbia, 1994
- Dave Firpo, Trapped in Paradise, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- Arthur Belt, North, New Line Cinema, 1994
- Sol, The Great White Hype, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
- Million Dollar Sticky Host, Matilda (also known as Roald Dahl'sMatilda), 1996
- Richard Clark, High School High, Columbia/TriStar, 1996
- Andy Kornbluth, Happiness, Good Machine, 1998
- Jimmie Moore, The Wedding Singer, New Line Cinema, 1998
- Uncle Harry Epstein, Lost & Found, Warner Bros., 1999
- Benny Borkowshi, Small Time Crooks, DreamWorks, 2000
- Peeper, Little Nicky, New Line Cinema, 2000
- Kirby, Sand (also known as Sandstorm), Showcase Entertainment, 2000
- Jay Peterson, 3000 Miles to Graceland, Warner Bros., 2001
- Voice of Calico, Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
- Randall "Randy" Pear, Rat Race, Paramount, 2001
- Voice of Tom Baltezor, Eight Crazy Nights (also known as Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights), Columbia TriStar, 2002
- Sidney, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, Paramount, 2003
-
Television Appearances
-
Series
- Mole, a recurring role, Foley Square, CBS, 1985-1986
- Cast member, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight,
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night Live 80,
SNL,and SNL 25), NBC, 1985-1990
- Voice of Jay Prescott Sherman, The Critic (animated), ABC, 1993-1994 Fox, 1994-1995
- Max Louis, NewsRadio (also known as The Station), NBC, 1998-1999
- Voice of Jay Prescott Sherman, The Critic (animated), 2000
-
Episodic
- (Television debut) Law student, The Paper Chase, CBS, 1984
- Dolly's date, Dolly, ABC, 1987
-
Late Night with David Letterman, multiple episodes, beginning 1988
- Barry Blye, "Top Billing," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1991
- Voices of Artie Ziff and Mr. Seckofsky, "The Way We Was," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1991
- Voice of Professor Dean Lombardo, "Brush with Greatness," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1991
- Voice of Aristotle Amadopoulis, "Homer Defined," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1991
- Jeff Littlehead, "Kelly Does Hollywood, Part 2," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1991
-
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night Live 80,
SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, multiple appearances, beginning 1991
- Himself, "The Spider Episode," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
- Voice of Llewellyn Sinclair, "A Streetcar Named Marge," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1992
- Ernie "Cappy" Capadino, "Dottie's Back," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993
-
Late Show with David Letterman, multiple episodes, beginning 1993
- Himself, "Larry Loses a Friend," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
- Gary Fogel, "The Scofflaw," Seinfeld, NBC, 1995
- Voice of Jay Sherman, "Hurricane Neddy," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 1995
- Steve, "The One with the Stoned Guy," Friends, NBC, 1995
- Voice of Jay Sherman, "A Star Is Burns," The Simpsons (animated),Fox, 1996
- Acer Predburn, "The Scoop," The Naked Truth, ABC, 1997
- Fred, "Our Fiftieth Episode," NewsRadio, NBC, 1997
- Mike Johnson, "Jumper," NewsRadio, NBC, 1997
-
Dennis Miller Live, multiple episodes, beginning 1997
-
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, ABC, 2000
- "Polterguest," Bette!, CBS, 2001
- Voice of Artie Ziff, "Half-Decent Proposal," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 2002
- Father of B. J.'s baby, "Bad News, Mr. Johnson," Son of the Beach,USA Network, 2002
-
Primetime Glick, 2002
- Steve, "The One with the Blind Dates," Friends, NBC, 2003
- Appeared as guest host, Talk Soup, E! The Entertainment Channel; in "Liars, Windbags, and Blowhards," an episode of Turn Ben Stein On; as voice of Jay Sherman for Cartoon All Stars to the Rescue: Stop Digimon!; and voice for "King of the Hill," an episode of Toon Survivor: Hawaii.
-
Specials
- Injun Larry, "I'll Do It Guy's Way," Cinemax Comedy Experiment, Cinemax, 1987
-
Comic Relief, HBO, 1987
-
Comic Relief II, HBO, 1987
- Host, Coca-Cola Presents Live: The Hard Rock (also known as Live: The Hard Rock), NBC, 1988
-
Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
-
Voices That Care, Fox, 1991
-
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial, NBC, 1991
-
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special (also known as The JonLovitz Show and Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Show), Fox, 1992
-
The Second Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
-
Canned Ham: High School High, Comedy Central, 1996
-
Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
-
Comic Relief's 10th Anniversary, HBO, 1996
-
I Am Your Child, ABC, 1997
-
Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, PBS, 1997
-
To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th, CBS, 1998
-
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998
- Host, Billboard 40 Top Forty Singles (1959-1998), VH1, 1999
-
The 27th American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Dustin Hoffman (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Dustin Hoffman), ABC, 1999
- Michael Dukakis and other characters, Saturday Night Live: The Best ofDana Carvey, NBC, 1999
- Opera man's brother, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler, NBC, 1999
-
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
-
The Rock to Erase MS Concert, VH1, 1999
-
NFL All-Star Comedy Blitz, CBS, 1999
- Michael Dukakis and Caspar Weinberger (in archive footage), Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000, NBC, 2000
-
One Night with Robbie Williams, BBC (England), 2001
-
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Tom Hanks, USA Network, 2002
- Presenter, Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2002
-
Awards Presentations
-
The 2nd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1988
-
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
-
The 6th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
-
MTV Music Awards, MTV, 1993
- Presenter, 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
- Presenter, The 65th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1993
- Presenter, VH1 Honors, VH1, 1994
- Presenter, 1994 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1994
- Presenter, 1994 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1994
- Host, The 1995 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1995
-
The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1996
- Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
-
Other
- Barry Sherman, Good Advice (movie), HBO, 2001
-
Leave Me Alone (pilot), NBC, 2002
-
Television Work
- Creator and executive producer, The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special (special; also known as The Jon Lovitz Show and Please Watchthe Jon Lovitz Show), Fox, 1992
- Additional voices, The Critic (animated series), ABC, 1993-1994 Fox, 1994-1995
-
Stage Appearances
-
Chick Hazzard: Olympic Trials, Groundlings Sunday Company, Los Angeles Olympic Art Festival, Los Angeles, 1983
-
Very Warm for May, Weill Recital Hall, New York City, 1994
-
The Dinner Party, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 2001
-
RECORDINGS
-
Videos
- Master thespian, Saturday Night Live Christmas, Trimark Video, 1999
-
Wild Desk Ride (also known as Conan O'Brien's Wild Desk Ride), 2001
-
Making "Rat Race," Fireworks Pictures/Paramount, 2001
- Appeared in "Voices That Care."
-
Albums
- (Contributor) Robbie Williams, Swing When You're Winning, 2001
- Performed for the single "Voices That Care."
-
WRITINGS
-
Television Series
- (With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight,
Saturday Night,
Saturday Night Live 80,
SNL,and SNL 25), NBC, 1985-1990
-
Television Specials
-
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special (also known as The JonLovitz Show and Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Show), Fox, 1992
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
-
Entertainment Weekly, February 11, 1994, pp. 26-27; August 17, 2001, pp. 40-42
-
Mediaweek, February 17, 1997, p.3; July 13, 1998, p. 25
-
People Weekly, November 4, 1996, p. 30
-
Playboy, July, 1997, pp. 138-42
-
Starlog, March, 1992
Comment about this article, ask questions, or add new information about this topic: