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Jon Lovitz (Jonathan Michael Lovitz) was born on 21 July, 1957 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., is an American actor and comedian. Discover Jon Lovitz's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Jonathan Michael Lovitz
Occupation Actor · comedian
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 21 July 1957
Birthday 21 July
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Jon Lovitz Height, Weight & Measurements

At 66 years old, Jon Lovitz height is 1.78 m .

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Jon Lovitz Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jon Lovitz worth at the age of 66 years old? Jon Lovitz’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Jon Lovitz's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1914

His paternal grandfather Feivel Ianculovici left Romania around 1914.

After arriving in the United States, he Americanized his name to Phillip Lovitz.

1957

Jonathan Michael Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American actor and comedian.

Lovitz was born on July 21, 1957, in the Tarzana neighborhood of Los Angeles, to Harold and Barbara Lovitz.

His family is Jewish and emigrated from Romania, Hungary, and Russia.

1978

In college, Lovitz was friends with David Kudrow, brother of Lisa Kudrow, and went on a backpacking trip across Europe and Israel with him in 1978.

1979

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in drama in 1979, then studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop.

He became a member of the Groundlings comedy troupe, where he befriended his future SNL castmate Phil Hartman.

1985

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.

Lovitz's first stint as a regular in a situation comedy was that of Mole, an investigator for a New York City district attorney's office, in the short-lived 1985–86 series Foley Square, starring Margaret Colin.

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.

His other recurring characters and impersonations included Annoying Man, Master Thespian, Tonto, Mephistopheles, David Crosby, Harvey Fierstein, and Michael Dukakis.

1986

In a 1986 SNL episode, he portrayed a virgin Trekkie, who was scripted to hang his head when asked by William Shatner if he had ever kissed a girl.

1989

Hanukkah Harry, one of Lovitz's most memorable roles, cast him in 1989 as a Jewish contemporary of Santa Claus who lives on Mount Sinai and travels the globe with a cart flown by three donkeys to give bland gifts to Jewish boys and girls.

He is asked to fill in when Santa falls ill on Christmas Eve.

1990

In the 1990s he was the voice for Red in commercials for M&M's.

1992

He played a baseball scout in the film A League of Their Own (1992) and acted in other films such as Three Amigos (1986), Big (1988), Happiness (1998), Small Time Crooks (2000), Rat Race (2001), and The Producers (2005).

1994

Outside of SNL, he starred as Jay Sherman in The Critic (1994–1995) and has played various roles on The Simpsons (1991–).

Lovitz has acted in numerous television shows such as Seinfeld, Friends, and NewsRadio.

1997

From 1997 to 1999, he was cast to replace Phil Hartman on NewsRadio upon the late actor's untimely death.

Lovitz has lent his voice to several cartoons and films.

In The Critic, he played the title character Jay Sherman (using his regular speaking voice).

He has made several appearances on The Simpsons—as Marge's prom date Artie Ziff in "The Way We Was", the art teacher in "Brush with Greatness", theater director Llewellyn Sinclair and his sister who owned a daycare center in "A Streetcar Named Marge", Andre in "Homer's Triple Bypass", and numerous other appearances, including the character of Jay Sherman in the episode "A Star Is Burns", a crossover with The Critic.

He was also the voice of Radio in the Hyperion-produced, Disney-distributed animated movie The Brave Little Toaster, and that of T.R. Chula the tarantula in Amblimation's An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.

1999

Between 1999 and 2000 Lovitz appeared in a $33 million advertising campaign that featured a series of television commercials promoting the Yellow Pages.

The comic premise was to present Lovitz as the Yellow Pages' author.

One of them featured Lovitz saying, "The hardest thing to do is to come up with a simple idea that is also great. And I just thought, 'Oh, the alphabet!'"

2001

Lovitz performed a duet with Robbie Williams on Williams' album Swing When You're Winning (2001), in the song "Well, Did You Evah".

On October 10, 2001, Lovitz sang a duet (with Robbie Williams) of the song "Well, Did You Evah!" at the Royal Albert Hall.

The recording can be found on the Swing When You're Winning album.

2012

From 2012 to 2015 he starred in the sitcom Mr. Box Office.

He also voiced roles in Hotel Transylvania (2012) and Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015).

He played Alan Dershowitz on Saturday Night Live and George Santos on The Tonight Show.

2015

On February 15, 2015, on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, he was named by Steve Martin as one of the many SNL cast members who had died over the years, with the camera cutting to show Lovitz's reaction.

Later, his image was seen in a montage of deceased SNL members, with the camera once again cutting to his now "outraged" reaction.