Jonathan Michael Lovitz (/ˈlʌvɪts/; born July 21, 1957)[1] is an American actor and comedian. 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. Outside of SNL, he starred as Jay Sherman in The Critic (1994–1995) and has played various roles on The Simpsons (1991–).[2]
Lovitz has acted in numerous television shows such as Seinfeld, Friends, and NewsRadio. From 2012 to 2015 he starred in the sitcom Mr. Box Office.
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). 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 Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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^Kempley, Rita (July 1, 1992). "A League of Their Own". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
Jonathan Michael Lovitz (/ˈlʌvɪts/; born July 21, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. Lovitz is best known for his tenure as a cast member on the...
rivalry with former NewsRadio costar JonLovitz concerning the death of their mutual friend Phil Hartman. According to Lovitz, Dick had given Hartman's wife...
revolving around the life of New York film critic Jay Sherman, voiced by JonLovitz. It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss, who had previously...
and Phil Hartman in his final regular role before his death in 1998; JonLovitz joined the show after Hartman's death. The series was created by executive...
Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. Starring Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, JonLovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, and Tim Meadows with supporting roles...
name by Thomas M. Disch. The film stars Deanna Oliver, Timothy E. Day, JonLovitz, Tim Stack, and Thurl Ravenscroft, with Wayne Kaatz, Colette Savage, Phil...
Broadway in April 2006 and closing on New Year's Eve of that same year. JonLovitz would reprise his role as Jimmie Moore in the episode of the same name...
a 1992 American science fiction comedy film directed by Greg Beeman. JonLovitz plays Emperor Tod Spengo, who is the cruel, inept, idiotic and over-dramatic...
film directed by Richard Benjamin. It stars Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, JonLovitz, and Alyson Hannigan. The film follows the story of Celeste, an extraterrestrial...
American baseball player Jon Lieber (born 1970), American baseball player Jon Lord (1941–2012), English composer and keyboardist JonLovitz (born 1957), American...
Susie Dietter and was the first episode to be written by Ken Keeler. JonLovitz, the star of The Critic, guest stars as Jay Sherman, while Maurice LaMarche...
Jackie Titone, Austin Stout, Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon, Norm Crosby, and JonLovitz. The film is animated in the style of television holiday specials and...
It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Rosie O'Donnell, JonLovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall and Bill Pullman. It was written by...
It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Peter Berg, Damon Wayans, Jeff Goldblum, JonLovitz, Cheech Marin, John Rhys-Davies, Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx. The...
inner city high school in the Los Angeles, California area, starring JonLovitz, Tia Carrere, Mekhi Phifer, Louise Fletcher, Malinda Williams, and Brian...
film written and directed by George Gallo and starring Nicolas Cage, JonLovitz, and Dana Carvey. At Christmas time, New York City convicts Dave and Alvin...
The 1995 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by JonLovitz and Courteney Cox. TLC — "Waterfalls" The Ramones — "Best Song from a Movie Medley" Boyz II Men — "Water...
owner. The episode was written by Jeff Martin and directed by Rich Moore. JonLovitz made his fourth guest appearance on The Simpsons, this time as musical...