Jonathan "Jon" 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 NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. Outside of SNL, he starred as Jay Sherman in The Critic and played a baseball scout in A League of Their Own. He has performed in 20 episodes of The Simpsons.
Impressions/Characters[]
Characters[]
- Annoying Man
- Biff
- Bob (I)
- Bob (II)
- Craig Talbert (one of the Girl Watchers)
- David
- Frenchy
- Eddie Spimozo
- Evelyn Quince
- Gaspard LeGrand
- Hanukkah Harry
- Harry Meyer
- Master Thespian
- Mephistopheles
- Neil Simmons
- Org
- Opera Man's Brother
- Tommy Flanagan
- Tonto
- Vinnie Barber
Impressions[]
- Alan Cranston
- Alan Dershowitz
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Caspar Weinberger
- David Crosby
- Don Adams
- Douglas Ginsburg
- F. Murray Abraham
- Gene Shalit
- Harvey Fierstein
- Hodding Carter
- Howie Mandel
- Ivan Boesky
- Jamie Farr
- Jerry Tarkanian
- Joey LaMotta
- Judd Nelson
- Lionel Barrymore (as Mr. Potter)
- Louis Rukeyser
- Manuel Noriega
- Marv Albert
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Menachim Begin
- Michael Dukakis
- Michael Vale
- Morey Amsterdam
- Muammer Kaddafi
- Pablo Picasso
- Paul Sarbanes
- Prince Charles
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Raymond Burr
- Ringo Starr
- Robert Bork
- Ron Jeremy
- Sarah Ferguson
- Stephen King
- Sylvester Stallone
- Tommy Lasorda
- Willard Scott
- William Shakespeare
- Yasser Arafat
SNL Career[]
- 1985-1990: Repertory Player
- December 8, 1990: Cameo
- December 15, 1990: Cameo
- February 16, 1991: Cameo
- February 23, 1991: Cameo
- April 11, 1992: Cameo
- May 16, 1992: Filmed Cameo
- December 12, 1992: Cameo
- November 8, 1997: Host
- February 5, 2011: Cameo
- January 25, 2020: Cameo
Darrell Hammond as Jon Lovitz (right) on the February 24, 1996 episode during the "Fresh Face Modeling Contest" sketch.
Gallery[]
His first 4 episodes on the show from Season 11 (1985)
Intro for Season 11 (1986; the the second-half of his first year on the show)
Lovitz as Michael Dukakis
Lovitz promo from his hosting gig from the 23rd season on November 8, 1997