Jon Lovitz is an American comedian, actor and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990. He was born in Los Angeles but graduated with a degree in theater in 1979 from the University of California Irvine. ZOT ZOT!
He's made appearances in Matilda, Friends, Rat Race, Just Shoot Me!, Two and a Half Men, and more although he said his in an interview for the book Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live that his time in SNL was the most memorable in his career. Hanukkah Harry, one of his 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. Harry is asked to fill in when Santa falls ill on Christmas Eve.
IMDB Trivia on Lovitz:
- His "Saturday Night Live" (1975) character, Master Thespian is an imitation of a professor he had at the University of California-Irvine
- Has a twin sister
- Once worked at the New York Renaissance Faire (in Tuxedo, NY) and was almost fired for referring to himself as "the town Jew."
- Worked various jobs while pursuing an acting career. Was a waiter, worked in a clothing store, was a messenger, worked in a xerox shop, shoe store, as a hospital orderly
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