Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz (2008)

Jonathan Michael "Jon" Lovitz (born July 21, 1957 in Tarzana , California ) is an American comedian , actor and singer .

Life

Lovitz studied acting and theater at the University of California, Irvine , where he joined the comedy group The Groundlings . From 1985 to 1990 he appeared as an ensemble member on the television show Saturday Night Live , for which he was nominated for an Emmy in 1986 and 1987 .

In the mid-1980s, Lovitz began starring in film comedies. He starred alongside Dan Aykroyd and Kim Basinger in My Stepmother is an Alien (1988) , and alongside James Belushi in Mr. Destiny (1990) . He played a supporting role in Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) and starred in High School High (1996) alongside Tia Carrere . Lovitz took on a serious role in Todd Solondz 's 1998 ensemble film Happiness ; he played a depressed and deeply neurotic character.

In the animated series The Critic , Lovitz lent his voice to the main character Jay Sherman, who was also optically modeled on him. The series ran in 1994 and 1995; between 2000 and 2001, 10 more episodes of the series were produced. In a crossover episode of The Simpsons , Lovitz was also seen as Jay Sherman in Springfield.

From 1998 to 1999 he played in the television series NewsRadio . In the series Las Vegas Lovitz played a recurring role and from 2012 a leading role in the series Mr. Box Office . In addition, Lovitz appeared on several television series and sitcoms as a guest, including Friends , Two and a Half Men , Seinfeld, and A Terribly Nice Family .

Lovitz also appeared again and again as a stand-up comedian and on Broadway .

Filmography (films)

• 1986: Hamburger-The Movie
• 1986: ¡Three amigos! ( Three Amigos )
• 1986: Jumpin 'Jack Flash
• 1988: Big
• 1988: My Stepmother Is an Alien ( My Stepmother Is an Alien )
• 1990: Mr. Destiny
• 1991: Tales from the Crypt ( Tales from the Crypt , TV series, episode 3x05)
• 1992: A League of Their Own ( A League of Their Own )
• 1992: Mom and Dad Save the World ( Mom and Dad Save the World )
• 1993: Loaded Weapon 1
• 1993: The Coneheads (Coneheads)
• 1994 's Gold ( City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold )
• 1994: Snowstorm in Paradise ( Trapped in Paradise )
• 1994: North
• 1996: Matilda
• 1996: High School High
• 1996: Great White Hype ( The Great White Hype )
• 1998: Happiness
• 1999: Get The Dog ( Lost & Found )
• 2000: Small Time Crooks ( Small Time Crooks )
• 2000: Little Nicky - Satan Junior ( Little Nicky )
• 2001: Crime is King ( 3000 Miles to Graceland )
• 2001: Rat Race - Der Nackte Wahnsinn ( Rat Race )
• 2001: Good Advice - Good advice is expensive ( Good Advice )
• 2004: The Stepford Wives ( The Stepford Wives )
• 2005: The Producers
• 2006: The Benchwarmers (The Benchwarmers)
• 2006: Southland Tales
• 2007: Mainly in love (I Could Never Be Your Woman)
• 2010: Casino Jack
• 2012: Hotel Transylvania ( Hotel Transylvania , voice of Quasimodo )
• 2013: child heads 2 (Grown Ups 2)
• 2013: Bula Quo! ( Bula Quo! )
• 2015: The Ridiculous Six  (The Ridiculous 6)
• 2015: I am Chris Farley
• 2016: Mother's Day: Love is not child's play
• 2017: Killing Hasselhoff
• 2017: Chasing the Blues
• 2017: Sandy Wexler
• 2019: Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls

Filmography (series / shows)

• from 1986: Saturday Night Live
• 1989: Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
• 1991-2019: The Simpsons (speaker in 19 episodes)
• 1995: Seinfeld (TV series, episode 6x13)
• 1995, 2003: Friends (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1998: Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dana Carvey (TV Special)
• 1998: The Roseanne Show (1 episode)
• 2006: Two and a Half Men (TV series, episode 3x17)
• 2006-2014: Comics Unleashed
• 2011: Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
• 2012–2013: Mr. Box Office (TV series, 27 episodes)
• 2012, 2015: Hot in Cleveland (2 episodes)
• 2013-2014: New Girl (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2015: Hawaii Five-0 (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2015: Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

Web links

• Jon Lovitz at the Internet Movie Database (English)