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Jon Lovitz
Jon Lovitz
	Lovitz in 2008.
Born	Jonathan Michael Lovitz; July 21, 1957 (age 67); Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actor, singer
Years active	1984–present

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Jonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz (born July 21, 1957) is an American comedian, actor and singer. He was known for his sketches on Saturday Night Live from 1985 through 1990. He was also known for his guest-star role as Steve on Friends. He won two Emmy Awards for his writing on comedy series and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his acting in a crew.

Lovitz was born on July 21, 1957 in Los Angeles, California to a Romanian-Hungarian-Russian-Jewish family.^[1] He studied at the University of California at Irvine.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	Hamburger... The Motion Picture	Security guard
1986	Last Resort	Bartender
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Doug
1986	Ratboy	Party guest
1986	Three Amigos	Morty
1987	The Brave Little Toaster	Radio	Voice role
1988	Big	Scotty Brennen
1988	My Stepmother Is an Alien	Ron Mills
1990	Mr. Destiny	Clip Metzler
1991	An American Tail: Fievel Goes West	Chula	Voice role
1992	The Buzz	Unknown
1992	A League of Their Own	Ernie Capadino
1992	Mom and Dad Save the World	Emperor Tod Spengo
1993	Loaded Weapon 1	Becker
1993	Coneheads	Dr. Rudolph
1994	City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold	Glen Robbins
1994	North	Arthur Belt
1994	Trapped in Paradise	Dave Firpo
1996	For Goodness Sake II	Unknown
1996	The Great White Hype	Sol
1996	Matilda	Mickey
1996	High School High	Richard Clark	Lead Role
1998	The Wedding Singer	Jimmie Moore	Uncredited
1998	Happiness	Andy Kornbluth
1999	Lost & Found	Uncle Harry
2000	Small Time Crooks	Benny
2000	Little Nicky	Peeper
2000	Sand	Kirby
2001	3000 Miles to Graceland	Jay Peterson
2001	Cats & Dogs	Calico	Voice role
2001	Rat Race	Randall 'Randy' Pear
2001	Good Advice	Barry Sherman
2002	Eight Crazy Nights	Tom Baltezor	Voice role
2003	Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star	Sidney Wernick
2004	The Stepford Wives	Dave Markowitz
2005	Bailey's Billion$	Bailey
2005	Pancho's Pizza	Unknown	Short film
2005	The Producers	Mr. Marks
2006	Farce of the Penguins	"My eyes are up here" Penguin	Voice role Direct-to-DVD release
2006	The Benchwarmers	Mel
2006	Southland Tales	Bart Bookman
2007	I Could Never Be Your Woman	Rob	Direct-to-DVD release
2010	Casino Jack	Adam Kidan
2012	Jewtopia	Dennis Lipschitz
2012	Hotel Transylvania	Quasimodo	Voice role
2013	Bula Quo!	Wilson
2013	Grown Ups 2	Squats Fitness Janitor
2013	Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie	The Mad Scientist
2014	Birds of Paradise	Skeeter	Voice
2015	A Mouse Tale	King of Mice	Voice
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	The Phantom of the Opera	Voice
2015	The Ridiculous Six

References

↑ Jewishbiography.com Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine > Jewish Biography --> Biographies --> List of Jewish Actors and Actresses > Jon Lovitz. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.

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+'''Jonathan M. "Jon" Lovitz''' (born July 21, 1957) is an [[Americans|American]] [[comedian]], [[actor]] and [[singer]]. He was known for his sketches on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 1985 through 1990. He was also known for his guest-star role as Steve on ''[[Friends]]''. He won two [[Emmy Awards]] for his writing on comedy series and a [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] for his acting in a crew.
-Lovitz was born on July 21, 1957 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to a [[Romania|Romanian]]-[[Hungary|Hungarian]]-[[Russia|Russian]]-[[Jewish]] family.<ref>[http://www.jewishbiography.com/biographies/Jon-Lovitz.html Jewishbiography.com] > Jewish Biography --> Biographies --> List of Jewish Actors and Actresses > Jon Lovitz. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.</ref> He studied at the [[University of California at Irvine]].
+Lovitz was born on July 21, 1957 in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]] to a [[Romania|Romanian]]-[[Hungary|Hungarian]]-[[Russia|Russian]]-[[Jewish]] family.<ref>[http://www.jewishbiography.com/biographies/Jon-Lovitz.html Jewishbiography.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406061847/http://www.jewishbiography.com/biographies/Jon-Lovitz.html |date=2016-04-06 }} > Jewish Biography --> Biographies --> List of Jewish Actors and Actresses > Jon Lovitz. Retrieved on 2012-02-03.</ref> He studied at the [[University of California at Irvine]].
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