Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz is an actor and comedian best known for his five-season run on Saturday Night Live and his roles in films including The Wedding Singer and A League of Their Own. Lovitz grew up in Tarzana, California, where he attended Harvard-Westlake School, before enrolling at the University of California, Irvine. He graduated in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in drama. He later studied at Tony Barr’s Film Actors Workshop in Los Angeles and joined the Groundlings comedy troupe.

Lovitz began gaining attention through his work with the Groundlings before joining Saturday Night Live in 1985. He remained a cast member until 1990, earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances on the sketch comedy series.

Throughout his career, Lovitz appeared in films including Big (1988), A League of Their Own (1992), The Wedding Singer (1998), Happiness (1998) and Small Time Crooks (2000). He also voiced Jay Sherman on the animated series The Critic and has lent his voice to the Hotel Transylvania franchise. On television, he has appeared in series including Friends, Seinfeld and Mr. Box Office.

Lovitz has generally kept his romantic life private and has not publicly disclosed any relationships.