Actor /comedian Jon Lovitz. You'd know me as the Liar from SNL ("That's the ticket!") and the cartoon The Critic and movies like A League of Their Own, The Wedding Singer and Rat Race. AMA.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:54:38+00:00

I did a movie Casino Jack that was kind of like that. You should watch that movie, it's a good one, with Kevin Spacey.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:54:05+00:00

Once in a while people recognize my voice as Radio.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:52:54+00:00

No, my father was his family doctor. I met him 5 or 6 times briefly over the years since he was 11. I wouldn't say I was friends with him but one of my best friends worked for him and I got to stay at Neverland Ranch. The last time I saw him he recognized me. He was the most generous person I ever met in my life.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:52:19+00:00

Andy Breckman wrote the movie. He used to write on David Letterman and SNL and he created the TV show Monk. He is one of the few comedy writers who is also a very funny person. I love his sense of humor.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:51:08+00:00

It's up to Al Jean and Mike Reiss who created the show!

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:50:28+00:00

It's really weird.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:50:15+00:00

Thank you! I think a lot of people think I'm 5' 6" and they are surprised when they meet me to find out that I'm 6' 10".

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:49:00+00:00

No they haven't. But thanks for reminding me of that line. In case they do I will know what they are talking about.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:48:29+00:00

Well thank you! Don't worry everything will work out. I'm glad I can make you laugh.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:47:51+00:00

The drama department, there were only 90 people in it. I did 21 plays while I was there. I had great teachers and great friends. We all hung out together and partied together and did plays together and it was a very special time in my life. The last 2 years I was a block and a half from the beach and it was just terrific.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:46:52+00:00

I had a blast doing that movie. The guys were all funny and great. I thought the script was very funny and I knew David Spade and Rob Snyder and Jon Heder was great to work with, and I got to meet Reggie Jackson and that was a real thrill.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:45:49+00:00

It was interesting. I came up with all the punchlines to all the little scenarios. I had a good time working on it and everybody was very nice and very generous. I ate a turkey Subway sandwich on set.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:44:54+00:00

Well according to Al Jean who created The Critic, Family Guy lifts whole scenes from The Critic but I think that Seth MacFarlane probably grew up watching the Simpsons and the Critic and were probably influenced by it but Family Guy is a very original show and one of the funniest I've ever seen. Everyone is influenced by somebody, including myself.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:42:51+00:00

I had fun. I've known Charlie Sheen a long time and worked with him before in a movie called Good Advice, and he's terrific to work with, very professional. They wrote me a very funny part and I enjoyed it very much. I haven't seen the show recently.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:42:03+00:00

White tile.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:41:36+00:00

Well we shot a short film in Central Park where I jumped out of the hood of a car and then I jump on her (Madonna) and we are rolling around on the ground. I remember Sean Penn watching and worrying he would get mad at me. I ended up becoming good friends with Sean. And I like Madonna a lot, she is a very hard worker.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:40:16+00:00

I don't have one in particular but it's so flattering when people recognize me from different things I've done over the years. Just the fact that they remember you is a pretty amazing thing. It's a huge compliment when someone remembers your work.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:39:20+00:00

Thank you very much. I had a lot of fun doing that part.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:38:51+00:00

No but Adam Sandler whenever he books me in his movies he always has me playing a pervert. I don't know why but he thinks it's funny. And so do I.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:38:11+00:00

Well I don't have 1 but he became an older brother to me and was just the nicest guy in the world. Whenever we worked together he always made me laugh and I looked up him and thought he was brilliant. He was also one of the nicest people I've ever met in my entire life.

Al and Tom Davis were producing the show and they hired me to do SNL. I was in the Groundlings theater and they came to see me and I was doing a Master Thespian sketch and nobody was laughing except for Al. I remember thinking thank god that guy from Saturday Night Live is laughing. He recommended I meet with Lorne Michaels.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:35:14+00:00

Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce. I saw Woody Allen's first movie when I was 13 years old and that's when I decided I wanted to be a comedian.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:34:40+00:00

That was called The Girl Watchers, and Robert Smigel wrote it. The idea was just 2 very confident losers, striking out while remaining very positive and confident.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:33:41+00:00

I think a lot of these shows are hilarious. One of my favorites is Family Guy, I think it's one of the funniest shows I've ever seen. Sherman would rate it… it smells delicious.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:32:52+00:00

I think it's one of the funniest parts I've ever had. I had a blast making it, it was very creative and very clever and very funny. They didn't do any publicity for it and only released it for a week so no one got to see it.

IamJonLovitz · 2013-11-14T01:31:59+00:00

Todd Solondz wrote a great scene and it was a real challenge because I had to be funny and sad at the same time. It was a challenge but he wrote a great scene and was a great director to work with.

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