Jon Lovitz is an American actor and comedian.
Biography[]
Born in Tarzana, California, Lovitz rose to fame after serving as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1985. This lead to him having film roles in productions, such as Big, Rat Race, and High School High, as well as television series including Foley Square and Mr. Box Office.
Lovitz also became a popular voice actor, portraying Radio in The Brave Little Toaster and Calico in Cats and Dogs amongst many other films, playing the lead role of Jay Prescott Sherman in The Critic and playing a number of recurring roles on The Simpsons. In 2003 he began a stand-up comedy career and appeared on Broadway in The Dinner Party in 2001.
Singing[]
Lovitz sang a number of times on television, usually in comic appearances, such as singing "Buttdancin' Baby" amongst others on Saturday Night Live and on a number of occasions during his voice roles on The Simpsons and The Critic.
Lovitz also performed "Ladies' Night" in The Wedding Singer and performed the duet "Well, Did You Evah?" on the album Swing When You're Winning.
Film[]
The Brave Little Toaster (1987)[]
- City of Light (contains solo lines)
- B-Movie Show (contains solo lines)
The Wedding Singer (1998)[]
- Ladies' Night (solo)
Television[]
Saturday Night Live (1986)[]
- Buttdancin' Baby (solo)
- I've Never Been in Love Before (duet)
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Fascinating Rhythm (solo)
The Simpsons (1991)[]
- Close to You (solo)
- Oscar Mayer Weiner Song (contains solo lines)
- Georgy Girl (solo)
- Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)(solo)
- The Can-Can (solo)
The Critic (1994)[]
- Beauty and King Dork (contains solo lines)
- Nacho Man (solo)
- Oh, Mine Mama (solo)
- Oh, Mine Mama (reprise)(solo)
- Going Out of My Head (contains solo lines)
- In Seattle (solo)
- Maniac (solo)
- That's Amore (solo)
- Daisy Bell (duet)
- Daisy Bell (reprise)(duet)
- Heartbreak Hotel (solo)
- I Wanna Be Loved By You (solo)
- Lullaby of Broadway (contains solo lines)
- I'm Gonna Eat Tonight (solo)
- Goodbye Porky (solo)
- I'm a Happy Critic (duet)
- Alice/Cyrus/Jay (contains solo lines)
- The Lion Sleeps Tonight (contains solo lines)
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (solo)
- Yetta's Back in Town (solo)
- Kum Ba Yah (contains solo lines)
- New York, New York (contains solo lines)
- Franklin the Sailor Man
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now (solo)
Albums[]
Swing When You're Winning (2001)[]
- Well, Did You Evah? (duet)
Gallery[]
