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Jon Lovitz

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39 total appearances

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Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Well, if you see these movies, you know who he is. When I was 15 years old, I was at my best friend's house, and his father is a doctor, and Ned Glass was one of his patients. And I was 15, and my friend's father says to Ned Glass, John wants to be an actor. And he says, you want to be an actor? He goes, what would you do if you hurt your toe? And I said, I'd say, ouch.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He goes, would you say ouch if you were Hercules? And he goes, you know what you have to do? He goes, you know what you have to know to be an actor? You have to know everything. You think you could know everything? You have to know everything. So as if he knew everything. And he goes, you know, there was only... And he was literally, he was the same in everything he played.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He goes, would you say ouch if you were Hercules? And he goes, you know what you have to do? He goes, you know what you have to know to be an actor? You have to know everything. You think you could know everything? You have to know everything. So as if he knew everything. And he goes, you know, there was only... And he was literally, he was the same in everything he played.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He goes, would you say ouch if you were Hercules? And he goes, you know what you have to do? He goes, you know what you have to know to be an actor? You have to know everything. You think you could know everything? You have to know everything. So as if he knew everything. And he goes, you know, there was only... And he was literally, he was the same in everything he played.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He was a good actor and he was funny, but he was just himself. He was exactly the same. And he says, you know... There was only two actors who were never typecast. Me and Paul Muni. Anyways, I never forgot him, so I... And he was good. He was a funny actor, you know. He's funny, but, you know, he never...

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He was a good actor and he was funny, but he was just himself. He was exactly the same. And he says, you know... There was only two actors who were never typecast. Me and Paul Muni. Anyways, I never forgot him, so I... And he was good. He was a funny actor, you know. He's funny, but, you know, he never...

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

He was a good actor and he was funny, but he was just himself. He was exactly the same. And he says, you know... There was only two actors who were never typecast. Me and Paul Muni. Anyways, I never forgot him, so I... And he was good. He was a funny actor, you know. He's funny, but, you know, he never...

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

I guess he always thought he played all these different characters, and really he was just always, hello, how are you? I mean, in Julius Caesar, in the movie with Marlon Brando, he's in the opening market scene, and everyone's going, my lord, come here and hither, and he's in the market scene, you want to buy some oranges, my lord?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

I guess he always thought he played all these different characters, and really he was just always, hello, how are you? I mean, in Julius Caesar, in the movie with Marlon Brando, he's in the opening market scene, and everyone's going, my lord, come here and hither, and he's in the market scene, you want to buy some oranges, my lord?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

I guess he always thought he played all these different characters, and really he was just always, hello, how are you? I mean, in Julius Caesar, in the movie with Marlon Brando, he's in the opening market scene, and everyone's going, my lord, come here and hither, and he's in the market scene, you want to buy some oranges, my lord?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Yeah, he used to goof off and he used to make prank phone calls. I mean, the look for annoying man I got from him, he used to comb his hair forward and wear his glasses low. He didn't act like that, but that's where I got the look from. He used to come home and tell us he was his twin brother, Howard. We would be like seven or eight.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Yeah, he used to goof off and he used to make prank phone calls. I mean, the look for annoying man I got from him, he used to comb his hair forward and wear his glasses low. He didn't act like that, but that's where I got the look from. He used to come home and tell us he was his twin brother, Howard. We would be like seven or eight.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

Yeah, he used to goof off and he used to make prank phone calls. I mean, the look for annoying man I got from him, he used to comb his hair forward and wear his glasses low. He didn't act like that, but that's where I got the look from. He used to come home and tell us he was his twin brother, Howard. We would be like seven or eight.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But he would play it so straight for like a half an hour and just insist on it. And then he would leave. And then like 20 minutes later, come back. I guess he'd just wait in his car. And then we'd say, Howard was here. He goes, he was?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But he would play it so straight for like a half an hour and just insist on it. And then he would leave. And then like 20 minutes later, come back. I guess he'd just wait in his car. And then we'd say, Howard was here. He goes, he was?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

But he would play it so straight for like a half an hour and just insist on it. And then he would leave. And then like 20 minutes later, come back. I guess he'd just wait in his car. And then we'd say, Howard was here. He goes, he was?

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

No, he didn't. Oh, he didn't? No, he just said he did.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

No, he didn't. Oh, he didn't? No, he just said he did.

Fresh Air
'SNL' Turns 50: Aykroyd, Franken, Zweibel & Lovitz

No, he didn't. Oh, he didn't? No, he just said he did.

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