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Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz

Actor, also producer · Born July 21, 1957 (69) · Tarzana, California, USA

Jonathan "Jon" Lovitz is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is best known as a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1985 to 1990.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 21, 1957 (69)
From
Tarzana, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 112 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 14% in 30 days

What are Jon Lovitz's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Documentary2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
29%
Society
12%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Ideas
6%
Survival
5%
Identity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds11 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose9 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 49 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 43 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 25 · Stylized 18 · Heightened 6

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 32 · Charged 14 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 35 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 7

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 19 · Funny 27

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 22 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 44 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 46 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

26 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 7 of 26 analyzed roles.

Trickster
7 of 26
Ally
6 of 26
Herald
3 of 26
Shadow
3 of 26
Shapeshifter
3 of 26
Hero
2 of 26
Mentor
1 of 26
Threshold guardian
1 of 26
Show the 26 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
31
Absurd
26
Warm
19
Hopeful
16
Tense
10
Other
35

How their films linger

Fun37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good38 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy39
  • Bittersweet8
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jon Lovitz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 73 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Lovitz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

112 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Don't Say Good Luck(2026)

    as Lenny

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Lost & Found in Cleveland(2024)

    as Mayor of Cleveland

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Happy Gilmore 2(2025)

    as Dapper Man

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • A Tooth Fairy Tale(2025)

    as Webster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • An SNL Thanksgiving (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as (archive footage)

  • Tires(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Angry Man

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Unstuffed(2023)

    as Talking Bear (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lacy's Christmas Do-Over(2021)

    as Santa's Elf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Ace & the Christmas Miracle(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Love on the Rock(2021)

    as Alex Wingrave

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Tales of a Fifth Grade Robin Hood(2021)

    as John Prince

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Agent Toby Barks(2020)

    as Toby (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Extinct(2021)

    as Conch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Swan Boy(2021)

    Show as Uncle Herman

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Swing of Things(2020)

    as Jon Johnson

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Sal Scarapiducci

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Influence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Gregg Anderson

  • Hooked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Mr Campbell

  • Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls(2019)

    as Mel Carmichael

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Masked Singer(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Clue Giver

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Historical Roasts(2019)

    Show as Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Chasing the Blues(2017)

    as Lincoln Groome

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Cool Kids(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Kip Samgood

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Pierre

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Insatiable(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Father Schwartz

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Paws P.I.(2018)

    as Jackson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • A.P. Bio(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Robin Schwonk

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Bachelor Lions(2018)

    as Alfred Brownberry

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Killing Hasselhoff(2017)

    as Barry

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sandy Wexler(2017)

    as Testimonial

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Justice League Action(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Sid Sharp (voice)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day(2016)

    as Wally Burn

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Frog Kingdom 2: Sub-Zero Mission(2016)

    as Ababwa

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Ridiculous 6(2015)

    as Grant

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania 2(2015)

    as The Phantom of the Opera (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Bark Ranger(2015)

    as Ranger (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Coffee Shop(2014)

    as Frank Miller

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Goldbergs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jimmie Moore

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Grown Ups 2(2013)

    as Squats Fitness Janitor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Bula Quo!(2013)

    as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Jay and Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie(2013)

    as The Mad Scientist (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Master(2013)

    as Mulla

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Transylvania(2012)

    as Quasimodo Wilson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Jewtopia(2012)

    as Dennis Lipschitz

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Sharkproof(2014)

    as Max

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • New Girl(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Rabbi Feiglin

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Jon Lovitz Presents(2011)

    Producer · as Himself

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Barry Burns

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Casino Jack(2010)

    as Adam Kidan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Hot in Cleveland(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Artie · as Opera Guy · as Self

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Southland Tales(2006)

    as Bart Bookman

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    as Nathan

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Farce of the Penguins(2006)

    as My Eyes Are Up Here Penguin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • The Benchwarmers(2006)

    as Mel

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Producers(2005)

    as Mr. Marks

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Bailey's Billion$(2005)

    as Bailey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Pancho's Pizza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Unscripted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jon Lovitz

  • The Stepford Wives(2004)

    as Dave Markowitz

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Las Vegas(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Fred Puterbaugh

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Archie Baldwin

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star(2003)

    as Sidney Wernick

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Eight Crazy Nights(2002)

    as Tom Baltezor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Good Advice(2001)

    as Barry Sherman

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Rat Race(2001)

    as Randy Pear

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Cats & Dogs(2001)

    as Calico (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Primetime Glick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland(2001)

    as Jay Peterson

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Sand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kirby

  • Little Nicky(2000)

    as Peeper

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Small Time Crooks(2000)

    as Benny

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Lost & Found(1999)

    as Uncle Harry

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Happiness(1998)

    as Andy Kornbluth

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Banjo-Kazooie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Narrator

  • The Wedding Singer(1998)

    as Jimmie Moore (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Just Shoot Me!(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland Devereaux

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • High School High(1996)

    as Richard Clark

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Matilda(1996)

    as Million $ Sticky Host (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Great White Hype(1996)

    as Sol

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Acer Predburn

  • NewsRadio(1995)

    Show 22 episodes · as Fred · as Max Louis · as Mike

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Trapped in Paradise(1994)

    as Dave Firpo

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Friends(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Steve

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • North(1994)

    as Arthur Belt

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold(1994)

    as Glen Robbins

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • The Critic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 23 episodes · as Jay Sherman (voice)

  • Coneheads(1993)

    as Dr. Rudolph (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Loaded Weapon 1(1993)

    as Becker

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Larry Sanders Show(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jon Lovitz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Mom and Dad Save the World(1992)

    as Emperor Tod Spengo

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • A League of Their Own(1992)

    as Ernie Capadino

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Writer · as Self

  • An American Tail: Fievel Goes West(1991)

    as Chula (voice)

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mr. Destiny(1990)

    as Clip Metzler

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Artie Ziff (voice) · as Artie Ziff / Jay Sherman / Professor Lombardo (voice) · as Artie Ziff / Mr. Seckofsky (voice) · as Artie Ziff / Rabbi (voice) · as Enrico Irritazio (voice) · as Hacky / Snitchy the Weasel (voice) · as Jay Sherman (voice) · as Jon Lovitz (voice) · as Llewellyn Sinclair (voice) · as Llewellyn Sinclair / Ms. Sinclair (voice) · as Mr. Avery Devereaux / Aristotle Amandopoulis (voice) · as Professor Lombardo / Donut Delivery Man (voice) · as Selma's Cigarette (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Cranium Command (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Right Brain (voice)

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Gary Fogel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Barry Blye

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • My Stepmother Is an Alien(1988)

    as Ron Mills

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Big(1988)

    as Scotty Brennen

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The Brave Little Toaster(1987)

    as The Radio (voice)

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Married... with Children(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeff Littlehead

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • ¡Three Amigos!(1986)

    as Morty

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Ratboy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Party Guest

  • Jumpin' Jack Flash(1986)

    as Doug

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Shadoevision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Last Resort(1986)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Hamburger: The Motion Picture(1986)

    as Security Guard

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 91 episodes · as Annoying Man (uncredited) · as Man in Bar (uncredited) · as Opera Man's Brother (uncredited) · as Self · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · as Self - Host · as Self - Various Characters · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Flubber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Dust bunny #1

  • Redemption (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 105 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 1987.

Biggest box office

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

$366M worldwide

Highest rated

Happiness (1998)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

NewsRadio (1995)

Film career

19752026

Peak 1987 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 8 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 107: 106 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39thWriting1 of 107: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting1980s14 · acting1990s23 · 22 acting · 1 crew2000s21 · acting2010s29 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 2% of 49 roles
86919601061116

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jon Lovitz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 70; across their 49 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Reach · how many have seen their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 49

Midcredits score across 95 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up18
  • 50th to 74th17
  • 25th to 49th28
  • Below 25th32

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 95 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · actor

Bachelor Lions (2018)

98th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Simpsons (1989)

Midcredits 96th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 34. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jon Lovitz's work okay for kids?

Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles23–60 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity18 titles21–60 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity13 titles20–80 · median 47 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs13 titles16–67 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense13 titles14–71 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jon Lovitz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Lovitz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; David Spade shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles