Early Life
Lovitz was born in Los Angeles, California, to Jewish parents of Hungarian, Romanian, and Russian background. His father was a successful physician and was the family doctor for the Jackson family of musical fame. Lovitz graduated with a theater degree in 1979 from the University of California at Irvine and then studied acting with Tony Barr at the Film Actors Workshop. He became a member of The Groundlings comedy troupe, where he befriended his future SNL fellow Phil Hartman.
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