Lorne Michaels’s wife is Alice Barry. She reportedly worked as an assistant on Saturday Night Live (SNL), where the two met, and they married in 1991. They have three children: Sophie, Henry, and Edward.
Who is Alice Barry?
Alice Barry is identified in published profiles as Lorne Michaels’s third wife. The New Yorker’s January 2025 profile describes the couple’s three children as grown. The publicly documented details about Barry are limited; the available accounts chiefly describe her connection to SNL and her family relationship with Michaels.
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How did Alice Barry and Lorne Michaels meet?
Biography.com reports that Barry worked as an assistant on SNL and that she and Michaels met on the show’s set. A Television Academy feature says Michaels met Barry in 1990 while she was working on the show. That account gives a year, not a specific date or fuller account of their first meeting.
When did they marry, and do they have children?
Biography.com gives 1991 as the year Michaels and Barry married. They have three children—Sophie, Henry, and Edward. The New Yorker’s 2025 profile describes them as grown; older sources’ childhood ages reflect their publication dates and are not current ages.
What is publicly known about Barry’s life and work?
The sources identify Barry’s work as an assistant on SNL and her marriage to Michaels, but do not establish a detailed standalone biography or her current occupation. They also do not provide a direct statement from Barry. More specific claims about her private life or views would go beyond what these accounts document.
Sources and further reading
- Biography.com’s profile of Lorne Michaels, updated February 14, 2025, reports Barry’s SNL role, their meeting on the set, the 1991 marriage, and their children’s names.
- The New Yorker’s January 20, 2025 profile identifies Barry as Michaels’s third wife and describes their children as grown.
- The Television Academy’s feature on Michaels places their meeting in 1990, when Barry worked on the show.
- The Guardian’s 2014 profile also describes Barry as Michaels’s third wife and former assistant.
The New Yorker also discusses Susan Morrison’s book Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, a biography of Michaels and the show rather than a biography of Barry.
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