I speak often of our great Canadian Gords, but another name that seems to be very Canadian is Lorne. Think of a famous Lorne and they're most likely Canadian.
Here are some great Canadian Lornes.
Lorne Michaels
Lorne Michaels crated and produces Saturday Night Live. He's been nominated for 112 Emmys, a record. He was born and raised right here in Toronto.
Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene was an accomplished actor who is probably best known for portraying Ben Cartwright in Bonanza. He also worked on Lorne Greene's New Wilderness and went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Ringo. He hails from Ottawa.
Lorne Cardinal
Lorne Cardinal is an actor best known for portraying Daniel Deela on the Canadian drama series "North of 60" and Sergeant Davis Quinton on Corner Gas. He was born near High Prairie, Alberta on a reserve of the Sucker Creek First Nation.
Lorne Rubenstein
Lorne Rubenstein was the golf columnist for the Globe and Mail from 1980 to 2013 and has written 16 books about golf. He was born and raised right here in Toronto.
Lorne Honickman
Lorne Honickman's on-air work at Citytv as a legal specialist motivated him to enroll in Osgoode Hall Law School, while continuing to do newscasts on the weekend. He continues to practice law to this day. He was born and raised in Montreal.
