This mutual interest formed a close bond that led to the formation ofSaturday Night Live.
If Shuster and Michaels had never met,SNLmight never have been created.
Michaels moved to Los Angeles to begin his comedy writing career before creatingSaturday Night Livein New York in 1975.
Michaels and Shuster officially tied the knot in 1967, just one year out of college.
Shuster disowning the label of being Michaels' wife inSaturday Nightgives her character an individual sense of autonomy.
All signs point to Forristal being the main reason why Shuster and Michaels legally separated in 1980.
Shuster and Michaels did not parent any kids.
Michaels has three children with his third and current wife, Alice Barry.
He and Barry married in 1991, 26 years after the events ofSaturday Night.
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