LOS ANGELES—Jon Lovitz, former Saturday Night Live cast member and star of TV's The Critic and NewsRadio, is taping a scene from his latest Subway commercial on a Burbank soundstage. To the casual onlooker, his work has seemed consistently competent, even polished. But the consummate perfectionist insists on yet another take. "I think I can really nail it this time," Lovitz tells the weary director and crew. It's almost 10 p.m. The shoot, originally slated for four hours, has stretched to nearly 12.
"Eat fresh," Lovitz says, comically drawing out the "H"-sound. "Yeah. We got it. I think that's the one."
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Jon Lovitz Says Income From Subway Commercials Allows Him A Certain Creative Freedom
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