AGE 70: Lorne Michaels

Producer and creator of "Saturday Night Live"

What makes him powerful: Lorne Michaels is known as the go-to guy for making network comedy. He's behind "Saturday Night Live," and he also produced Tina Fey's wildly popular comedy "30 Rock," among many others.

Other powerful 70-year-olds: Actor Michael Douglas will add "Ant-Man" to his resume this summer, and the creator, director, and writer of "Star Wars," George Lucas, is also quite powerful.