Three-time Emmy winning producer, Lindsay Shookus, 40, is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. Lindsay's high-profile relationship with actor Ben Affleck was a subject of constant media attention between 2017 until their split in 2019.

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Lindsay graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2002 and thereafter landed an assistant gig at SNL. She is now responsible for hand-picking SNL hosts, musical guests, and casting. Here are some worthy things about Lindsay Shookus's reluctant celebrity status and her remarkable life.

10 Performed SNL Sketches At School

Lindsay Shookus graduated in 1998 from Williamsville South High School. During her time there, she performed SNL sketches with a classmate.

In an interview with The Buffalo News, Lindsay's mother, Christine Shookus revealed her daughter loved to watch the musical Annie. She also spoke about Lindsay's love for music and theater while growing up.

9 Majored In Journalism

After high school, Lindsay Shookus went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She majored in Journalism, thinking she would go into public relations, do something on the lines of crisis communications.

But of course, upon moving to Manhattan in 2002, destiny had bigger plans for her and she became a successful show business executive.

8 Assistant To Marci Klein

Right after graduating from college Lindsay Shookus was hired as an assistant to SNL producer, and Calvin Klein’s daughter, Marci Klein. Needless to say, hiring a fresh-off-the-books college graduate proved to be fruitful since Lindsay brought so much energy and ambition with her.

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Working at a place where a strong work ethic is valued, 18 years later, Lindsay is now responsible for SNL's talent department working directly under SNL creator, Lorne Michaels.

7 Previously Married To SNL Colleague

Lindsay Shookus was previously married to a former SNL co-worker named Kevin Miller whom she met on the first day of her work at Rockefeller Center.

The two were married in a ceremony at the Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, New York in June 2010, and divorced a few years later. The couple shares a 7-year-old daughter, Madeline who they happily co-parent.

6 Tumultuous Relationship With Ben Affleck

The media fed on the ups and downs of Lindsay Shookus and Ben Affleck's romance. Their relationship failed to survive hectic work schedules and Ben's battle with alcoholism. After splitting in August 2018, the couple renewed their romance in early 2019. But their separate lives and families in New York and L.A. respectively kept them apart.

In 2017, People reported Lindsay Shookus and Ben Affleck started seeing each other in 2013 when they were married to former spouses, Kevin Miller and actress, Jennifer Garner respectively.

5 Comfortable Behind Camera

In an interview with Elle back in 2018, Lindsay Shookus revealed she was more comfortable working behind the camera than being on-camera. When she gained notoriety for dating the-then married movie star Ben Affleck, she found it strange to be talked about in media.

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“My entire career has been behind the camera, and that’s definitely where I’m most comfortable. I’m a producer, I’m a mom, a friend,” said Lindsay.

4 Working Mother 

Lindsay Shookus is a mother to a 7-year-old daughter named Madeline. She does have her ex-husband, Kevin Miller as a co-parent in the arrangement though.

Lindsay prides herself on being a working mother and a hardworking TV executive, reveling to THR back in 2015, "My 2-year-old has become my alarm, so on a good day, 7:30 a.m. or 8 a.m. My alarm sounds something like, 'MAMA, where ARE yooooou?' "

3 Jennifer Lopez's Body Double

Not many people know Lindsay Shookus once played Jennifer Lopez's werewolf body double in a sketch. In the same interview with THR, Lindsay candidly mentioned the sketch got cut after a dress rehearsal.

Speaking about this little known fact about her, Lindsay said, "I don't think anyone was shocked when the sketch got cut after dress rehearsal."

2 Biggest Discoveries

As Marci Klein protégé, Lindsay Shookus gained a deeper experience of working for the greatest sketch comedy show, SNL. Her breakthrough moment came early on in her career. Lindsay is credited with discovering the comedian and actress Kristen Wiig who made her debut on SNL.

She'd come across Kristen's audition tape in 2005 and passed it on to her higher-ups. Lindsay gives herself special credit for discovering the British musician, Sam Smith whom she booked to perform on SNL in 2014 even before his first album was out in the US.

1 Annual Networking Event With Her Best Friend

Speaking to InStyle earlier this year, Lindsay Shookus revealed she and her best friend, a financial advisor, Kristin O’Keeffe Merrick host an annual networking event, WWFH which celebrates and uplifts female businesswomen and helps women from diverse industries connect to each other.

Their networking rests on the goodwill of women such as actress and comedian, Tina Fey who is all praise for creating such a female network.

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