Louie Anderson Biography
Louie Anderson is a popular American author, actor and television host. He is extremely prominent as an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and creator of cartoon series “Life with Louie”. He has made a respectable position in the American entertainment field and able to gain more fame and fans.
Louie Anderson Age
Louie Perry Anderson was born on 24th March 1953, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is the second youngest of 11 children in his family. As of 2019, he is 66 years old.
Louie Anderson Family
His mother’s name is Ora Zella Anderson and father’s name is unknown. He was the 10th child out of eleven children in his family. One of his brothers’ name is Tommy Anderson. Tommy had unexpectantly died in his sleep.
Louie Anderson Education
His educational background, he graduated from Johnson Senior High School.
Louie Anderson Career
Anderson started his career as a stand-up comedian on ‘The Tonight Show’. Slowly, he started appearing in different shows and films. He appeared in a comedy special on Showtime in the year 1987. In 1988, he appeared in a film “Coming to America” and worked in the camp comedy “The Wrong Guys” in the same. He created and starred in ‘The Louie Show’ for CBS which was unfortunately canceled after six episodes.
In 1999, he got a chance to host for the first time in a new version of “Family Feud”. This was a strong base for him to start a career as a host. He also appeared in the ABC reality television series ‘Splash’ in the year 2013 able to gain more fame and fans. Recently, in 2016, he has played a part of Christine Baskets on the FX comedy series Baskets for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.
Louie Anderson awards
- 2016, Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Winner
- 2017, Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2018, Emmy — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Nominee
- 2016, Critics’ Choice Awards — Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Winner
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