Who is Alix Bailey?
Alix Bailey was born in Washington USA on 3 February 1967 – her zodiac sign is Aquarius and she holds American nationality. She is an actress and a painter, who might be known best for being now the ex-wife of Louis CK, an American stand-up comedian, actor and author.
Childhood and education
Alix spent the first years of her life in Washington where she was raised as an only child by her parents who were both artists and were of Italian descent – the family soon moved to New Haven in Connecticut, before settling overseas in Italy.
They eventually returned to the US where Alix attended a local high school at which she became interested in painting and started taking private lessons – she was also interested in acting and appeared in many school plays. After matriculation in 1985, Alix enrolled at Bennington College in Vermont, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine arts degree in 1989. She then continued her education at Indiana University, obtaining her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1991.
Career as an actress and painter
Not a lot is known about Alix’s career as a painter, other than that she painted Pootie’s paintings in the 2001 action adventure comedy movie “Pootie Tang”, written and directed by her former husband Louis, and which starred Chris Rock, Lance Crouther and J. B. Smoove.
She has been credited with appearing in three films and one TV series. In 1998, Alix made her debut film appearance when cast to portray a supporting character in the comedy “Tomorrow Night”, again written and directed by her now former husband, and which starred Jim Earl and Frank Senger – it’s about the life of Charles, who owns a photo store. The following year saw Alix appear in a single episode of the musical comedy “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, and in 2006 she starred alongside Louis in his short comedy film “Searching for Nixon”. Alix’s fourth and most recent appearance has been in the 2016 family adventure movie “Spooky Stakeout”, in which she starred as Alice alongside Darragh Barron and Harry Behan – the film was written by Matthew Roche and directed by Ruth Treacy, and follows four friends who are investigating an allegedly haunted castle.
Alix has also received special thanks for two TV Specials – “Louis C. K.: Shameless” and “Louis C. K. Oh My God”.
Love life and marriage with Louis CK
Alix is quite secretive when it comes to her love life, and neither she nor Louis have shared many details regarding their relationship.
They met in the early ‘90s when introduced by a mutual friend at a party, and in 1995 the two married in a large ceremony attended by their wide circle of friends and family members. Alix and Louis welcomed their first daughter Katherine ‘Kitty’ Szekely in 2002, while their second daughter Mary Louise Szekely followed in 2005 – three years later in 2008, Alix and C. K. divorced quietly without drawing much attention.
Alix hasn’t talked about any men she might have dated since her divorce from Louis, while it’s known that he was in a short relationship with the American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, and that he has been in a relationship with French actress and comedian Blanche Gardin since 2018.
As of November 2020, Alix is reportedly single, was once married and has two daughters.
Hobbies and other interests
Alix usually spends her free time reading – her favorite genre is romance and a few of her favorite books are “Romeo and Juliette” by William Shakespeare, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, and “The Giver of Stars” by Jojo Moyes.
She is keen on travelling and has been all around the US for her gallery exhibitions, while Alix has also been around Europe, visiting countries such as England, France and Germany – her dream travel destination is Athens in Greece.
She is a lover of animals, and has a pet dog and a pet cat.
In her spare time and usually late at night, she enjoys watching movies, and her favorite actor and actress are Jean Reno and Natalie Portman, while a few of her favorite movies are “Leon: The Professional”, “The Visitors” and “The Da Vinci Code”.
Age, height and net worth
Alex’s age is 53. She has long brown hair and brown eyes, her height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m) and she weighs around 130lbs (59kgs). As of November 2020, her net worth has been estimated at over $1 million, while Louis’ net worth is reputedly over $35 million.
Who is Louis CK?
Louis Szekely was born in Washington, D. C., USA, on 12 September 1967 – his zodiac sign is Virgo and he holds American nationality. He has been named one of the 50 best stand-up comedians of all time, and has won two Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, six Primetime Emmy Awards as well as a Peabody Award in 2012, and has been nominated for numerous other awards.
Louis was raised alongside his three sisters by their father Luis who was an economist, and their mother Mary Louise who was a software engineer.
The family lived in Washington, D. C. for a year after Louis’ birth before moving to Mexico, where he learned to speak Spanish. They eventually moved back to the US, settling in Boston. Louis grew up dreaming about becoming a comedian, and looking up to Steve Martin and Woody Allen among others. His parents split when he was ten years old, and Louis and his three sisters lived with their mother in Newton, Massachusetts. He studied at Newton North High School matriculating in 1985, and then work in various jobs including as a car mechanic, while developing his career as a stand-up comedian.
He first performed as a stand-up comedian in 1985 during an open mic night, but things didn’t go as planned which made Louis suspend stand-up comedy for the following two years.
He eventually became somewhat popular, and came to Manhattan in 1989. One of his first notable works was writing for the shows “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and “Late Show with David Letterman”. Between 1997 and 1999, Louis served as the writer for “The Chris Rock Show”, which was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards, winning one for Best Writing in a Variety or Comedy Series.
The following years saw him direct his first movies – “Tomorrow Night” and “Howie Mandel’s Sunny Skies” – while Louis also gained recognition as an actor with his roles in movies “Role Models”, “Diminished Capacity” and “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins”, all released in 2008.
His first co-starring role was in the 2009 romantic comedy movie “The Invention of Lying”. He began starring in his own series – “Louie” – on 29 June 2010, and for his performance won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, while he was nominated for three others. He went on to appear in several critically acclaimed movies, such as the comedy drama “Blue Jasmine” and the black comedy “American Hustle” both in 2013, and in 2016, Louis and the actor Albert Brooks co-wrote the animated series “Horace and Pete” as well as voiced the title characters. Louis enjoyed his voicing role, and then voiced Jack Russell Terrier in the animated comedy movie “The Secret Life of Pets”.
Rumors started spreading around the internet in 2015 that Louis sometimes locked the door and touched himself in front of his female colleagues, and in September 2017, the comedian Tig Notaro stated she would no longer work with Louis, and that he should properly address the rumors regarding his sexual impropriety – however, Louis denied all allegations. On 10 November 2017, the magazine “Times” published an article about five women accusing Louis of sexual harassment, and he later confirmed the accusations, but stated that he never took out his penis in front of women before asking about it first.
After a year on hiatus, Louis returned to stand-up comedy, and while he was criticized by many for returning too early after the scandal, several famous actors and comedians supported him, including Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle. One of his most recent works has been his stand-up special “Sincerely Louis C. K.”, released on 4 April 2020.
Louis is a philanthropist who gave away $500,000 to charity in 2011, to such as the Pablove Foundation, the Fistula Foundation, and Green Chimneys.