Louie Anderson, the iconic Emmy-winning comedian, actor and game show host, died Friday in Las Vegas after battling cancer, his publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 68. A seasoned stand-up with a…
, the iconic Emmy-winning comedian, actor and game show host, died Friday in Las Vegas after battling cancer, his publicist confirmed toA seasoned stand-up with a career spanning over three decades, Anderson broke through as a comedian in 1984, when he performed a set on “The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson.
In 1995, Anderson produced, created and starred in the Fox original animated series “Life with Louie.” Like much of Anderson’s stand-up, “Life with Louie” was based heavily on his experiences growing up in Saint Paul, Minn. in a large family of 11 children. The comic voiced a fictionalized version of his 8-year-old self in the show, winning two Daytime Emmys for Performer in an animated program. The show ran from 1995 to 1998.
In recent years, Anderson garnered acclaim for his performance in the FX original comedy series “Baskets.” The show, which premiered in 2016 and ran until 2019, starred co-creator Zach Galifanakis as professional clown Chip Baskets working in the local rodeo of Bakersfield, Calif. Anderson portrayed Chip’s overbearing mother Christine in all four seasons of the show, and received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his work in the first season.
Recently, Anderson reprised his “Coming to America” role in the 2021 sequel “Coming 2 America” and appeared in a guest role in season 3 of the HBO Max original series “Search Party.” Since 2017, he has been a regular panelist on the game show “Funny You Should Ask.”
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