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Louis Perry Anderson is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host. Anderson created the cartoon series Life with Louie and has written four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was published in 2018. He was the initial host of the third revival of the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002.
Birth Name
Louis Perry Anderson
Born
Tuesday, 24 March 1953
Died
Friday, 21 January 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Coming 2 America | Maurice | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020 |
| Call Your Mother | 2020 | |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Twenties | Maurice | 2020 |
| Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Panelist | 2019 |
| Louie Anderson: Big Underwear | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| No Activity | (voice) | 2017 |
| Young Sheldon | Ralph | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Coming 2 America | Maurice | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020 |
| Call Your Mother | 2020 | |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Twenties | Maurice | 2020 |
| Lights Out with David Spade | Self - Panelist | 2019 |
| Louie Anderson: Big Underwear | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| No Activity | (voice) | 2017 |
| Young Sheldon | Ralph | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2017 |
| Pure Flix Comedy All-Stars | Self - Host | 2017 |
| Sandy Wexler | Testimonial | 2017 |
| The History of Comedy | Self | 2017 |
| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Louie Anderson / Himself | 2017 |
| Search Party | Bob | 2016 |
| The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 2016 |
| Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar | Self - Guest | 2016 |
| Baskets | Christine Baskets | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Comic Guest | 2015 |
| Pickle and Peanut | Gary Agnes / Gory Agnes | 2015 |
| Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter | Self | 2015 |
| This Is Not Happening | Self | 2015 |
| Richard Pryor: Icon | Himself / Self | 2014 |
| The Rich Eisen Show | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| Pop Star Puppy | Wiseman | 2014 |
| @midnight | Self | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Drunk History | Winston Churchill | 2013 |
| Splash | Self - Contestant | 2013 |
| Gotham Comedy Live | Self - Host | 2012 |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Self | 2012 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer | Himself / Self | 2012 |
| The Chew | Himself | 2011 |
| Louie Anderson Presents | Self | 2011 |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | Self - Assistant | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| My Tale of Two Cities | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | 2008 |
| The Doctors | Self | 2008 |
| Celebrity Family Feud | Himself | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Supreme Court of Comedy | Self | 2008 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| Cook Off! | Mayor Doug Halverson | 2007 |
| Heckler | Self | 2007 |
| Comic Relief 2006 | Self | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Food Network Star | Self | 2005 |
| Game Show Moments Gone Bananas | Self | 2005 |
| Special Thanks to Roy London | Self | 2005 |
| Back by Midnight | Game Show Host | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest / Geoff Peterson | 2005 |
| Tom Goes to the Mayor | Mining Team of Louie Andersons | 2004 |
| Joey | Louie Anderson | 2004 |
| Last Comic Standing | Self | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Half & Half | Louie | 2002 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Celebrity Contestant | 2002 |
| Do It for Uncle Manny | Tow Truck Driver | 2002 |
| Scrubs | Louie Anderson | 2001 |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Burt | 2001 |
| Weakest Link | Self | 2001 |
| Talking to Americans | Self | 2001 |
| Family Feud | Self - Host | 1999 |
| V.I.P. | Homeless Person | 1998 |
| The Roseanne Show | Self - Guest | 1998 |
| Ally McBeal | Therapist | 1997 |
| For Hope | Date #3 | 1996 |
| Access Hollywood | Self | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Nash Bridges | Richard Reynolds | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Mr. Wrong | Self | 1996 |
| The Louie Show | Louie Lundgren | 1996 |
| Comic Relief VII | Self | 1995 |
| Mad TV | Self | 1995 |
| Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman | Himself / Andy Anderson (Dad) / Little Louie (voice) / Self / Little Louie | 1994 |
| Life with Louie | Little Louie / Narrator / Andy Anderson (Dad) / Dad (voice) / Andy Anderson (voice) / Little Louie (voice) / Self / Andy Anderson (Dad) - (voice) / Little Louie - (voice) | 1994 |
| Touched by an Angel | Uncle Dudley | 1994 |
| Chicago Hope | Louie Lickman | 1994 |
| Dennis Miller Live | Self | 1994 |
| Grace Under Fire | Dr. Andy Lewinson | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Love & War | James the Cat | 1992 |
| Bebe's Kids | Security Guard #1 / Security Guard #1 (voice) | 1992 |
| The Dennis Miller Show | Self - Guest star | 1992 |
| Comic Relief V | Self | 1992 |
| The Chuck Woolery Show | Self - Guest | 1991 |
| Louie Anderson: Mom! Louie's Looking at Me Again | Self | 1989 |
| Comic Relief III | Self | 1989 |
| The Pat Sajak Show | Self - Guest | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself - Guest | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Coming to America | Maurice | 1988 |
| The Wrong Guys | Louie | 1988 |
| Trying Times | Stu | 1987 |
| MuppeTelevision | Self | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Self - Comedian | 1987 |
| Ratboy | Omer Morrison | 1986 |
| The Late Show | Himself / Self | 1986 |
| The New Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square | 1986 |
| Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Flower Deliveryman | 1986 |
| Quicksilver | Tiny (as Louis Anderson) / Tiny | 1986 |
| Cloak & Dagger | Taxi Driver #2 | 1984 |
| Live from Her Majesty's | Self | 1983 |
| Remington Steele | Bingham 'Bing' Perret | 1982 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self - Host | 1982 |
| CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Guest Comic | 1962 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2018 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2016 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Won |
