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((for|the New Zealand rugby player|Louis Anderson))
((Use mdy dates|date=January 2022))
((Short description|American stand-up comedian (1953–2022)))
((Infobox comedian
| name         = Louie Anderson
| image        = Louie Andersen 2001.jpg
| caption      = Anderson in 2001
| birth_name   = Louis Perry Anderson<ref name=frms1>((Cite web|url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCJT-6Y3|title=FamilySearch.org|website=[[FamilySearch]]))</ref>
| birth_date   = ((Birth date|1953|03|24))
| birth_place  = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], U.S.
| death_date   = ((death date and age |2022|01|21|1953|03|24|mf=yes))
| death_place  = [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.
| medium       = Stand-up, television, film
| genre        = [[Observational comedy]], [[clean comedy]], [[deadpan]], [[satire]]
| subject      =
| years_active = 1984–2022
| spouse       = ((plainlist|
* ((marriage|Diane Jean Vono|1984|1984|reason=divorced))
* ((marriage|Norma J. Walker|1985|1985|reason=divorced))
))
| website      = ((official URL))
))
'''Louis Perry Anderson''' (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host.<ref name="Playing The Heavy">((cite news|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/playing-heavy-laughs-louie-anderson-turns-childhood-abuse-weight-stuff-standup-article-1.822412 |title=Playing The Heavy - For Laughs Louie Anderson Turns Childhood Abuse & Weight Into the Stuff of Standup |author=Roura, Phil |date=March 21, 1999 |work=Daily News |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090707155001/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1999/03/21/1999-03-21_playing_the_heavy_-_for_laug.html |archive-date=July 7, 2009 |access-date=January 21, 2022 |location=New York))</ref> He created the cartoon series ''[[Life with Louie]]'' and the television sitcom ''[[The Louie Show]]'', and wrote four books, including ''Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too'', which was published in 2018. Anderson was the third host of the game show ''[[Family Feud]]'' from 1999 to 2002 — the first host in its third run.

For his performance on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy television series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]'', Anderson received three consecutive [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] nominations and won once in 2016.<ref>((cite web |title=Louie Anderson |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/louie-anderson |website=emmys.com |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=November 19, 2021))</ref>

Anderson performed a stand-up show called ''Louie: Larger Than Life'' in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], from 2003 through 2012. The show originated at the Union Plaza hotel downtown, before moving to [[Excalibur Hotel and Casino|Excalibur]], [[South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa|South Point]], and [[Palace Station]] hotels.<ref>((cite web |last1=Nave |first1=Howie |title=Nave: Comedian Louie Anderson grateful during pandemic |url=https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/entertainment/nave-comedian-louie-anderson-grateful-during-pandemic/ |website=Tahoe Daily Tribune |date=May 21, 2020 |publisher=Swift Communications, Inc. |access-date=November 19, 2021))</ref>

== Early life ==
Anderson was born and raised in [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], the son of Ora Zella (''née'' Prouty; 1912–1990), a ''[[Mayflower]]'' descendant, and Louis William Anderson (1901–1980).<ref name=frms1/><ref>((cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/baskets-emmy-nominee-louie-anderson-1201817642/|title='Baskets' Emmy Nominee Louie Anderson on the Role of His Career|first=Geoff|last=Berkshire|date=July 21, 2016|website=Variety.com|access-date=November 10, 2017))</ref> His father was a [[trumpeter]] for singer [[Hoagy Carmichael]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://popgoesthenews.com/2019/07/25/jfl-louie-anderson-shares-ups-and-downs-of-his-career/|title=JFL: Louie Anderson shares ups and downs of his career|date=July 26, 2019))</ref> Anderson was the second youngest of 11 children in his family. In a 2016 interview on ''[[WTF with Marc Maron]]'', Anderson revealed that his mother actually gave birth to 16 children, but five of them—the first baby and then two sets of twins—died at birth.<ref name="Episode 715: Louie Anderson">((cite news |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-715-louie-anderson |title=Episode 715: Louie Anderson|date=June 13, 2016|publisher=[[WTF with Marc Maron]]))</ref>  Anderson described his father as abusive and an alcoholic.<ref>((cite news|title=Interview with Stephen Colbert|work=Late Show with Stephen Colbert|publisher=CBS|date=April 10, 2018))</ref>

Anderson attended [[Johnson Senior High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota)|Johnson Senior High]] in Saint Paul.<ref name="A Real-Life Family Feud, Talk Show Host Repairs Family Ties">((cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/05/48hours/main146416.shtml?source=search_story |title=A Real-Life Family Feud, Talk Show Host Repairs Family Ties |date=July 20, 2000 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103084402/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/05/48hours/main146416.shtml?source=search_story |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Louie Anderson.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Anderson at the 2012 Sin City Rules Premiere Party]]
Anderson made his television debut on January 13, 1984, on [[Rodney Dangerfield]]'s ''Young Comedians Special'' on [[HBO]].<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/arts/television/louie-anderson-bob-saget.html|title = Louie Anderson and the Compassion of America's Eternal Kid|newspaper = The New York Times|date = January 21, 2022|last1 = Zinoman|first1 = Jason))</ref>

=== 1980s ===
Louie made his first movie appearance along side Dabney Coleman in the movie "Cloak and Dagger" as taxi driver #2 ( released July 13, 1984) a notably small role with one line. <ref>((cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087065/characters/nm0004706 |title=Louie Anderson|work=Cloak-and-Dagger-imdb entry|access-date=July 16, 2023))</ref>
On November 20, 1984, Anderson made his network debut as a comedian on ''[[The Tonight Show]]''.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.dead-frog.com/comedians/comic/louie_anderson|title=Louie Anderson|work=Dead-Frog - A Comedy Blog|access-date=March 24, 2016))</ref> In late 1985, Anderson was cast as Lou Appleton alongside [[Bronson Pinchot]] on the pilot episode of ''[[Perfect Strangers (TV series)|Perfect Strangers]]'' for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (which was known in this early stage as ''The Greenhorn''). When the show was picked up, Anderson was replaced by [[Mark Linn-Baker]]<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/rip-louie-anderson/|title = Comedian Louie Anderson Has Died at 68|date = January 21, 2022))</ref> in the role of Appleton (whose first name was then changed from Lou to Larry) as the producers did not think the chemistry between Anderson and Pinchot was quite right. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC. Anderson had a small role in the singing-telegram scene in ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'',<ref>((cite web |last1=Schneider |first1=Michael |title=Louie Anderson Turned His Pain Into Laughter so That We Could All Cope With Family Dysfunction |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/louie-anderson-tribute-dead-baskets-1235160008/ |website=variety.com |date=January 21, 2022 |publisher=Variety Media, LLC. |access-date=January 26, 2022))</ref> as well as appearing in a comedy special on [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]].<ref name="TV Review; Louie Anderson, Comedian">((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/08/17/arts/tv-review-louie-anderson-comedian.html |title=Louie Anderson, Comedian|author=O'Connor, John. J.|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 17, 1987))</ref>

Anderson also played a role in [[John Landis]]' film ''[[Coming to America]]'', which starred [[Eddie Murphy]] and [[Arsenio Hall]], a role which he reprised in the [[Coming to America 2|2021 sequel]]. Murphy requested Anderson be hired for ''Coming To America'' after producers wanted a white actor in the otherwise African-American cast; Murphy described his friend Anderson as "the funniest white guy around".<ref name="LATimes20220121Saad">((cite news |last1=Saad |first1=Nardine |title=Louie Anderson was the 'token white guy' in 'Coming to America.' And he loved that |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-01-21/louie-anderson-eddie-murphy-coming-to-america |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 21, 2022 |quote=Apparently, Paramount Pictures "forced" them “to put a white person” in the film,” they told Jimmy Kimmel. "[T]he whole cast is Black — and this was back in the '80s — so [Paramount] was like, 'We have to have a white person! There has to be a white person in the movie,'" Murphy said on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''.  "So it was, 'Who's ''the funniest white guy around''?' And Louie, we knew him. We was cool with him. So that's how Louie got in the movie.”  Hall, who claimed that the studio gave him "a list with three white guys," said the studio asked him, "'Who would you rather work with?' I said Louie."))</ref> Anderson also starred in the 1988 camp comedy ''[[The Wrong Guys]]'',<ref>((cite web |last1=Wilmington |first1=Michael |title=Movie Reviews : A Lot Wrong With 'The Wrong Guys' |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-05-17-ca-2641-story.html |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 17, 1988 |access-date=January 26, 2022))</ref> based on a story by [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]].

In 1989, Anderson guest-starred on the first episode of [[The Muppets]] television segment of ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-04-14-ca-1874-story.html|title = TV REVIEW : Muppets Maintain Huggability in 'Jim Henson Hour'|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = April 14, 1989))</ref>

=== 1990s ===
In 1995, Anderson created and produced a Saturday-morning animated series for [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] called ''[[Life with Louie]]''.<ref name="focus on funny">((cite news|last=Bubbenheim|first=Aaron|url=https://pittnews.com/article/32473/archives/comedians-visit-to-focus-on-funny/ |title=Comedian's visit to focus on funny |access-date=May 3, 2018|newspaper=[[The Pitt News]]|date=March 17, 2005))</ref> The series was based on Anderson's childhood with 10 siblings, a sweet-hearted mother and a loud, war-crazed father. It also detailed how he was picked on for his weight, and how he used comedy to deal with the teasing. The show was a 3-year hit on Fox, and won two [[Daytime Emmy Award]]s for [[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]].<ref name="focus on funny" />

Anderson created and starred in ''[[The Louie Show]]'' for [[CBS]]. The show had Anderson playing a psychotherapist in [[Duluth, Minnesota]].<ref name="More the Merrier">O'Connor, John J. (February 5, 1996). [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/05/arts/television-review-the-more-the-merrier-for-a-vet-and-a-therapist.html "The More the Merrier, for a Vet and a Therapist"]. ''The New York Times''.</ref> The show ran six episodes and was cancelled.<ref name="LATimes-Obit"/>

Anderson landed the role of host of the new version of ''[[Family Feud]]'' in 1999.<ref name="Playing The Heavy"/> Anderson asked former ''Feud'' host [[Richard Dawson]] to appear on the premiere show to give him his blessing, but Dawson declined.<ref name="THS">[[E! True Hollywood Story]]. ''Family Feud''. July 28, 2002.</ref> Anderson organized a 9/11-themed tournament week of ''Family Feud'' between the [[New York City Fire Department|FDNY]] and the [[New York City Police Department|NYPD]], putting up $75,000 toward both organizations for recovery from the [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001, attacks]].<ref name="THS"/> Anderson was let go from the show in 2002 and was replaced by [[Richard Karn]].<ref>((cite web |title=Anderson Out, Karn In on 'Feud' |url=https://apnews.com/article/443eef3f4baae9e31dcc2d0a876ecc93 |website=apnews.com |publisher=The Associated Press))</ref>

=== 2000s ===
In 2000, Anderson appeared as a panelist on an episode of ''[[To Tell the Truth]]'' hosted by [[John O'Hurley]], and in 2001, Anderson appeared on an episode of ''[[Weakest Link (American game show)|Weakest Link]]'', winning $31,000.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/208154671.html|title=Las Vegas, KTNV Channel 13 Action News|website=Jrn.com|access-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200513/http://www.jrn.com/ktnv/news/208154671.html|archive-date=October 29, 2013))</ref> He made appearances on network television in ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]'',<ref name=NYT/>((better source needed|date=January 2022)) ''[[Grace Under Fire]]'',<ref name=NYT>((cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/section/movies|title=Movies|work=The New York Times |access-date=November 10, 2017))</ref>((better source needed|date=January 2022)) ''[[Touched by an Angel]]'' (Then Sings My Soul, November 28, 1999),<ref>((Cite web|url=https://wgntv.com/news/deans-list/actor-and-comedian-louie-anderson-dead-at-68/|title=Actor, comedian Louie Anderson dead at 68|date=January 21, 2022))</ref> and ''[[Chicago Hope]]''.((cn|date=January 2022)) He guest starred on the [[Adult Swim]] [[Cameo appearance|cameo]]-filled show ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/01/21/louie-anderson-dies-68-comedian-actor|title = Louie Anderson, beloved comedian, actor and host, dies at 68))</ref>

Anderson played in the [[2006 World Series of Poker]] Main Event in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]].<ref name="urlPokerStars.com Players Win More Than $21 Million at the 2006 World Series of Poker">((cite web|url=http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=103988 |title=PokerStars.com Players Win More Than $21 Million at the 2006 World Series of Poker |date=August 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807070933/http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=103988 |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |access-date=July 17, 2008 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
Anderson was also in Joey TV series.

=== 2010s ===
Anderson filmed a standup special entitled ''Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer''. In it, Anderson poked fun at his bad habits, pesky family members, and aging body.<ref>((cite web |last1=Weatherford |first1=Mike |title=Food, fat jokes staples of Anderson's 'Boomer' comedy |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/mike-weatherford/food-fat-jokes-staples-of-andersons-boomer-comedy/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=January 21, 2022 |date=June 15, 2012))</ref>

In 2013, Anderson appeared in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality television series ''[[Splash (U.S. TV series)|Splash]]''. After practicing several dives into a swimming pool then nearly drowning, he needed help getting out from co-star football player [[Ndamukong Suh]].<ref>Ley, Tom (January 28, 2013). [http://deadspin.com/5979531/louie-anderson-nearly-drowns-in-the-most-pathetic-way-possible-is-saved-by-ndamukong-suh "Louie Anderson Nearly Drowns In The Most Pathetic Way Possible, Is Saved By Ndamukong Suh"]. [[Deadspin]].</ref> Anderson signed on as the promotional spokesperson for his home state's [[Land O'Lakes]] Sweet Cream butter brand. Anderson appeared in radio jingles, web ads, and television commercials promoting the product.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/comic-actor-and-st-pauls-own-louie-anderson-dies-at-68|title=Comic, actor, and St. Paul's own: Louie Anderson dies at 68|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022))</ref>

From 2016 to 2019, Anderson played the part of Christine Baskets on the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] comedy series ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''.<ref>((cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/louie-anderson-baskets-interview|title=Louie Anderson on His Extraordinary New Role as a Woman on Baskets|author=Joanna Robinson|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=March 24, 2016))</ref> Anderson won the [[68th Primetime Emmy Awards|2016 Primetime Emmy Award]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his performance.<ref>((cite web |title=Louie Anderson |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/louie-anderson |website=emmys.com |publisher=Television Academy |access-date=January 25, 2022))</ref>

On July 23, 2017, Anderson competed on an episode of ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' (hosted today by [[Steve Harvey]]); his opponent was singer/actress [[Christina Milian]]. This made him one of only a small number of individuals to have both hosted and been a contestant on the same game show, and also marked his first appearance on any form of ''Family Feud'' since his departure as host in 2002.<ref>((cite web |last1=Longmire |first1=Becca |title='Family Feud' Host And 'Baskets' Star Louie Anderson Dies At Age 68 |url=https://etcanada.com/news/859685/family-feud-host-and-baskets-star-louie-anderson-dies-at-age-68/ |website=etcanada.com |date=January 21, 2022 |publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc. |access-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125064943/https://etcanada.com/news/859685/family-feud-host-and-baskets-star-louie-anderson-dies-at-age-68/ |url-status=dead ))</ref> Anderson was a regular panelist on the TV game show ''[[Funny You Should Ask (2017 game show)|Funny You Should Ask]]'' from September 2017 until the show went on hiatus in 2020.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-21/louie-anderson-death-tributes-reactions|title=Louie Anderson tributes: 'He left this world a funnier and better place'|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=January 21, 2022|access-date=January 21, 2022))</ref>

== Stand-up style ==
[[Dennis Miller]] called him "one of the lightest on his feet comedians I know&nbsp;... There's very few guys I'm going to leave my dressing room early (to watch). ...&nbsp;(Louie has) a [[Fred Astaire]], with a broken leg, approach. Very quick thinking, and he wouldn't hammer points home, but he would do a 'weave-back' that was almost ''[[Pulp Fiction]]''-like."<ref>((cite interview |last=Miller |first=Dennis |interviewer=Dennis Miller |title=The Dennis Miller Show |url=http://www.dennismillerradio.com |date=February 10, 2014 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425013116/http://www.dennismillerradio.com/ |archive-date=April 25, 2019 |url-status=dead ))</ref>

== Personal life ==
In 1984, Anderson married Diane Jean Vono;<ref name="VonoMarriage">((cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10211-72416/louis-perry-anderson-and-diane-jean-vono-in-nevada-marriages|title=Louis Perry Anderson and Diane Jean Vono|work=MyHeritage.com))</ref> however, they divorced after four months.<ref name="VonoDivorce">((cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10218-9960/louis-p-anderson-and-diane-j-vono-in-minnesota-divorces|title=Louis P Anderson & Diane J Vono|work=MyHeritage.com))</ref> In 1985, Anderson married his high school sweetheart, Norma J. Walker.<ref name="WalkerMarriage">((cite web|url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10202-86538/louis-p-anderson-and-norma-j-walker-in-california-marriages|title=Louis P Anderson & Norma J Walker|work=MyHeritage.com))</ref> The marriage lasted only four weeks.<ref name="People">((cite web|date=September 7, 1987|url=https://people.com/archive/hes-getting-laughs-all-over-tv-and-louie-anderson-has-only-just-begun-to-throw-his-weight-around-vol-28-no-10/|title=He's Getting Laughs All Over TV, and Louie Anderson Has Only Just Begun to Throw His Weight Around|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929173230/https://people.com/archive/hes-getting-laughs-all-over-tv-and-louie-anderson-has-only-just-begun-to-throw-his-weight-around-vol-28-no-10/|archive-date=September 29, 2019))</ref>

=== Blackmailing incident ===
In 1997, Anderson was [[blackmail]]ed by Richard John Gordon, who threatened to tell [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloid]]s that Anderson sexually propositioned him in a casino in 1993.<ref name=LVReviewJournal>((cite news|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-17-Fri-2006/weekly/6310172.html |title=Neon - Laughter and Tears |author=Weatherford, Mike |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=May 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403044334/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Mar-17-Fri-2006/weekly/6310172.html |archive-date=April 3, 2008 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Between 1997 and 1998, Anderson paid Gordon $100,000 in [[hush money]], fearing that the story would threaten his starring roles in two family-oriented series, but when Gordon's demands increased to $250,000 in 2000, Anderson's lawyer informed federal authorities. Gordon, who was 31 at the time, was arrested after leading FBI agents on a high-speed chase along [[Santa Monica Boulevard]].<ref name=LVReviewJournal/><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=a4fa14f7-0bf1-403a-b0cf-9fb60ee30a28 |publisher=[[E!]] News |title=Louie's Sex-Extortion Feud |author=Armstrong, Mark |date=April 14, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608102409/http://ca.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=a4fa14f7-0bf1-403a-b0cf-9fb60ee30a28 |archive-date=June 8, 2022 |url-status=dead ))</ref> Gordon was fined and sentenced to 21 months in prison.<ref>((cite web |title=Man sentenced for trying to extort $$ from TV host |url=https://www.deseret.com/platform/amp/2000/12/20/19545154/man-sentenced-for-trying-to-extort-from-tv-host |website=DeseretNews |language=en |date=December 20, 2000))</ref>

=== Health and death ===
In 2003, Anderson underwent two successful heart procedures.<ref>((Cite web|date=January 19, 2022|title=Louie Anderson is Currently Hospitalized for Blood Cancer|url=https://nerd-tropolis.com/louie-anderson-hospitalized))</ref> 

On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Anderson had been hospitalized in Las Vegas for [[Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma|large B-cell lymphoma]]; he had first been diagnosed with cancer a decade earlier, but kept the information private.<ref>((cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/01/21/louie-anderson-comedian-dead/|title = Louie Anderson, comedian and Emmy-winning TV actor, dies at 68|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|date = January 21, 2022|accessdate = January 29, 2022|last = Greiving|first = Tim|url-access = limited))</ref><ref>((cite news |title=Minnesota actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment |url=https://startribune.com/actor-comedian-louie-anderson-undergoing-cancer-treatment/600137058/ |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Star Tribune |date=January 18, 2022 |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118223745/https://www.startribune.com/actor-comedian-louie-anderson-undergoing-cancer-treatment/600137058/ |url-status=dead ))</ref> Anderson died of complications from the cancer three days later, on January 21, 2022, at the age of 68.<ref>((Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=January 21, 2022|title=Louie Anderson, Genial Stand-Up Comic and Actor, Dies at 68|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/21/arts/television/louie-anderson-dead.html|access-date=January 22, 2022|issn=0362-4331))</ref><ref name="LATimes-Obit">((cite news |last1=D'Zurilla |first1=Christine |last2=Saad |first2=Nardine |title=Stand-up comic and actor Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning 'Baskets' star, dies at 68 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-01-21/louie-anderson-death-obituary |access-date=January 23, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 21, 2022))</ref>

== Filmography ==
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=== Film ===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Cloak & Dagger (1984 film)|Cloak & Dagger]]''
| Taxi Driver #2 
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Quicksilver (film)|Quicksilver]]''
| Tiny
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]''
| Flower Deliveryman<ref name = Martin>((cite news|url = https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/rip-louie-anderson/|title = Comedian Louie Anderson Has Died at 68|work = [[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date = January 21, 2022|accessdate = January 29, 2022|last = Martin|first = Garrett))</ref>
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Ratboy]]''
| Omer Morrison 
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Wrong Guys]]''
| Louie<ref name = Martin />
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Coming to America]]''
| Maurice<ref name = Martin />
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Bébé's Kids]]''
| Security Guard #1 (voice) 
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Mr. Wrong]]''
| Himself
|-
| 2002
| ''Do It for Uncle Manny''
| Tow Truck Driver 
|-
| 2005
| ''Back by Midnight''
| Game Show Host 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Cook Off! (2007 film)|Cook Off!]]''
| Mayor Doug Halverson 
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Sandy Wexler]]''
| Himself
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Coming 2 America]]''
| Maurice (final film role)<ref name = Martin />
|}

=== Television ===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1984
|''9th Annual Young Comedians Special''
|Himself
|Hosted by [[Rodney Dangerfield]] and featuring Anderson, [[Sam Kinison]], [[Bob Saget]], [[Rita Rudner]], [[Yakov Smirnoff]]
|-
| 1986–1988
| ''[[The New Hollywood Squares]]''
| Himself
| 13 episodes 
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Remington Steele]]''
| Bingham 'Bing' Perret 
| Episode: "Steele Spawning"
|-
| 1987
| ''Trying Times''
| Stu 
| Episode: "Bedtime Story"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]''
| Himself / Space Guy
| Episode #1: "Outer Space/The Heartless Giant"
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Grace Under Fire]]''
| Dr. Andy Lewinson 
| Episode: "Tears of Joy"
|-
| 1995–1998
| ''[[Life with Louie]]''
| Andy Anderson / Little Louie (voice)
| 26 episodes<br />[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]] <small>(1996–97)</small><br />Nominated—[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]''
| James the Cat (voice)
| Episode: "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and a Cat"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Louie Show]]''
| Louie Lundgren 
| 6 episodes
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Chicago Hope]]''
| Louie Lickman 
| Episode: "Growing Pains"
|-
|1997
|''Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast'' 
|Himself
|Rodney Dangerfield introduced Louie to a national audience and Louie participated in this roast to honor and thank him 
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Uncle Dudley 
| Episode: "Then Sings My Soul"
|-
| 1998–2002
| ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''
| Himself
| 12 episodes 
|-
| 1999–2002
| ''[[Family Feud]]''
| Himself / Host
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[To Tell the Truth]]''
| Himself / Panelist
| 
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Therapist 
| Episode: "Without a Net"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Nash Bridges]]''
| Richard Reynolds 
| Episode: "Blood Bots"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "My Two Dads"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]''
| Homeless Person 
| Episode: "Kayus Ex Machina"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Half & Half]]''
| Louie 
| Episode: "The Big Credit Check Episode"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Joey and the Poker"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy]]''
| Burt (voice)
| Episode: "Fear and Loathing in Endsville"
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Tom Goes to the Mayor]]''
| Mining Team of Louie Andersons (voice)
| Episode: "White Collarless"
|-
| 2015–2017
| ''[[Pickle and Peanut]]''
| Gory Agnes (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2016–2019
| ''[[Baskets (TV series)|Baskets]]''
| Christine Baskets 
| 39 episodes<br />[[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]<br />[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]]<br />Nominated—[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series]] <small>(2017–18)</small><br />Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Drunk History]]''
| [[Winston Churchill]]
| Episode: "The Roosevelts"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special]]''
| Himself
|Television special
|-
| 2017–2020
| ''[[Funny You Should Ask (2017 game show)|Funny You Should Ask]]''
| Himself
| 215 episodes
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Long Island Medium]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "A Spirit Returns"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''
| Player
| Episode: 104
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Young Sheldon]]''
| Ralph
| Episode: "An Academic Crime and a More Romantic Taco Bell"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Search Party (TV series)|Search Party]]''
| Bob Lunch
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[[No Activity (American TV series)|No Activity]]''
| (voice)
| Episode: "40 Days & 40 Nights"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Twenties (TV series)|Twenties]]''
| Maurice
| 2 episodes
|-
|2021-2022
|''[[Tig n' Seek]]''
|Chester (voice)
| 8 episodes (final/posthumous role)
|}

===Video games===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Family Feud (video game series)|Family Feud]]''
| Himself
|
|}

== Books ==
Anderson authored the following:<ref name="focus on funny" />

* ''Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child'', a collection of letters to his late father (1989) ((isbn|9780140148459))
* ''Goodbye Jumbo... Hello Cruel World'', a self-help book for those who struggle with self-esteem issues (1994) ((isbn|9780517135679))
* ''The F Word: How to Survive Your Family'', 49 family survival tips (2002) ((isbn|9780446530170))
* ''Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too''  (2018) ((isbn|9781501189180))

== References ==
((reflist))

== External links ==
* [http://www.louieanderson.com/ Official website]
* ((IMDb name|id=0004706|name=Louie Anderson))
* Louie Anderson at [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236081936/louie-anderson FindaGrave]
* ((discogs artist|Louie Anderson))

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