Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host.
30 Facts About Louie Anderson
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Louie Anderson was the fourth host of the game show Family Feud, from 1999 to 2002, in its third run and second revival.
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Louie Anderson's father was a trumpeter for singer Hoagy Carmichael.
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Louie Anderson was the second youngest of 11 children in his family.
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Louie Anderson made his television debut on January 13,1984, on Rodney Dangerfield's Young Comedians Special on HBO.
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On November 20,1984, Louie Anderson made his network debut as a comedian on The Tonight Show.
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In late 1985, Louie Anderson was cast as Lou Appleton alongside Bronson Pinchot on the pilot episode of Perfect Strangers for ABC.
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Louie Anderson had a small role in the singing-telegram scene in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, as well as appearing in a comedy special on Showtime.
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Louie Anderson played a role in John Landis' film Coming to America, which starred Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, a role which he reprised in the 2021 sequel.
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Murphy requested Louie Anderson be hired for Coming To America after producers wanted a white actor in the otherwise African-American cast; Murphy described his friend Louie Anderson as "the funniest white guy around".
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Louie Anderson starred in the 1988 camp comedy The Wrong Guys, based on a story by John Hughes.
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In 1989, Louie Anderson guest-starred on the first episode of The Muppets television segment of The Jim Henson Hour.
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In 1995, Anderson created and produced a Saturday-morning animated series for Fox called Life with Louie.
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Anderson created and starred in The Louie Show for CBS.
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Louie Anderson landed the role of host of the new version of Family Feud in 1999.
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Louie Anderson asked former Feud host Richard Dawson to appear on the premiere show to give him his blessing, but Dawson declined.
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Louie Anderson was let go from the show in 2002 and was replaced by Richard Karn.
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In 2000, Louie Anderson appeared as a panelist on an episode of To Tell the Truth hosted by John O'Hurley, and in 2001, Louie Anderson appeared on an episode of Weakest Link, winning $31,000.
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Louie Anderson made appearances on network television in Scrubs, Grace Under Fire, Touched by an Angel, and Chicago Hope.
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Louie Anderson played in the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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In 2013, Louie Anderson appeared in the ABC reality television series Splash.
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Louie Anderson signed on as the promotional spokesperson for his home state's Land O'Lakes Sweet Cream butter brand.
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Louie Anderson appeared in radio jingles, web ads, and television commercials promoting the product.
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From 2016 to 2019, Louie Anderson played the part of Christine Baskets on the FX comedy series Baskets.
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Louie Anderson won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance.
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Louie Anderson was a regular panelist on the TV game show Funny You Should Ask from September 2017 until the show went on hiatus in 2020.
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In 1984, Louie Anderson married Diane Jean Vono; however, they divorced after four months.
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In 1985, Anderson married his high school sweetheart, Norma J Walker.
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Between 1997 and 1998, Louie 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, Louie Anderson's lawyer informed federal authorities.
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On January 18,2022, it was announced that Louie Anderson had been hospitalized in Las Vegas for large B-cell lymphoma; he had first been diagnosed with cancer a decade earlier, but kept the information private.