Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson: Biography in Details

Who is Louie Anderson?

Louie Anderson is a popular American author, actor, and television host.

He is extremely prominent as an Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian and creator of the cartoon series “Life with Louie”.

He has made a respectable position in the American entertainment field and can gain more fame and fans.

Who are the parents of Louie Anderson?

Anderson was born to American parents on March 24, 1953, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A.

His nationality is American and belongs to the North American ethnicity.

His mother’s name is Ora Zella Anderson and his father’s name is unknown. He was the 10th child out of eleven children in his family.

One of his brothers’ names is Tommy Anderson.

Anderson was highly interested in the entertainment field from a very early age and his parents were his main encourager for him.

Talking about his educational background, Louie Anderson graduated from Johnson Senior High School.

Career, salary, and net worth($15 M)

Louie Anderson started his career as a stand-up comedian on ‘The Tonight Show’. Slowly, he started appearing in different shows and films. He appeared in a comedy special on Showtime in the year 1987.

In 1988, Louie Anderson appeared in the film “Coming to America” and worked in the camp comedy “The Wrong Guys” in the same.

He created and starred in ‘The Louie Show’ for CBS which was unfortunately canceled after six episodes.

In 1999, Louie Anderson got a chance to host for the first time a new version of “Family Feud”. This was a strong base for him to start a career as a host.

Louie Anderson also appeared in the ABC reality television series ‘Splash’ in the year 2013 able to gain more fame and fans.

Recently, in 2016, Louie Anderson played the part of Christine Baskets on the FX comedy series Baskets for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

His estimated net worth is $15 Million as of 2023.

Major Incident

In the year 1990, Louie Anderson was threatened by a man named Richard John Gordon and demanded money. Initially, Anderson paid his $100,000 to Gordon.

Afterward, Gordon again demanded $250,000 and Anderson reported for which Gordon got arrested.

Death

On January 21, At the age of 68, he died due to cancer.

Louie Anderson: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Louie Anderson is constantly plagued with gay rumors because he is still single until the age of sixty-four; however, Anderson doesn’t care about those criticisms and claims that such rumors are unreasonable and ludicrous.

What are the body stats of Louie Anderson?

Louie Anderson has a height of 5 feet 7 inches and his weight is unknown.

His hair color is blond and his eye color is dark brown. His shoe size is unknown.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.

Louie Anderson is active on social media. He uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

He has more than 123k followers on his Facebook account, he has over 43.4 k followers on his Twitter account, and over 44.8 k followers on his Instagram account.

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