Louie Anderson Biography (1953-)

Full name, Louis Anderson; born March 24, 1953, in St. Paul (some sources cite Minneapolis), MN; son of Louie Anderson; married in 1985 (divorced). Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Manager: Alex Murray, Nine Yards Entertainment, 8840Wilshire Blvd., 1st Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Comedian, actor, writer
Birth Details: March 24, 1953; St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Specials
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: The 23rd Anniversary, NBC, 1985
Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians, HBO, 1985
A Festival at Ford's, CBS, 1986
"Just for Laughs," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1987
Stu, "Bedtime Story," Trying Times, PBS, 1987
"Louie Anderson at the Guthrie," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1987
The 13th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1988
Super Model Search: Look of the Year (also known as The Look ofthe Year '88--Atami, Japan), ABC, 1988
"The Louie Anderson Show," On Location, HBO, 1988
Live! Dick Clark Presents (also known as The Dick Clark VarietyHour), CBS, 1988
The Comedy Store 15th Year Class Reunion, NBC, 1988
Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989
"Louie Anderson: Comedy on Canvas," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Comic Relief IV, HBO, 1990
Changes: Conversations with Jane Pauley, NBC, 1990
The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991
Cohost, The Full Wax, Arts and Entertainment, 1991
Sandra after Dark, with Your Hostess, Sandra Bernhard, HBO, 1992
Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992
The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday, NBC, 1992
Louie Anderson: Louie in St. Louie, Showtime, 1993
The Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special, ABC, 1993
Montreal International Comedy Festival 1993, Showtime, 1993
Host and voices of Louie and Louie's dad, Life with Louie: A ChristmasSurprise for Mrs. Stillman, Fox, 1994
Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
"Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO,1997
Host, The Funny Things Kids Do, Fox, 1997
Series
Voice of Prince Leo, the heartless giant, The Jim Henson Hour (also known as Jim Henson Presents), NBC, 1989
Narrator and voices of little Louie Anderson and Andy Anderson, Life with Louie (animated), Fox, beginning 1995
Louie Lundgren, The Louie Show, CBS, 1996

Host, Family Feud (also known as Family Fortunes), syndicated, beginning 1999
Episodic
Rotating host, The Late Show, Fox, 1986
Bingham "Bing" Perret, "Steele Spawning," Remington Steele, 1986
Dr. Andy Lewinson, "Tears of Joy," Grace under Fire, ABC, 1994
Louie Lickman, "Growing Pains," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
Uncle Dudley, "Then Sings My Soul," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
Richard Reynolds, "Blood Bots," Nash Bridges, CBS, 2001
Himself, "My Two Dads," Scrubs, NBC, 2001
Movies
Date number three, For Hope, ABC, 1996
Awards Presentations
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989
Presenter, The 23rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, 1996
Television Work
Specials
Executive producer, "Louie Anderson: Comedy on Canvas," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Creator, Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman,Fox, 1994
Series
Creator, Life with Louie (animated), Fox, beginning 1995
Creator, The Louie Show, CBS, 1996
Pilots
Producer and creator, The Johnsons Are Home, CBS, 1988
Film Appearances
Second taxi driver, Cloak and Dagger, Universal, 1984
Omer Morrison, Ratboy, Warner Bros., 1986
Tiny, Quicksilver, Columbia, 1986
Flower delivery person, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Paramount, 1986
Louie, The Wrong Guys, New World, 1988
Maurice, Coming to America (also known as Prince in New York), Paramount, 1988
Voice of first security guard, Bebe's Kids (animated; also known as Robin Harris's Bebe's Kids), Paramount, 1992
Himself, Mr. Wrong, Buena Vista/Touchstone, 1996
RECORDINGS
Audio Books
Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child by Louie Anderson, Harper Audio, 1990
Videos
Louis Anderson: Mom! Louie's Looking at Me Again, 1989
(In archive footage) Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians, 2001
Albums
The 20th Birthday of the Comedy Store, Uproar Entertainment, 2001
WRITINGS
Television Specials
"Louie Anderson: Comedy on Canvas," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1990
Louie Anderson: Louie in St. Louie, Showtime, 1993
Television Pilots
The Johnsons Are Home, CBS, 1988
Other Writings
Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child (memoir), Viking (New York City), 1989
Goodbye Jumbo, Hello Cruel World (memoir), Viking, 1993
Also author of the book The F Word: How to Survive Your Family. Writer for the video Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians, 2001. Creator of a children's book series featuring little Louie Anderson, published by HarperCollins, including A Bully, a Bodyguard, and a Fish CalledPepper, 1998, A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman, 1998, and No More Pizza for Louie, 1999, all by Katy Hall.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Anderson, Louie, Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child, Viking, 1989
Anderson, Louie, Goodbye Jumbo, Hello Cruel World, Viking, 1993
Contemporary Authors, Volume 139, Gale, 1993, p. 9

Periodicals

New York Times, August 17, 1987
People, September 7, 1987, pp. 81-82; April 18, 1988, pp. 105-06

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