Louie Anderson, Stand-Up Legend and ‘Baskets’ Actor, Dead at 68
Daniel Kreps
Fri, January 21, 2022, 10:30 AM
Louie Anderson Comedian Portrait Session 1989 - Credit: Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images
Louie Anderson, beloved stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host had died at the age of 68.
The comedian’s death was confirmed by Anderson’s rep, noting the cause of death as complications from cancer; earlier this week, it was revealed that Anderson was being treated in a Las Vegas hospital for Diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
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A giant in the comedy world, Anderson began his career as a writer for stand-up legend Henny Youngman before breaking out on his own in 1984 with a show-stopping appearance on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show. Throughout the Eighties, Anderson made brief but memorable appearances in films like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (as a flower deliveryman) and Coming to America, with Anderson reprising the role of McDowells employee Maurice in Coming 2 America earlier this year.
The following decade, Anderson’s childhood served as the inspiration for the animated series Life With Louie, as well as the short-lived sitcom The Louie Show. Anderson was also recruited to serve as host of Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 and was a stalwart on Hollywood Squares during the same period.
While never out of the spotlight, Anderson enjoyed a career renaissance in 2016 with his acclaimed role in the Baskets, playing Christine Baskets, the mother of Zach Galifianakis’ twin characters. Anderson received an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. Soon after, Anderson would appear in shows like Search Party (as a bumbling lawyer) and Young Sheldon.
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Daniel Kreps
Fri, January 21, 2022, 10:30 AM
Louie Anderson Comedian Portrait Session 1989 - Credit: Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images
Louie Anderson, beloved stand-up comedian, actor, and game show host had died at the age of 68.
The comedian’s death was confirmed by Anderson’s rep, noting the cause of death as complications from cancer; earlier this week, it was revealed that Anderson was being treated in a Las Vegas hospital for Diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
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A giant in the comedy world, Anderson began his career as a writer for stand-up legend Henny Youngman before breaking out on his own in 1984 with a show-stopping appearance on Johnny Carson’s The Tonight Show. Throughout the Eighties, Anderson made brief but memorable appearances in films like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (as a flower deliveryman) and Coming to America, with Anderson reprising the role of McDowells employee Maurice in Coming 2 America earlier this year.
The following decade, Anderson’s childhood served as the inspiration for the animated series Life With Louie, as well as the short-lived sitcom The Louie Show. Anderson was also recruited to serve as host of Family Feud from 1999 to 2002 and was a stalwart on Hollywood Squares during the same period.
While never out of the spotlight, Anderson enjoyed a career renaissance in 2016 with his acclaimed role in the Baskets, playing Christine Baskets, the mother of Zach Galifianakis’ twin characters. Anderson received an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for the role. Soon after, Anderson would appear in shows like Search Party (as a bumbling lawyer) and Young Sheldon.
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