Louie Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and game show host. He created the cartoon series Life with Louie and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, published in 2018. In its third revival, he hosted the game show Family Feud from 1999 to 2002. From 2003 through 2012, Anderson performed a stand-up show Louie: Larger Than Life, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
Guest starring as Actor "Maurice"
- Episode 3x06: Coming to America (Oct 12, 2021)
Young Sheldon (2017)
Guest starring as Ralph
- Episode 3x17: An Academic Crime and a More Romantic Taco Bell (Mar 5, 2020)
Live with Kelly and Ryan (2017)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 3x222: LOUIE ANDERSON and CARSON KRESSLEY (Jul 22, 2019)
- Episode 2x152: Jon Hamm, Louie Anderson (Apr 10, 2018)
- Episode 1x23: Vanessa Williams, Louie Anderson (May 31, 2017)
The History of Comedy (2017)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 1x03: Comedy in Real Life (Feb 23, 2017)
Search Party (2016)
Guest starring as Bob
(5 episodes)
- Episode 3x10: The Reckoning (Jun 25, 2020)
- Episode 3x09: Irrefutable Evidence (Jun 25, 2020)
- Episode 3x07: Rogue Witness (Jun 25, 2020)
- Episode 3x06: In God We Trust (Jun 25, 2020)
- Episode 3x03: The Whistleblower (Jun 25, 2020)
Baskets (2016)
Starring as Christine Baskets
(39 episodes)
- Episode 4x10: Moving On (Aug 22, 2019)
- Episode 4x09: Mrs. Baskets Goes To Sacramento (Aug 15, 2019)
- Episode 4x08: Grandma's Day (Aug 8, 2019)
- Episode 4x07: Housewarming (Aug 1, 2019)
- Episode 4x06: Common Room Wake (Jul 25, 2019)
- Episode 4x05: Denver Revisited (Jul 18, 2019)
- Episode 4x04: Affirmations (Jul 11, 2019)
- Episode 4x03: Homemakers (Jun 27, 2019)
- Episode 4x02: Baby Chip (Jun 20, 2019)
- Episode 4x01: Cat People (Jun 13, 2019)
- Episode 3x10: New Year's Eve (Mar 27, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: Basque-ets (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: Commercial (Mar 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x07: Women's Conference (Mar 6, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Thanksgiving (Feb 27, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Sweat Equity (Feb 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: A Night at the Opera (Feb 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: Crash (Feb 6, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: Finding Eddie (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: Wild Horses (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 2x10: Circus (Mar 23, 2017)
- Episode 2x09: Yard Sale (Mar 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x08: Funeral (Mar 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x07: Denver (Mar 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x06: Marthager (Feb 23, 2017)
- Episode 2x05: Fight (Feb 16, 2017)
- Episode 2x04: Ronald Reagan Library (Feb 9, 2017)
- Episode 2x03: Bail (Feb 2, 2017)
- Episode 2x02: Reverie (Jan 26, 2017)
- Episode 2x01: Freaks (Jan 19, 2017)
- Episode 1x10: Family Portrait (Mar 24, 2016)
- Episode 1x09: Picnic (Mar 17, 2016)
- Episode 1x08: Sugar Pie (Mar 10, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: DJ Twins (Feb 25, 2016)
- Episode 1x05: Uncle Dad (Feb 18, 2016)
- Episode 1x04: Easter in Bakersfield (Feb 11, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Strays (Feb 4, 2016)
- Episode 1x02: Trainee (Jan 28, 2016)
- Episode 1x01: Renoir (Jan 21, 2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 2018-04-10: James Spader, Katie Couric, Louie Anderson (Apr 10, 2018)
- Episode 2017-06-09: Jim Gaffigan, Anna Chlumsky, Louie Anderson (Jun 9, 2017)
- Episode 2017-01-18: Idina Menzel, Rachel Bloom, Louie Anderson (Jan 18, 2017)
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 3x06: Funny Gals vs Funny Guys and Louie Anderson vs Christina Milian (Jul 23, 2017)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(4 episodes)
- Episode 2019-06-20: Aubrey Plaza, Louie Anderson (Jun 20, 2019)
- Episode 2018-10-25: Gerard Butler, Nicolle Wallace, Louie Anderson (Oct 25, 2018)
- Episode 2018-06-18: Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Louie Anderson, Cold War Kids (Jun 18, 2018)
- Episode 2016-03-23: Ethan Hawke, Danielle Brooks, Louie Anderson (Mar 23, 2016)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 2016-10-04: Louie Anderson, Martha Kelly, Brendon Walsh (Oct 4, 2016)
The Arsenio Hall Show (2013)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 1x13: Gordon Ramsay, Laila Ali, Louie Anderson (Sep 25, 2013)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Winston Churchill
- Episode 4x04: The Roosevelts (Oct 18, 2016)
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (2011)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 4x03: Teller Flips a Bird (Jul 27, 2017) [Special Guest Star]
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2021-03-16: Louie Anderson (Mar 16, 2021)
- Episode 2019-06-12: Louie Anderson, Matt Braunger (Jun 12, 2019)
- Episode 2018-01-23: Kathy Bates, Louie Anderson, Tune-Yards (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 2017-08-09: Wesley Snipes, Louie Anderson (Aug 9, 2017)
- Episode 2017-02-13: David Oyelowo, Louie Anderson, Angel Olsen (Feb 13, 2017)
The Talk (2010)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 2020-06-04: Gayle King, Louie Anderson (Jun 4, 2020)
Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 4x24: Jackee Harry, Louie Anderson, Angie Stone, Richard Burgi (Jan 5, 2013)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2014-09-09: Julie Chen, Louie Anderson (Sep 9, 2014)
- Episode 2012-01-13: Kristen Bell, Louie Anderson (Jan 13, 2012)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (1999)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 1999-10-26: Louie Anderson (Oct 26, 1999)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1997-09-09: Salma Hayek, Joan Cusack, Louie Anderson (Sep 9, 1997)
- Episode 1994-05-24: Woody Harrelson, Louie Anderson, Isaiah Thomas (May 24, 1994)
- Episode 1993-09-15: Jeff Goldblum, Louie Anderson, Jerry Garcia & David Grisman (Sep 15, 1993)
The Full Wax (1991)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x04: Louie Anderson, Tracey Ullman, Joanna Lumley (Feb 9, 1991)
- Episode 1x03: Grace Jones, Sandra Bernhardt, Dawn French, Louie Anderson, Terry Wogan (Feb 2, 1991)
Remington Steele (1982)
Guest starring as Bingham "Bing" Perret
- Episode 4x12: Steele Spawning (Jan 28, 1986)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Louie Anderson
- Episode 1991-07-10: Jay Leno (guest host), Louie Anderson, Orson Bean, Celine Dion (Jul 10, 1991)