Louie Anderson
Louie Anderson
Louie Perry Andersonis an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host. Anderson created the cartoon series Life with Louie, has written three books, and was the initial host of the third revival of the game show Family Feud, from 1999 to 2002...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 March 1953
CityMinneapolis, MN
CountryUnited States of America
became came clean comic family giant god guy life named rest roman stage switch time
One time, I came off stage and a guy named Roman Decare, God rest his soul, he was a comic. 'Louie, if you do that family stuff, and you're a clean comic on stage, you'll become famous.' And, for some reason, a switch clicked, and I started doing the family stuff, and it became a giant part of my life.
los tape vault
I have about 1,000 hours of myself on tape in a vault in Los Angeles. But I also have a photographic memory about my jokes, because they're really about me; they're my stories.
cynical easier
It's so much easier to be cynical.
vegas stuff hotel
I have added a lot. There's some Vegas stuff and hotel stuff and a whole chunk on health.
careers vegas las-vegas
I started a big part of my career in Vegas.
my-family let-me
Let me tell you about my family.
artist either guide life point
Everyone always comes to one point in their life as an artist where you can either let your heart guide you or your ego.
american-comedian estate
A real estate closer. Oh, what's that? I'm a real estate opener. What is a real estate closer? You mean at the end where you've got to sign all those papers?
american-comedian funny honest
You have to be funny about it and honest about it. You can't leave yourself out of that mix. You have to be honest enough to say, I'm that messed-up one in the family.
everybody family
Everybody wanted to make it. One guy makes it. In a family when one guy makes it... 'Hey ain't you going to help us out?'
stay
I can't stay long; I'm in between meals.
glad god open people
You can't open anything after your 50. You have to wait 'til people stop by the house. 'Oh my God, I'm glad you're here.'
american-comedian
We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that.
bet captain crunch food house laying lonely
If I have food in the house and I'm laying in bed, I go, 'I bet that Captain Crunch is lonely in the cupboard.'