A funny-looking guy who said funny things.
Louis Perry "Louie" Anderson (March 24, 1953 – January 21, 2022) was an American stand-up comedy pioneer, occasional actor, game show host, one-time cartoon star and all-around funny guy. He also starred as Breakout Character Christine on Baskets.
On January 18, 2022, Anderson was hospitalized for treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; he passed away 3 days later at the age of 68.
Creator credits:
- Life with Louie (1995–98) as Little Louie/Andy (voice)
- The Louie Show (1996) as Dr. Louie Lundgren (also credited as the writer of "Take Two Donuts and Call me in the Morning")
Television roles:
- Remington Steele episode "Steele Spawning" (1986) as Bingham "Ping" Perret
- The New Hollywood Squares (1986–88) as Himself/Panelist
- The Jim Henson Hour episode "Outer Space/The Heartless Giant" (1989) as Himself/Space Guy
- Grace Under Fire episode "Tears of Joy" (1994) as Dr. Andy Lewinson
- Love & War episode "Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and a Cat" (1995) as James the Cat (voice)
- Chicago Hope episode "Growing Pains" (1997) as Louie Lickman
- Touched by an Angel episode "Then Sings My Soul" (1999) as Uncle Dudley
- Family Feud (1999–2002) as Himself/Host
- Ally McBeal episode "Without a Net" (2000) as Therapist
- Nash Bridges episode "Blood Bots' (2001) as Richard Reynolds
- Scrubs episode "My Two Dads" (2001) as Himself
- V.I.P. episode "Kayus Ex Machina" (2001) as Homeless Person
- Half & Half episode "The Big Credit Check Episode" (2005) as Louie
- Joey episode "Joey and the Poker" (2005) as Himself
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy episode "Fear and Loathing in Endsville" (2006) as Burt (voice)
- Tom Goes to the Mayor episode "White Collarless" (2006) as Mining Team of Louie Andersons (voice)
- Pickle and Peanut (2015, 2017) as Gory Agnes (voice, 2 episodes)
- Drunk History episode "The Roosevelts" (2016) as Winston Churchill
- Baskets (2016–19) as Christine Baskets
- Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017) as Himself
- Funny You Should Ask (2017–20) as Himself/Panelist
- Young Sheldon episode "An Academic Crime and a More Romantic Taco Bell" (2020) as Ralph
- Search Party (2020) as Bob Lunch (5 episodes)
Film roles:
- Cloak & Dagger (1984) as Taxi Driver #2
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) as Flower Deliveryman
- The Wrong Guys (1988) as Louie
- Coming to America (1988) as McDowell's employee Maurice. He reprises the role in its sequel Coming 2 America (2021).
- Bébé's Kids (1992) as Security Guard #1 (voice)
- Heckler (2007) as himself
- Sandy Wexler (2017) as Testimonial
Examples:
- Like Father, Unlike Son: Anderson described his father as an emotionally abusive alcoholic who had all the tropes associated with one of that time period.
- Minnesota Nice: Louie was born and raised in Minnesota, and the personality he developed both in his stand-up and in real life truly showed how nice of a guy he really was.
