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
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.
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.
family
Well, isn't every successful person in every family the bankbook?
family found kids
I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can't have. And I found comedy.
art connect
I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.
diving
I'm at 23 feet, diving into 17 feet of water. I'm over 400 pounds. Who doesn't want to see that? I do. I'm always shocked that I can do it.
begin comic mean
I was kind of a Rickles comic to begin with. I was caustic, and I was abusive and mean to the audience.
I would trade everything I have to have had a happier childhood.
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.'
american-comedian
We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that.
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.'
stay
I can't stay long; I'm in between meals.
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?'
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.