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
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I've been in Vegas. That's where you get into the money thing. Boy, you get greedy in Vegas, you know. That's the only place that you can bet $25, get it up to $500 and refuse to quit.
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I started a big part of my career in Vegas.
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I have a very warm spot in my heart for Vegas.
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I have added a lot. There's some Vegas stuff and hotel stuff and a whole chunk on health.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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We were on welfare when we were kids. Thanks for reminding me of that.