Comedian Louis Anderson has passed away

 

His longtime publicist Anderson died in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, according to Louis Anderson, whose career as a comedian and actor spanned the TV series "Basket" of more than four decades. Did not include an Emmy-winning performance as a mother to twin adult sons, died Friday. He was 68. Glenn Schwartz, Anderson, had a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Schwartz previously said.

 Died: 21 January 2022

Performance. Actor Louis Anderson attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Anderson won a 2016 Emmy for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Christine Basketes, a mother of twins played by Zach Galifianakis.

Louie Anderson

American stand-up comedian

 Life with Louie and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too, which was Louis Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and game show host. Anderson created the cartoon series

Born: 24 March 1953, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Died: 21 January 2022, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Medium: Stand-up, film, television

Siblings: Tommy Anderson

Parents: Louis William Anderson, Ora Zella Anderson