Comedian Louie Anderson Dies At 68
Iconic actor and stand-up comedian, Louie Anderson, has lost his life at the age of 68 after battling with Blood Cancer.
Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas as a result of cancer complications.
Throughout his career of over 30 years, the 3-time Emmy Award winner became known as one of America’s most beloved comics … He was named “One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time” by Comedy Central.
He was born Louie Perry Anderson on March 24, 1953, in St. Paul, Minnesota and was the second-youngest of 11 children. He had five brothers and five sisters and grew up in the Roosevelt Homes housing project.
He made his film debut as a taxi driver in “Clock & Dagger” in 1984 and had roles in “Quicksilver,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Ratboy.” He was in “The Wrong Guys” with Richard Lewis and Richard Belzer in 1988 and had a memorable cameo in “Coming To America” starring Eddie Murphy.
