Louie Perry Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host.

For his performance on the FX comedy television series Baskets, Louie Anderson received three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nominations and won once in 2016.

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Anderson was born and raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Ora Z.

(Mayflower descendant) and Louis William Anderson. Anderson is the second youngest of 11 children in his family.

Louie Anderson’s brother, Thomas Anderson, who was the youngest died in 2016.

Thomas Anderson, 60, was a significant character in his older brother’s first major comedy special, “Mom! Louie’s Looking at Me Again!,”

It was taped at the Guthrie Theatre, and was an almost daily sounding board for the comedian.

Anderson revealed that his mother actually gave birth to 16 children, but five of them the first baby and then two sets of twins died at birth.

Anderson has described his father as “abusive” and an alcoholic.