Louie Anderson, beloved comedian, game show host and star of FX's critically acclaimed comedy-drama “Baskets,” has died.
On January 18, Rolling Stone magazine reported that the legendary stand-up was undergoing treatments for blood cancer at a Las Vegas hospital.
As Deadline reports:
The Baskets star died Friday morning in Las Vegas, where he had entered hospital this week for treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a form of cancer, his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz told Deadline.
A constant presence on stage and screen since the mid-1980s, Anderson won the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Christine Baskets, the mother of the Zach Galifianakis-portrayed Chip and Dale on the FX series. The actor was nominated in the category over three consecutive years starting in 2016 for his Baskets performance. Anderson also won two Daytime Emmys for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for Fox's Life with Louie in 1997 and 1998.
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Making his late-night debut on November 20, 1984, in front of Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, Anderson had half a dozen solo stand-up specials over the years, most recently 2018's Louie Anderson: Big Underwear.
Watch Anderson's first appearance on national television:
Born March 24, 1953, in Saint Paul, MN, Anderson appeared in 1988's Eddie Murphy-led Coming to America and its 2021 sequel, among his big-screen roles. The ICM Partners-repped actor reprised his Maurice performance for two episodes of the Lena Waithe-created Twenties on BET in 2020. Playing a Gopher State psychotherapist, Anderson had short-lived sitcom The Louie Show on CBS during the 1995-96 TV season.
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