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Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, the three-time Emmy®-Award winner, was one of the country's most recognized and adored comics; named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time." His career spanned more than 30 years. He was a best-selling author, star of his own stand up specials and sitcoms, and toured, performing to standing-room only crowds worldwide.
Louis Perry Anderson was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Ora Zella (Prouty) and Louis William Anderson, a trumpet player. He was of Swedish, Norwegian, and English descent. Sharing the ups and downs of his childhood experiences as one of eleven children, Louie crafted comedy routines that rang true for his early club audiences while reducing them to helpless fits of laughter, routines that led him from his career as a counselor to troubled children to the first-place trophy at the 1981 Midwest Comedy Competition. Henny Youngman, who hosted the competition, recognized the diamond-in-the-rough genius of the young comic and hired him as a writer, providing invaluable experience that soon put Louie in his own spotlight on comedy stages all over the country.
Johnny Carson, the comedy icon for generations of rising stars, invited Louie to make his national television debut on the "The Tonight Show" in 1984, and the rest is history. Leno, Letterman, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, "Comic Relief" and Showtime, HBO and CMT specials followed, including hosting the legendary game show, Family Feud, making Louie a household name and opening doors for him as an actor. He guest-starred in sitcoms like "Grace Under Fire" and dramas like "Touched by an Angel" and "Chicago Hope," and had memorable featured roles in film comedies like "Coming to America," opposite of Eddie Murphy, and the classic "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." In 2013, he took a dive on the ABC reality series, "Splash" where he conquered his own fears while becoming an inspiration of hope. His stand up Special, "Big Baby Boomer" premiered on CMT, in 2013. Also in that year, he competed and inspired on the ABC reality competition show, Splash.
In 1995 Louie put his creative energies to work on the Saturday morning animated series "Life with Louie." The long-running series based on Louie's own childhood and his life with his father won three Humanitas Prizes for writing on a children's' animated series, making him the only three-time recipient of this award. It also earned a Genesis Award for its depiction of the proper treatment of animals and, most significantly, two Emmy Awards.
His best selling books included Dear Dad - Letters From An Adult Child, a collection of alternately touching and outrageous letters from Louie to his late father, and Good-bye Jumbo...Hello Cruel World, self-help for those who struggle with self-esteem issues, and his latest installment on family, The F Word, How To Survive Your Family.
In 2016, Louie was cast to co-star along with Zach Galifianakis and Martha Kelly in the hit FX series, "Baskets." Anderson's extraordinary new role is Christine Baskets, the matriarch of the Baskets clan. The character is based on both his mother and his five sisters, who were a major presence in his life; "I'm not as nice in the character as my mom was as a person. It really is an extension of my mom, Anderson says, adding that he always aims to make his performance "as real as possible" without "affecting or cartooning it up. It felt like it was divine intervention when I got the call to be on the show, that somehow my mom, from the great beyond, was finally getting herself into show business where she truly belonged in the first place."
When not in production, Louie traveled the States doing what he loved to do, stand-up comedy, and again delivered to his fans his inimitable brand of humor and warmth. He died on January 21, 2022, in Las Vegas, of large B-cell lymphoma.- Actress
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Joyce Holden was born on 1 September 1930 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Milkman (1950), Private Eyes (1953) and The Werewolf (1956). She was married to David P. Mannhalter and Dok Stanford. She died on 21 January 2022 in Encinitas, California, USA.- Producer
- Writer
- Actor
Mace Neufeld was born on 13 July 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), The Saint (1997) and No Way Out (1987). He was married to Helen Katz and Diane Conn. He died on 21 January 2022 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.- Almut Berg was born on 16 August 1938 in Berlin, Germany. She was an actress, known for Super Stooges vs the Wonder Women (1974), Le guerriere dal seno nudo (1973) and Die rote Hand (1960). She died on 21 January 2022 in Germany.
- Martin McKeand was born on 16 August 1935 in Sutton, Surrey, England, UK. He was a producer, known for Spender (1991), Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983) and The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979). He was married to Lorna Heaton . He died on 21 January 2022.
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- Editor
Arnis Licitis was born on 8 January 1946 in Riga, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]. He was an actor and editor, known for Hard to Be a God (1989), The Prisoner of Castle If (1988) and Akvanavty (1980). He was married to Inga Aizbalte. He died on 21 January 2022 in Riga, Latvia.- Additional Crew
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Ron Neal was born on 22 December 1936 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Moesha (1996). He was married to Carol Ann Howie. He died on 21 January 2022 in Paso Robles, California, USA.- Peter Yoshida was born on 28 May 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was an actor, known for Rounders (1998), Strawberry Fields (1997) and Joe's Apartment (1996). He died on 21 January 2022 in New York, New York, USA.
- Clark Gillies was born on 7 April 1954 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was married to Pam Goettler. He died on 21 January 2022 in Greenlawn, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Actress
Bonnie Henjum was born on 19 December 1932 in Hollywood, Florida, USA. She was an actress. She died on 21 January 2022 in Simi Valley, California, USA.- Serge Rakhlin was a producer, known for 75th Golden Globe Awards (2018), 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016) and 2009 Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet Special (2009). Serge died on 21 January 2022 in the USA.
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William Guyon was born on 28 August 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. William is known for The Edge of Night (1956), Guiding Light (1952) and Play of the Week (1959). William was married to Doris King. William died on 21 January 2022 in Northville, New York, USA.- Music Department
Anatoly Naiman is known for Udivitelnyy malchik (1971) and A Film About Anna Akhmatova (2008). He was married to Era Borisovna Korobova and Galina Mikhailovna Narinskaya. He died on 21 January 2022 in Moscow, Russia.- Jean Jamin was born on 26 April 1945 in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes, France. He was a writer, known for Un siècle d'écrivains (1995) and Le cercle de minuit (1992). He was married to Jacqueline Rabain. He died on 21 January 2022 in Paris, France.
- Alice Koh was born on 9 December 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Alice was a producer, known for Kusama: Infinity (2018) and American Masters (1985). Alice died on 21 January 2022 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Piero Parodi was an actor, known for Capitan Basilico 2 - I Fantastici 4+4 (2011), Capitan Basilico (2008) and Adesso musica (1972). He was married to Liliana. He died on 21 January 2022 in Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
- Speranta Radulescu died on 21 January 2022 in Bucharest, Romania.
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Bob Dambach was born on 12 July 1951 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Bob was a producer and director, known for The Germans from Russia (1999), The Mennonites of Manitoba (1998) and Altered Lives: Stories from the Medina Tragedy (2004). Bob was married to Virginia Carman Mulloy. Bob died on 21 January 2022 in Fargo, North Dakota, USA.- Billy Waddy was born on 19 February 1954 in Wharton, Texas, USA. He died on 21 January 2022 in New Brighton, Minnesota, USA.
- Magdalena Omilianowicz died on 21 January 2022.
- James Forbes was born on 18 July 1952 in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA. He was a producer, known for The Atrocity Exhibition (1998), Tri sekundy (2018) and Munich 1972: Games of the XX Olympiad (1972). He died on 21 January 2022 in El Paso, Texas, USA.
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- Additional Crew
Arnie Kantrowitz was born on 26 November 1940 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for A Very Natural Thing (1974), Gay Sex in the 70s (2005) and Our Time (1983). He died on 21 January 2022 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.- Jean-Luc Parodi was born on 8 June 1937 in Paris, France. He was married to Catherine Brocas.. He died on 21 January 2022 in Paris, France.