Louie Perry Anderson (born March 24, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American stand-up comedian, who created the cartoon series Life with Louie and hosted the game show Family Feud from 1999-2002.

His obesity is one of his trademarks, although he has slimmed considerably in recent years. He has experienced depression.

Anderson recently published the book How To Survive Your Family. He also wrote Goodbye Jumbo, Hello Cruel World.

In 2000, Anderson was blackmailed by a 31-year-old man named Richard J. Gordon. Gordon extorted money from Anderson, threatening to reveal to tabloids his claim that Anderson approached him in a California casino requesting sexual acts in 1993. Anderson initially paid Gordon $87,000, fearing the story would threaten his starring roles in two family-oriented series, but when Gordon's demands increased to $250,000, he informed law enforcement authorities. Gordon was arrested and sentenced to 21 months in prison. ^*

He is number 92 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.

External links

• Official site

1953 births | Living people | American comedians | American game show hosts | Daytime Emmy Award winners | Game show hosts | Family Feud | People from Minneapolis, Minnesota | Scrubs actors

Louie Anderson