Louie Anderson, an American actor, comedian, and author who has won three Emmy Awards, is best known as the creator and voice-actor of the animated series Life with Louie (1995-98). Anderson, who is regarded as “One of the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comedians of All Time,” began his career as a stand-up comedian on The Tonight Show in 1984 and has since made numerous TV appearances, including a regular role in the TV series Baskets (2016-19).

Furthermore, Louie has hosted game series such as Family Feud and Funny You Should Ask over the course of his 36-year career.

Louie Anderson’s Net Worth in 2021

Louie Anderson has a net worth of $10 million as of 2021, according to Celebrity Net Worth. Without a doubt, his TV career as an actor and comic earned him a substantial chunk of money—over the course of his 36-year career, he has 42 acting credits. Anderson reportedly earned $1.5 million as the host of Family Feud.

Aside from his TV profession, Louie made a good living as the author of four books: Dear Dad: Letters from an Adult Child, The F Word: How to Survive Your Family, Goodbye Jumbo… Hello, Cruel World, and Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too (2018).

How Old Is Comedian Louie Anderson’s Family and Early Life?

Anderson was born on March 24, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Louie Perry Anderson is his given name. Andy Andrew Mortimer Anderson (1901-1980) and Ora Zella Sherman had 11 children, with Louie being the second youngest (10th child) (1912-1990).

In a 2016 interview with WTF with Marc Maron, he disclosed that his mother had given birth to 16 children, but that five of them (including the first baby and two sets of twins) died at birth. Louie is an American of a North American ancestry. Louie Anderson, who stands 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall, will be 68 years old in 2021.

Before Fame: Early Career

The actor from Wrong Guys, who characterizes his father as abusive, grew up in a war zone. Louie worked as a counselor at a home for mistreated children after graduating from Johnson Senior High School in Saint Paul. After meeting comedic great Henny Youngman and beginning to write one-liners for him in 1981, his interest in comedy began to take shape.

Comedy Makes Its Professional Debut & Makes Its On-Screen Debut

Anderson made his stand-up comedy debut on The Tonight Show in 1984, and he made his film debut in a modest role in Cloak & Dagger the following year (1984). In late 1985, he appeared alongside Bronson Pinchot in the pilot episode of Perfect Strangers, and he acted as a panelist on the TV game show The New Hollywood Squares (1986-88).

Then he appeared in the films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) and The Wrong Guys (1987). (1988). So far, his most commercially successful picture is the 1988 romantic comedy Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, and James Earl Jones; it grossed $288.8- $350 million at the box office, above its $36 million budget.

Until the mid-1990s, the American comedian and actor made numerous guest appearances as himself on shows such as The Arsenio Hall Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with David Letterman.

Is the recipient of three Emmy Awards

From 1995 through 1998, Louie Anderson voiced and wrote for his self-created animated series Life with Louie. It earned him two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (in 1997 and 1998).

In 1996, he even hosted his own TV sitcom, The Louie Show, which aired for only one season, and subsequently worked as a panelist on Hollywood Squares (1998-2002).

CAPTION: Anderson won three Emmy Awards- two from Life with Louie (in 1997 & 1998) & another from Baskets (in 2016)

Anderson, a Saint Paul, Minnesota native, earned his third Emmy Award in 2016 for his role as Christine Baskets in the primetime TV series Baskets (2016-19, 39 episodes), which also starred Zach Galifianakis and Martha Kelly.

Why Did He Leave ‘Family Feud’?

Anderson presented seven Family Feud episodes (1999-2002). Louie ran a NYC police vs. firemen week for the program shortly after the 9/11 attacks to raise money for the NYPD and FDNY Widow’s Fund. Furthermore, Louie Anderson proposed increasing the Family Feud jackpot from $10,000 to $20,000 in order to collect funds for charitable causes, which increased the show’s ratings.

CAPTION: Louie Anderson was the host of Family Feud from 1999 to 2002(SOURCE: River Towns)

However, once Tribune Entertainment purchased the show’s syndication rights, Anderson was removed from Family Feud, blaming the show’s falling ratings and the impact from Louie’s blackmail issue.

Throughout the 2000s and mid-2010s, he appeared in a number of TV shows, including Ally McBeal, Scrubs, V.I.P, Joey, Pickle and Peanut, and Drunk History. Since 2017, Louie has appeared as himself on the syndicated American game show Funny Should You Ask, hosted by Jon Kelley. Following his involvement in Search Party (2020), he made his most recent on-screen appearance in Coming 2 America (2021).

Is Louie Anderson married? Is He a Gay Man?

Anderson was married once, but just for four weeks. According to reports, he married his high school girlfriend in 1985, but the relationship ended soon after. However, more information about Louie’s wife was never revealed. Since then, no new information about his dating life or partner has emerged.

Despite having 48.9K followers on Instagram (@louieanderson) and 43.7K followers on Twitter (@LouieAnderson), the actor, who is in his late 60s, rarely posts personal information.

CAPTION: Family Feud host Louie Anderson divorced his high-school sweetheart after 4 weeks of marriage & is currently single(SOURCE: Instagram@louieanderson)

Louie Anderson was rumored to be gay in the late 1990s. It was stated that he was blackmailed by a man called Richard John Gordon, who threatened to divulge that Louie had approached him with a sexual proposition in a casino in 1993. Anderson had given him $100,000 in 1997 and 1998, but sought $250,000 in 2000. As a result, the Family Feud presenter requested federal assistance, and Gordon, then 31, was arrested, fined, and sentenced to 21 months in jail.

Even after all of these occurrences called into question Louie’s sexuality, he never verified whether he was gay or made any comments about the situation. He spent the majority of his career in Las Vegas and now lives in Los Angeles.