Louie Anderson

• Birthday: March 23, 1953

Following in the well-heeled footsteps of comics like Oliver Hardy (of Laurel & Hardy), Jackie Gleason and Roseanne Barr, Louie Anderson built a successful comedy career using his weight as his number one asset. With an eternally adolescent look and a self-deprecating wit, all wrapped up in a tongue-in-cheek style, Anderson was best known for his stand-up comedy act, but also appeared in numerous television shows and films, wrote best-selling books – even revived the 1970’s game show hit “The Family Feud.”

Born Louie Perry Anderson on…more