Louie Anderson

Louie Anderson

Born: March 24, 1953
Died: January 21, 2022
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Louie Anderson (March 24, 1953 - January 21, 2022) was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as Louie Perry Anderson. He was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and game show host, known for Life with Louie (1995), Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman (1994) and Coming to America (1988).

Movies for Louie Anderson...

Coming 2 America
Title: Coming 2 America
Character: Maurice
Released: March 4, 2021
Type: Movie
Prince Akeem Joffer is set to become King of Zamunda when he discovers he has a son he never knew about in America – a street savvy Queens native named Lavelle. Honoring his royal father's dying wish to groom this son as the crown prince, Akeem and Semmi set off to America once again.
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Title: The Comedy Store
Character: Self
Released: October 4, 2020
Type: TV
This documentary series brings to life the legends, heartbreak and history created at iconic L.A. club The Comedy Store, which over the past 47 years has launched the careers of a breathtaking array of stars.
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Feeding America Comedy Festival
Title: Feeding America Comedy Festival
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 2020
Type: Movie
All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.
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Call Your Mother
Title: Call Your Mother
Released: April 15, 2020
Type: Movie
A hilarious ode to moms and the way they have shaped the work of some of comedy's biggest stars.
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Title: The Movies That Made Us
Character: Self
Released: November 29, 2019
Type: TV
These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
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Title: Lights Out with David Spade
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: July 29, 2019
Type: TV
Specializing in celebrities, entertainment and all things apolitical, comedy legend David Spade and a panel of his comedian friends are at the roundtable and in the field to help break down the biggest headlines of the day.
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Louie Anderson: Big Underwear
Title: Louie Anderson: Big Underwear
Character: Himself
Released: April 3, 2018
Type: Movie
Iconic comedian Louie Anderson, a three­-time Emmy Award® winner, and one of the country’s most recognized and adored comics, brings you his sixth comedy special, Big Underwear. Named by Comedy Central as "One of 100 Greatest Stand­-Up Comedians of All Time,” he again delivers to his fans his unique brand of humor and warmth from the historic Palace Theatre in Los Angeles. He plays on the challenges of getting healthy, life on the road, dealing with technology, and how we all eventually become our parents.
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Title: Young Sheldon
Character: Ralph
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: TV
The early life of child genius Sheldon Cooper, later seen in The Big Bang Theory.
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Sandy Wexler
Title: Sandy Wexler
Character: Testimonial
Released: April 14, 2017
Type: Movie
When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.
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Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Title: Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special
Character: Self
Released: February 7, 2017
Type: Movie
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, Michael Bolton hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start making love.
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Title: Search Party
Character: Bob
Released: November 21, 2016
Type: TV
A dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.
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Title: Baskets
Character: Christine Baskets
Released: January 21, 2016
Type: TV
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
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Title: Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character: Self
Released: August 2, 2015
Type: TV
Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.
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Title: Celebrity Family Feud
Character: Self
Released: June 21, 2015
Type: TV
Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people.
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Richard Pryor: Icon
Title: Richard Pryor: Icon
Character: Himself
Released: November 23, 2014
Type: Movie
Richard Pryor's impact on the craft of comedy and today's top comics is legendary and unrivaled. This program surveys the profound and enduring influence of one of the greatest American comics of all time.
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Title: Gotham Comedy Live
Character: Self - Host
Released: November 15, 2012
Type: TV
Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the setting of an hourlong series that is shot in front of an audience at the club. Each episode features routines by several comics -- a list that has included such names as David Alan Grier, Gilbert Gottfried and Artie Lange -- in what the network says is an unedited and uncensored format. In addition to the big names of the field who take the Gotham stage, the show also features up-and-comers who want to make a name for themselves in the stand-up comedy business.
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Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
Title: Louie Anderson: Big Baby Boomer
Character: Himself
Released: April 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Veteran funnyman Louie Anderson returns to the stage in this hilarious stand-up comedy special, taking an unconventional and jovial look at his bad habits, pesky family members and aging body.
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Title: Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Character: Himself
Released: January 7, 2011
Type: TV
Illusionists Penn & Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. Penn & Teller have no prior knowledge of either the performers or the planned trick. They sit in the audience just like everyone else, watching every move the guest magicians make. If any illusionist fools the professionals, they win a five star trip to Las Vegas to perform as the opening act in Penn & Teller's world famous show at the Rio Hotel & Casino.
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Title: Conan
Character: Self
Released: November 8, 2010
Type: TV
A late night television talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien.
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Title: Celebrity Ghost Stories
Character: Self
Released: October 3, 2009
Type: TV
Compelling, surprising and downright spooky — celebrities share their real-life personal encounters with the paranormal in each one-hour special. From encounters with ghosts and angry spirits to haunted homes, unexplainable spells and magic, these descriptive, first person narratives from our favorite stars delivers a brand new way of experiencing the thrills and chills of the addictive world of the paranormal.
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My Tale of Two Cities
Title: My Tale of Two Cities
Character: Self
Released: November 28, 2008
Type: Movie
A documentary about screenwriter Carl Kurlander's (St. Elmo's Fire) move back to Pittsburgh. Provides a general overview of the history of the city intertwined with Carl's biography.
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Cook-Off!
Title: Cook-Off!
Character: Mayor Doug Halverson
Released: November 17, 2007
Type: Movie
Amateur 'chefs' from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.
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Heckler
Title: Heckler
Character: Self
Released: November 4, 2007
Type: Movie
HECKLER is a comedic feature documentary exploring the increasingly critical world we live in. After starring in a film that was critically bashed, Jamie Kennedy takes on hecklers and critics and ask some interesting questions of people such as George Lucas, Bill Maher, Mike Ditka, Rob Zombie, Howie Mandel and many more. This fast moving, hilarious documentary pulls no punches as you see an uncensored look at just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark.
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The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Title: The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
Character: Self
Released: December 10, 2006
Type: Movie
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life on the Edge is a special documentary about the creator of The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game and creator and host of The Gong Show Chuck Barris. Chronicling the tragedies of his life including harsh criticisms from the press and his peers, a number of failed marriages, working for the C.I.A and the loss of his daughter due to a drug overdose.
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Title: The Reichen Show
Character: Self - Guest
Released: November 11, 2005
Type: TV
A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.
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Hari ng Sablay
Title: Hari ng Sablay
Character: Krizzy
Released: July 30, 2005
Type: Movie
Venus and Mars are neighbors born during a rare planetary alignment, but while Venus grows up blessed by good fortune, Mars seems destined to bring nothing but bad luck to his friends and family. Just when everything looks hopeless for Mars, he discovers he has a rare gift and also that he's in love with the beautiful Venus. Is romance in the stars for Mars, or will his rotten fate break his heart again?
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Rockin' The Corps
Title: Rockin' The Corps
Character: Host
Released: June 5, 2005
Type: Movie
Destiny's Child, KISS, and Hootie and the Blowfish rock out for Marines at Camp Pendelton.
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Back By Midnight
Title: Back By Midnight
Character: Game Show Host
Released: January 25, 2005
Type: Movie
The warden of a small, rundown, minimum-security prison plots revenge against the the prison's dishonest owner by having four inmates break out and plan a department store robbery to spruce up the prison's faculties.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character: Self
Released: January 3, 2005
Type: TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
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Title: The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character: Geoff Peterson (voice) / Self
Released: January 3, 2005
Type: TV
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson, who is the third regular host of the Late Late Show franchise. It follows Late Show with David Letterman in the CBS late-night lineup, airing weekdays in the US at 12:37 a.m. It is taped in front of a live studio audience from Monday to Friday at CBS Television City in Los Angeles, California, directly above the Bob Barker Studio. It is produced by David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants Incorporated and CBS Television Studios. Since becoming host on January 3, 2005, after Craig Kilborn and Tom Snyder, Ferguson has achieved the highest ratings since the show's inception in 1995. While the majority of the episodes focus on comedy, Ferguson has also addressed difficult subject matter, such as the deaths of his parents, and undertaken serious interviews, such as one with Desmond Tutu, which earned the show a 2009 Peabody Award.
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Title: Tom Goes to the Mayor
Character: Mining Team of Louie Andersons (voice)
Released: November 14, 2004
Type: TV
Tom Goes to the Mayor is an American animated television series created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim for Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 14, 2004 and ended on September 25, 2006, with a total of thirty episodes.
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Title: Joey
Character: Louie Anderson
Released: September 8, 2004
Type: TV
The charming and still-single Joey, who has struck out on his own and moved to Hollywood, hoping to truly make it as an actor. After reuniting with his high-strung sister Gina, Joey moves in with Michael, his 20-year-old genius nephew, who unbelievably is literally a rocket scientist. However, what Joey lacks in book smarts he makes up for with people smarts – making him the best new friend his nephew could ask for.
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Citizen Tony
Title: Citizen Tony
Released: March 1, 2003
Type: Movie
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Title: Real Time with Bill Maher
Character: Self
Released: February 21, 2003
Type: TV
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
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Title: Half & Half
Character: Louie
Released: September 23, 2002
Type: TV
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
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Do It for Uncle Manny
Title: Do It for Uncle Manny
Character: Tow Truck Driver
Released: March 6, 2002
Type: Movie
Struggling actor Danny and his pal Stuart are ready to rock the L.A. nightlife -- with help from a Rolls Royce and Rolex "borrowed" from Stuart's uncle Manny, a big-time producer. But plans go awry when the boys meet the too-good-to-be-true Jenny.
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Title: Scrubs
Character: Louie Anderson
Released: October 2, 2001
Type: TV
In the unreal world of Sacred Heart Hospital, John "J.D." Dorian learns the ways of medicine, friendship and life.
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Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Title: Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: March 20, 2001
Type: Movie
This set gives you a chance to see some of today's best comedians when they were much younger. some peoples bits are very short, one joke short, which leaves you feeling a little jipped. The replay value is minimal because you have to skip around so much to keep the laughs going.
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Title: Family Feud
Character: Self - Host
Released: September 20, 1999
Type: TV
Two families compete against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey question posed to 100 people.
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Title: V.I.P.
Character: Homeless Person
Released: September 26, 1998
Type: TV
While attending a Hollywood premiere with a famous action star, a crazed fan pulls a gun—but her movie hunk turns into a coward, and it's Vallery who becomes the hero. Suddenly, she's thrown into a world of action and danger as owner of a Hollywood protection agency, Vallery Irons Protection (V.I.P.), taking risks to protect others at a price few are willing to pay.
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Title: Hollywood Squares
Character: Self - Panelist
Released: September 14, 1998
Type: TV
On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In addition to her production duties, Whoopi Goldberg served as the permanent center square, with series head writer Bruce Vilanch, Gilbert Gottfried, Martin Mull, and Caroline Rhea as regular panelists and Brad Garrett, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jeffrey Tambor, George Wallace, Kathy Griffin and various others as semi-regular panelists. Shadoe Stevens returned to announce, although he was not given a square on the panel as he had been when John Davidson was host.
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Title: Ally McBeal
Released: September 8, 1997
Type: TV
Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are eccentric, humorous, dramatic with an incredibly overactive imagination that's working overtime!
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Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Title: Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Released: January 1, 1997
Type: Movie
Roast of Rodney Dangerfield recorded in Aspen on his 75th birthday.
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For Hope
Title: For Hope
Character: Date #3 (uncredited)
Released: November 17, 1996
Type: Movie
The life and death of a young woman who suffered from scleroderma, and how she and her family coped.
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Title: E! True Hollywood Story
Released: August 21, 1996
Type: TV
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
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Title: Nash Bridges
Character: Richard Reynolds
Released: March 29, 1996
Type: TV
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.
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Title: The Louie Show
Character: Louie Lundgren
Released: January 31, 1996
Type: TV
The Louie Show is an American sitcom television series that aired from January 31 until March 6, 1996.
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Title: Life with Louie
Character: Little Louie / Dad (voice)
Released: December 24, 1994
Type: TV
Life with Louie is an American animated series. The show is based on the childhood of stand-up comedian Louie Anderson, growing up with his family in Wisconsin.
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Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
Title: Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman
Character: Himself / Andy Anderson (Dad) / Little Louie (voice)
Released: December 18, 1994
Type: Movie
Comedian Louie Anderson tells a story of one Christmas when he was a kid, growing up in Wisconsin, and how he and his dad brought Christmas cheer to a woman who appeared to have none.
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Title: Chicago Hope
Released: September 18, 1994
Type: TV
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.
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Title: Grace Under Fire
Released: September 29, 1993
Type: TV
Grace Kelly is a tough woman with kids to raise. A recently divorced recovering alcoholic, Grace struggles with the pressures of being a single mother supporting three children. Grace doesn't always handle situations with, well, grace, but she does get results.
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Title: Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character: Self - Guest
Released: September 13, 1993
Type: TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC between 1993 and 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. The second incarnation of NBC's Late Night franchise, O'Brien's debuted in 1993 after David Letterman, who hosted the first incarnation of Late Night, moved to CBS to host Late Show opposite The Tonight Show. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave Late Night in 2009 to succeed Jay Leno as the host of The Tonight Show. Jimmy Fallon began hosting his version of Late Night on March 2, 2009.
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Louie Anderson: Louie in St. Louie
Title: Louie Anderson: Louie in St. Louie
Released: June 12, 1993
Type: Movie
Stand-up comedian Louie Anderson performs from St. Louis, Missouri.
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Bebe's Kids
Title: Bebe's Kids
Character: Security Guard #1 (voice)
Released: July 31, 1992
Type: Movie
When Robin meets the lovely Jamika he thinks he's in heaven. But when he meets her friend Bebe's children, whom she is looking after, he knows he's in hell. Bebe's kids are the most obnoxious, irritating kids he has ever met. Written by Brian W Martz
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Louie Anderson: Comedy On Canvas
Title: Louie Anderson: Comedy On Canvas
Character: Himself
Released: January 13, 1990
Type: Movie
Anderson is a made-for-TV comic, as this concert at the Guthrie Theatre in his hometown of Minneapolis makes clear. So much of what he is doing with his gentle, little-boy-hurt manner is transmitted with his eyes and facial expressions. Those are nuances you aren’t likely to get if you’re seated beyond the third row, but the home audience sees all. Louie putters through a number of subjects such as driving, guns, shopaholism, car salesmen, the homeless, and being examined at a hospital ER,
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Louie Anderson: Mom! Louie's Looking at Me Again!
Title: Louie Anderson: Mom! Louie's Looking at Me Again!
Released: December 10, 1989
Type: Movie
Louie Anderson Live at the Guthrie
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Title: The Jim Henson Hour
Character: himself
Released: April 14, 1989
Type: TV
The Jim Henson Hour was developed as a showcase for the Jim Henson Company's various puppet creations, including the popular Muppet characters. This hour-long anthology series was hosted by Jim Henson and generally included two segments. The first segment,"Muppetelevision," included comedy skits starring the Muppets, as well as frequent guest appearances by popular entertainers. The second segment often featured rebroadcasts of original, Henson-created productions, such as episodes from Jim Henson's "The StoryTeller" anthology series.
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Louie Anderson: The Louie Anderson Show
Title: Louie Anderson: The Louie Anderson Show
Character: himself
Released: September 10, 1988
Type: Movie
Louie Anderson's second stand-up special
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Coming to America
Title: Coming to America
Character: Maurice
Released: June 29, 1988
Type: Movie
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
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The Wrong Guys
Title: The Wrong Guys
Character: Louie
Released: May 13, 1988
Type: Movie
Five former cub scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. High jinks ensue due to their childhood enemies and a group of escaped convicts who mistake them for an FBI unit.
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Louie Anderson: Live at the Guthrie
Title: Louie Anderson: Live at the Guthrie
Character: himself
Released: September 13, 1987
Type: Movie
Louie Anderson: Live at the Guthrie
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Ratboy
Title: Ratboy
Character: Omer Morrison
Released: October 17, 1986
Type: Movie
A failed window dresser exploits a being with rat-like features in an effort to make money.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Title: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Character: Flower Deliveryman
Released: June 11, 1986
Type: Movie
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
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Quicksilver
Title: Quicksilver
Character: Tiny (as Louis Anderson)
Released: February 14, 1986
Type: Movie
Jack Casey used to be a hot-shot stock market whiz kid. After a disastrous professional decision, his life in the fast lane is over. He loses his nerve and joins a speed delivery firm which relies on bicycles to avoid traffic jams of San Francisco, is attracted to a fellow bicycler, Terri, and befriends Hector, a budding entrepreneur. Can Jack regain his nerve and his self-respect, and rebuild his life on a more sound basis?
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Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special
Title: Rodney Dangerfield Hosts the 9th Annual Young Comedians Special
Character: himself
Released: August 3, 1985
Type: Movie
Some of the best new talent is showcased in these annual comedy specials each year. Every show is hosted by a different accomplished comedian. In 1984, the 9th year, the host was the magnificent Rodney Dangerfield.
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Cloak & Dagger
Title: Cloak & Dagger
Character: Taxi Driver #2
Released: June 1, 1984
Type: Movie
11-year-old Davey's mother is dead and his father doesn't spend nearly enough time with him. So the boy loses himself in video games--and even has an imaginary friend, a super-resourceful secret agent. When he accidentally comes into possession of a spy group's secret plans, and winds up on the run from them, he must learn to rely on himself and his imaginary pal to save his skin.
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Title: Remington Steele
Character: Bingham 'Bing' Perret
Released: October 1, 1982
Type: TV
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
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Title: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Character: Self
Released: October 1, 1962
Type: TV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.