Actor/comedian Louie Anderson visits Build Series to discuss FX Networks' comedy TV series"Baskets" at Build Studio on June 21, 2019 in New York City. Louie Anderson, whose four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series "Baskets," died Friday. He was 68.
The portly, round-faced Anderson used his girth and a checkered childhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as fodder for his early stand-up routines. He had a life-long battle with weight, but said in 1987 that he'd put a stop to using his size as stage material.In later years, his life as one of 11 children in a family headed by a troubled father and devoted mother was a deeper source of reflection and inspiration for Anderson, both in his screen work and in his best-selling books.
He won the best supporting actor Emmy in 2016 for his portrayal of Christine Baskets, mother to twins played by Zach Galifianakis, in the FX series "Baskets." Anderson, who received three consecutive Emmy nods for the role, credited his mom with elements of the character. He was a familiar face elsewhere on TV, including as host of a revival of the game show "Family Feud" from 1999 to 2002, and on comedy specials and in frequent late-night talk show appearances.
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