Louie Anderson has been a well-known face on TV all through his profession, together with as host of “Household Feud” from 1999 to 2002.
LOS ANGELES — Louie Anderson is being handled for most cancers in a Las Vegas hospital, a spokesman for the actor and comic mentioned.
Anderson, 68, was identified with a kind of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and “is resting comfortably,” his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz mentioned Tuesday.
A local of St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson lives in Las Vegas.
He gained a 2016 Emmy for finest supporting actor for his unlikely function within the comedy “Baskets” as Christine Baskets, mother to twin sons performed by Zach Galifianakis. Anderson acquired three consecutive Emmy nods for his efficiency.
He is been a well-known face elsewhere on TV, together with as host of a revival of the sport present “Household Feud” from 1999 to 2002, and on comedy specials and in frequent late-night speak present appearances.
Anderson voiced an animated model of himself as a child in “Life With Louie.” He created the cartoon collection, which first aired in prime time in late 1994 earlier than shifting to Saturday morning for its 1995-98 run. Anderson gained two Daytime Emmy Awards for the function.
Anderson has appeared in collection together with “Scrubs” and “Touched by an Angel” and on the large display screen in 1988’s “Coming to America” and in final 12 months’s sequel to the Eddie Murphy comedy.
He repeatedly excursions as a slapstick comedian, Schwartz mentioned.