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Louie Anderson (born March 24, 1953 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American stand-up comedian, who created the cartoon series Life with Louie and hosted the game show Family Feud.

His obesity is one of his trademarks, although he has slimmed considerably in recent years, Anderson has still experienced depression.

Anderson recently published the book The F Word: How To Survive Your Family.

In 2000, Anderson was blackmailed by a 31-year-old man named Richard J. Gordon. Gordon extorted money from Anderson, threatening to reveal to tabloids his claim that Anderson approached him in a California casino requesting sexual acts in 1993. Anderson initially paid Gordon $100,000, fearing the story would threaten his starring roles in two family-oriented series, but when Gordon's demands increased to $250,000, he informed law enforcement authorities. Gordon was arrested in and sentenced to 21 months in prison. [1]

He is number 92 on the List of Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.

Preceded by: Richard Dawson

Host of Family Feud 1999–2002

Succeeded by: Richard Karn

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