Louis C.K.
Biography
Louis C.K. is an American stand-up comic, actor, and filmmaker. In the 1990s he wrote for David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Chris Rock, then moved into filmmaking. He wrote and directed Tomorrow Night, a black-and-white feature that premiered at Sundance, and later directed Pootie Tang (2001), adapted from a sketch on The Chris Rock Show. Live in Houston, his debut comedy album, came out in 2001. He created, directed, and starred in the FX comedy-drama Louie from 2010 to 2015, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for writing. He also created the web series Horace and Pete and was a co-creator of Baskets and Better Things. His film roles include Blue Jasmine (2013), American Hustle (2013), and Trumbo (2015), and he voiced Max in The Secret Life of Pets (2016). He directed I Love You, Daddy (2017) and co-wrote and directed Fourth of July (2022). He has won six Emmys and three Grammys.
59years old
Turns 60 on September 12in 305 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Louis Alfred Székely (birth name)Also credited as Louis Székely and Louis Szekely
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 17 years2005 to 2022
Genres
- Comedy69%, 11 films
- Drama38%, 6 films
- Romance19%, 3 films
- Crime13%, 2 films
- Documentary13%, 2 films
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A first
In 2001, Louis C.K. put out his debut comedy album, Live in Houston, straight through his website. He was among the first performers to sell tickets to his stand-up shows directly to fans and to offer DRM-free video concert downloads there.
First role
Louis C.K. first tried stand-up in 1985 at a Boston comedy club open mic during the comedy boom. Given five minutes but holding only two minutes of material, he was discouraged and waited two years before performing again.
A first
In 2015, Louis C.K. sold out Madison Square Garden on three occasions during one tour, making him the first comedian to accomplish that feat.
Getting ready for a role
To get ready for stand-up, Louis C.K. worked out at the same boxing gym as Micky Ward, a fighter from Lowell, Massachusetts, aiming to learn the grunt work and boring, constant training.
Behind the camera
Louis C.K. works with producer Blair Breard at his production company Pig Newton. In 2013 the company signed a contract to executive produce and develop pilots for FX Networks.
Louis C.K. movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Louis C.K.'s films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.3 billion
7 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 7 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 7Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The seven biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$875M66.8% of the total
- 2$251M19.2% of the total
- 3$99M7.6% of the total
- 4$44M3.3% of the total
- 5$32M2.5% of the total
- 6$8.2M0.6% of the total
- 7$24K0.0% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2012 to 2014, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2014 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Louie | Won |
| 2012 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Louie | Won |
Online
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