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Louis C.K.
Louis C.K. at the 2012 Time 100
Birth name	Louis Szekely
Born	(1967-09-12) September 12, 1967 (age 44) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, Television, Film
Nationality	United States; Mexico
Years active	1985–present
Genres	Observational comedy, Black comedy, Surreal humor
Subject(s)	Everyday life, Self-deprecation, Pessimism, Sexuality, Old age, Economic materialism
Influences	Richard Pryor,^[1] George Carlin,^[1] Woody Allen, Robert Downey Sr., Bill Cosby,^[1] Steve Martin,^[2] Lenny Bruce, Garry Shandling, Bill Hicks, Lenny Clarke, Steve Sweeney^[3]
Influenced	Patton Oswalt,^[4] Doug Stanhope, Kassem G^[5]
Spouse	Alix Bailey (1995–2008; 2 children)
Notable works and roles	The Chris Rock Show Late Night with Conan O' Brien Pootie Tang Lucky Louie Louie
Website	www.louisck.net

Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program 1999 The Chris Rock Show
Grammy Awards
Best Comedy Album 2012 Hilarious

Louis Szekely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. ( /ˈluː.iː ˈsiːkeɪ/), is an Emmy and Grammy award winning Mexican-American stand-up comedian, radio host, television and film writer, actor and director.^[6] He is the star of the FX comedy series Louie, which he also writes, directs, and edits,^[6]^[7] although starting with the third season he will no longer edit.^[8]

1 Early life and career
2 Career
3 Personal life
4 Discography
5 Filmography
- 5.1 Non-performance credits
6 References
7 External links

Early life and career [link]

C.K.'s stage name is derived from an approximate English pronunciation of his Hungarian surname, Szekely (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛj]). C.K. was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mary Louise (née Davis), a software engineer, and Luis Szekely, an economist.^[2]^[9] C.K.'s paternal grandfather, a Jewish Hungarian, emigrated to Mexico, where he met C.K.'s paternal grandmother, who was a Catholic Mexican of Spanish and Mexican Indian ancestry.^[10] C.K.'s father was born in Mexico and C.K.'s mother is an American of Irish Catholic ancestry. The two met at Harvard University while his father was trying to finish his degree during a summer-school program.^[1] Although C.K. was born in D.C., he lived in Mexico City until the age of seven.^[2] His first language is Spanish, and he still retains Mexican citizenship.^[11]

Upon moving from Mexico to suburban Boston, Massachusetts, C.K. discovered he wanted to become a writer and comedian, citing Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and George Carlin as some of his influences.^[1] When he was ten years old, his parents divorced. He and his three siblings were raised by their single mother in Newton, Massachusetts.^[12] His primary reason for aspiring to produce movies and television was his mother: "I remember thinking in fifth grade, 'I have to get inside that box and make this shit better'... because she deserves this."^[12]

After graduating from Newton North High School, C.K. worked as an auto mechanic in Boston while summoning the courage to try stand-up.^[2] His first attempt was in 1984 at a comedy club's open-mic night; he was given five minutes of time, but had only two minutes of material.^[13] The experience kept him away from comedy for two years.^[14] C.K. gradually moved up to paid gigs, opening for Jerry Seinfeld and hosting comedy clubs^[2] until he moved to Manhattan in 1989.^[13]

Career [link]

Writing [link]

C.K.'s credits as a writer include The Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Dana Carvey Show and The Chris Rock Show. His work for The Chris Rock Show was nominated for an Emmy Award three times, winning "Best Writing in a Variety or Comedy Series" in 1999. He was also nominated for an Emmy Award^[15] for his work writing Late Night with Conan O'Brien. The feature film born from the Chris Rock sketches, Pootie Tang, which C.K. wrote and directed, received largely negative reviews from critics but became a cult classic.^[16]^[17] He also wrote and directed the independent black-and-white film Tomorrow Night (1998) (which premiered at Sundance)^[18] and several shorter films, including six short films for the sketch comedy show Sunny Skies (1995) on the Showtime cable network.^[13] He was nominated for an Emmy Award for writing on his 2008 special, Chewed Up, and again in 2011 for the Louie episode "Poker/Divorce."

C.K. has co-written two screenplays with Chris Rock, Down to Earth in 2001, and I Think I Love My Wife in 2007.

Stand-up [link]

Louis C.K. first took the stage in 1984 at an open-mic in Boston, Massachusetts, during the apex of the comedy boom. He was so discouraged by the experience that he didn't perform again for two years. As Boston's comedy scene grew, he gradually achieved success, performing alongside acts such as Denis Leary and Lenny Clarke.

Louis C.K. performing in Kuwait, December 2008

In 1989, he moved to New York City. Now in the heart of the comedy world, he performed his act on many televised programs, including Evening at the Improv and Star Search. In 1996 HBO released his first half-hour comedy special.^[19]

C.K. has performed his stand-up frequently on shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Lopez Tonight, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Jimmy Kimmel Live. In August 2005, C.K. starred in a half-hour HBO special as part of the stand-up series One Night Stand.

Since then, C.K. has become known as one of the most prolific comedians of his time. Inspired by the work ethic of George Carlin, the comedian has committed to dropping all of his existing material and starting over every year.^[20] In 2007, C.K. starred in his first hour-long special titled Shameless, which aired on HBO and was later released on DVD. In March of 2008, he recorded a second hour-long special, Chewed Up, which premiered on Showtime Network on October 4, 2008 and went on to be nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Variety Special."

On April 18, 2009, Louis recorded a concert film titled Hilarious. Unlike his previous specials, which had all been produced for television networks, Hilarious was produced independently, directed by C.K. himself, and sold to Epix and Comedy Central after it was complete. Because of this it was not released until late 2010, and published on DVD and CD in 2011.^[21]^[22] It is the first stand-up comedy film to be accepted into Sundance.^[23]

In a 2010 interview, C.K. described returning to stand-up and doing specials after his divorce as a year and a half working "to catch up to" the breakup of his marriage which, although portrayed in the HBO series Lucky Louie as fractious, had nonetheless been central to the show and his life. One element in his preparation for stand-up was training in the boxing gym, including with locally well-known Lowell, Massachusetts fighter Micky Ward, trying to "learn how to ... do the grunt work and the boring, constant training so that you'll be fit enough to take the beating."^[24]

On December 10, 2011, Louis C.K. released his fourth full-length special, Live at the Beacon Theater. Like Hilarious, it was produced independently and directed by C.K., but unlike his earlier work, it was distributed digitally on the comedian's website, foregoing both physical and broadcast media. C.K. released the special DRM-free for $5.00 USD, hoping these factors and the direct relationship between the artist and consumer would effectively deter piracy. The end of the film also mentions the release of a new album, recorded at Carnegie Hall the previous year. As of December 21, 2011, the sales of the special from C.K.'s website has earned him over US$1,000,000.^[25] The success of the special prompted other comedians, including Jim Gaffigan and Aziz Ansari, to release their own specials with a similar business model.^[26] On May 11, 2012, C.K. additionally made two audio-only downloads available for $5.00 USD each (WORD – Live at Carnegie Hall, and the audio version of his first HBO stand-up special, Shameless), as well as an audio-only version of Live at the Beacon Theater. ^[27]

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In June 2006, C.K. began starring in Lucky Louie, a sitcom he created. The series premiered on HBO and was videotaped in front of a live studio audience; it was HBO's first series in that format. Lucky Louie is described as a bluntly realistic portrayal of family life. HBO canceled the series after its first season. Other roles include a security guard in Role Models and a potential love interest for Amy Poehler's character in a multi-episode story arc on NBC's Parks and Recreation.^[28]

In August 2009, FX picked up his new series Louie, which C.K. stars in, writes, directs, and edits. The show features his stand-up routines blended with segments based somewhat on his offstage experiences.^[29] The show premiered on June 29, 2010. The show's first and second seasons consist of thirteen episodes each, and the production of a third season has been confirmed. It addresses life as a divorced, aging father: "It's hard to start again after a marriage," he states in one of his early routines on the show. "It's hard to really, like, look at somebody and go, hey, maybe something nice will happen. ... Or you'll meet the perfect person, who you love infinitely, and you even argue well, and you grow together, and you have children, and then you get old together, and then she's going to die. That's the best-case scenario."^[24]

C.K. has also appeared in the films Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Diminished Capacity, and The Invention of Lying.

C.K. was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in July 2011 for Louie.^[30]

Other work [link]

As a voice actor, C.K. portrayed Brendon Small's estranged father, Andrew Small, in Home Movies, and appeared several times on Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.

C.K. is a frequent "third mic" on the Opie and Anthony radio show, which also features his Lucky Louie co-star Jim Norton, and was also a part of Opie and Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour with other comedians in 2007. He makes frequent appearances on Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and in 2007 hosted a three-hour phone-in show on the service at the request of Opie & Anthony, during which he advised callers on their relationship troubles.^[31] As of May 2011, Louis has hosted over 107 hours of radio with Opie & Anthony.

During an interview with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on the Opie and Anthony radio show, Louis C.K. famously asked Rumsfeld whether he is in fact a Mexican baby-eating space lizard who "eats the poor".^[32] Rumsfeld declined to comment.

He is also an occasional guest on the Bob and Tom radio show which is a popular showcase for comedians and he frequently works with Robert Smigel on TV Funhouse shorts exclusively for Saturday Night Live, ranging from politics to surrealism.

C.K. started his own YouTube channel, featuring sketches, short films he made independently in the earlier years of his career, and rejected HBO segments. In 2007, he wrote a sketch presenting the Catholic Church as existing "solely for the purpose of boy rape".

Personal life [link]

C.K. was married to artist and painter Alix Bailey; they divorced in 2008. He has two daughters from the marriage^[33] and shares joint custody.^[24]

He is friends with fellow comedians Chris Rock, Todd Barry, and Nick DiPaolo.

Filmography [link]

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993–1994	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Nicknames for Conan Guy / Various	Also Writer
1996	The Dana Carvey Show	Various	3 Episodes / Also Writer
1996	HBO Comedy Half-Hour	Himself	Stand-Up Special
1996–1997	Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist	Louis	2 Episodes
1997	The Chris Rock Show	Various	Also Writer Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
2001	Comedy Central Presents	Himself	Stand-up Special
2002	Home Movies	Andrew Small	Voice Only
2005	One Night Stand	Himself	Stand-up Special
2006–2007	Lucky Louie	Louie	Creator / Writer / Ex. Producer
2007	Shameless	Himself	Stand-up Special
2008	Diminished Capacity	Stan
	Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins	Marty
	Role Models	Security Guard
	Chewed Up	Himself	Stand-up Special / Director / Editor Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program
2009	The Invention of Lying	Greg
2009–present	Parks and Recreation	Dave Sanderson	6 Episodes
2010–present	Louie	Louie	Creator / Writer / Director / Editor Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
2011	Hilarious	Himself	Stand-up Special / Writer / Director / Editor Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Special (Single or Multi-Camera) Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
2011	Live at the Beacon Theater	Himself	Stand-up Special / Writer / Director / Editor

Non-performance credits [link]

Year	Title	Notes
2001	Down to Earth	Screenwriter
2001	Pootie Tang	Screenwriter / Director
2007	I Think I Love My Wife	Screenwriter

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^ "June Wedding Was Held In Traverse City". Owosso Argus-Press. June 27, 1961. p. 4. http://news.google.ca/newspapers?id=zSQyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=c6wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2897,7676500&dq=june-wedding-was-held-in-traverse-city&hl=en. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
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Stand-Up	Live in Houston Shameless Chewed Up Hilarious Live at the Beacon Theater WORD: Live at Carnegie Hall

Television	Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–1994) The Dana Carvey Show (1996) The Chris Rock Show (1997–1999) Lucky Louie (episodes) (2006) Louie (episodes) (2010–present)

Film	Pootie Tang (2001) (director, writer) Down to Earth (2001) (writer) I Think I Love My Wife (2007) (writer)

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1990 (tie) Billy Crystal 1990 (tie) Jerry Belson James L. Brooks Marc Flanagan Dinah Kirgo Jay Kogen Marilyn Suzanne Miller Heide Perlman Ian Praiser Sam Simon Tracey Ullman Wallace Wolodarsky 1991 Billy Crystal Hal Kanter Buz Kohan David Steinberg Bruce Vilanch Robert Wuhl 1992 No award 1993 Judd Apatow Robert Cohen David Cross Brent Forrester Jeff Kahn Bruce Kirschbaum Bob Odenkirk Sultan Pepper Dino Stamatopoulos Ben Stiller 1994 No award 1995 No award 1996 David Feldman Eddie Feldmann Mike Gandolfi Tom Hertz Leah Krinsky Dennis Miller Rick Overton 1997 Chris Rock 1998 Jose Arroyo David Feldman Eddie Feldmann Jim Hanna Leah Krinsky Dennis Miller David Weiss 1999 Tom Agna Vernon Chatman Louis C.K. Lance Crouther Gregory Greenberg Ali LeRoi Steve O'Donnell Chris Rock Frank Sebastiano Chuck Sklar Jeff Stilson Wanda Sykes Mike Upchurch

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Name	C.K., Louis
Alternative names	Louis Szekely (real name)
Short description	Comedian
Date of birth	1967-09-12
Place of birth	Washington, D.C., U.S.
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The N-Word
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Directed by	Todd Larkins Williams
Produced by	Helena Echegoyen Nelson George
Written by	Todd Larkins Williams
Starring	Various actors, actresses, comedians, musicians, politicians, and activists
Music by	Michael Cohen
Distributed by	Trio Films
Release date(s)	June 26, 2004
Running time	86 min.
Language	English

The N-Word is a 2004 documentary directed and written by Todd Larkins Williams. The movie, as the title may suggest, looks into the history and usage of the word nigger and its variations.

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