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Louis CK is a famous American comedian, writer, actor and filmmaker. Louis CK is most famous for his raunchy confessional monologue and his TV show ‘Louie’.
Early life
Louis CK’s real full name is Louis Székely. He was born in Washington, DC, United States, on September 12, 1967. Currently, he is 56 years and his zodiac sign is Virgo. He is the son of the software engineer Mary Louise Szekely (mother) and the economist Luis Székely (father). His father is of Mexican and Hungarian descent, while his mother is Irish Catholic. He has three brothers. Unfortunately, his mother died on June 3, 2019.
However, his parents divorced when he was 10 years old and his mother raised him and his siblings. Additionally, he attended Newton North High School and graduated in the year 1985. Louis graduated with future Friends star Matt LeBlanc. And, after graduating, he worked as an auto mechanic at a public access cable television station in Boston.
Caption: Photo by Louis CK. Source: People
Louis CK – Net worth 2024
Louis has a net worth of around $35 million as of 2024. This personality has accumulated his wealth over more than 30 years in stand-up specials, acting in films, and also as a film director, writer, and producer.
Professional life and career
Louis CK is a comedian and star of the television show ‘Louie’. He began performing stand-up comedy as a teenager and, in the early 1990s, worked as a writer for Conan O’Brien. He won 3 Peabody Awards, 2 Grammy Awards, 6 Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, as well as many awards for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater and Oh My God. .
‘Rolling Stone’ in 2015 ranked Louis’ Shameless stand-up special at No. 3 on its list “Divine Comedy: 25 Greatest Stand-up Specials and Movies of All Time” and ranked him at No. 4. spot on his 2017 list of the 50 Greatest Stand-Ups. comics of all time. This personality also directed surrealist short films and directed 2 feature films, Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001).
In 2001, he released his debut comedy album ‘Live in Houston’ directly through his website and became one of the first artists to offer direct sales to fans of tickets to his stand-up shows and downloads of DRM-free concert videos via their website. Additionally, he has released 9 comedy albums and often also directs and edits his specials.
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He also had supporting roles in films such as Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine, David O. Russell’s American Hustle and the Hollywood blacklist drama Trumbo. This person created, directed and starred in ‘Louie’. ‘Louie’ is an Emmy Award-winning semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series that aired from 2010 to 2015 on FX.
Likewise, in 2016, he created and starred in his self-financed web series ‘Horace and Pete’. Additionally, she co-created the shows Baskets and Better Things’ for FX. And he also voiced the protagonist Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets from the same year.
Caption: Louis CK while performing. Source: BuzzFeed
Admission of sexual misconduct and consequences
Additionally, in 2017, Louis CK admitted to several incidents of sexual misconduct following the publication of an article in ‘The New York Times’. The article published a damning story about him that accused him of sexual misconduct, alleging that he had masturbated in front of five women who were colleagues in the industry.
And it resulted in widespread criticism and caused his 2017 film ‘I Love You, Daddy’ to be pulled from distribution before its release, and a halt to his stand-up career. However, the dominoes continued to fall in the hands of the disgraced comedian, and many companies ended their relationships with him.
Additionally, TBS first suspended production on the CK-produced animated comedy ‘The Cops’ before scrapping it entirely. Additionally, Disney cut his voice work from a 2015 episode of the cartoon Gravity Falls, erasing his existence from the show’s history.
Return to the stage
Furthermore, in 2018 he returned to monologue. And in 2019 he announced an international tour. In 2020, this personality released a new comedy special ‘Sincerely Louis CK’ on his website. And, for that, he received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album. Furthermore, in the year 2021, he embarked on an international comedy tour and once again released a new comedy special ‘Sorry’ on his website.
civil status
In 1995 he married the artist Alix Bailey. Together they have two daughters, Katherine “Kitty” Szekely and Mary Louise Szekely. However, they ended their relationship in 2008. Later, this personality had a brief relationship with musician Fiona Apple. And, in the year 2018, he confirmed that he was dating Blanche Gardin and that she is still dating.
Caption: Louis CK with his children. Source: Naibuzz
Body measurements
This personality has a height of 6 feet and weighs around 86 kilos. Louis CK has light brown hair and brown eyes. No further details about his body saturations are available.
Luis CK – Social Networks
His Instagram account ‘@louisckofficial’ has gained more than 57.9k followers. His Twitter account ‘@realLouisCK’ has gained more than 1,000 followers. And his YouTube channel has gathered more than 239,000 subscribers.
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