Emmy-winning actor and stand-up comedian Louie
Anderson died Friday, January 21, due to complications from cancer at age 68. Valley News/Courtesy photo
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Emmy-winning actor and stand-up comedian Louie
Anderson died today due to complications from cancer at age 68.He was being treated for blood cancer in a Las Vegas hospital after
being diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkins lymphoma, his publicist Glenn
Schwartz told The Hollywood Reporter.Anderson was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time
by Comedy Central in 2004. He co-created "Life With Louie,'' a Saturday
morning animated series and hosted a revival of the game show "Family Feud.''Anderson's portrayal of Christine Baskets on the FX series "Baskets''
won him a Primetime Emmy in 2016, an award he was nominated for three times."Louie Anderson, your generosity of spirit will cover the world from
above,'' actor Henry Winkler wrot
