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Birth Name: Louis Perry Anderson
Date of Birth: March 24, 1953
Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States
Date of Death: January 21, 2022
Place of Death: Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Ethnicity: * father – Swedish, Norwegian * mother – English, some Welsh, distant Dutch
Louie Anderson was an American stand-up comedian, actor, author, and game show host. He was known for his roles on the series Life with Louie and The Louie Show , both of which he co-created; Pickle and Peanut , Baskets , for which he won an Emmy; Search Party , Twenties , and Tig n’ Seek ; and in the films Quicksilver (1986), Ratboy , The Wrong Guys , Coming to America , and its sequel; and Cook Off! ; as well as for his stand-up act Louie: Larger Than Life and for hosting game show Family Feud .
Louie was the son of Ora Zella and Louis William Anderson, a trumpeter for singer Hoagy Carmichael.
Louie’s paternal grandfather was Alfred Anderson (the son of Andreas Anderson and Breta Mary Hansen). Alfred was Swedish.
Louie’s paternal grandmother was named Ingeborg/Ingaborg Hansen (the daughter of Hans Hansen and Olga). Ingeborg was born in Sweden, to Norwegian parents.
Louie’s maternal grandfather was Charles Milton Prouty (the son of James Franklin Prouty and Sarah Catherine Chaffin). Charles was born in Nevada, Story, Iowa, and had Colonial American ancestry, with roots in Massachusetts and Vermont. James was born in Ohio, the son of Adolphus Prouty and Julia Ann Alderman. Sarah was born in Illinois, the daughter of Phillip T. Chaffin and Mildred Evelyn Rumans.
Louie’s maternal grandmother was Mary Bertha Winders (the daughter of James A. Winders and Emma Viroqua Addyman). Mary was born in Iowa. James was born in Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph R./J. Winders, whose parents were English, and of Mary Elizabeth Whitaker, who was born in Earby, Yorkshire, England. Louie’s great-grandmother Emma was born in Iowa, the daughter of James Addyman, who was English, from Yorkshire, and of Ellenor Jones, who was born in Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales.
Sources: Louie’s father on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Louie Anderson – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Louie Anderson (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.findagrave.com https://famouskin.com
Louie’s mother on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org