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Louis Székely, known by his stage name Louis C.K., is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. C.K. won a Peabody Award in 2012 and has received six Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater (2011) and Oh My God (2013). He has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album twice. Rolling Stone ranked C.K.'s stand-up special Shameless number three on their "Divine Comedy: 25 Best Stand-Up Specials and Movies of All Time" list and ranked him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
Birth Name
Louis Szekely
Born
Tuesday, 12 September 1967
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sorry/Not Sorry | Self | 2024 |
| The 2010s | Self | 2023 |
| Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy | (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| VICE Investigates | Self | 2019 |
| The Worm Has Turned | Louis C.K. | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| I Love You, Daddy | Glen / Glen Topher | 2017 |
| Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Self / Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show | 2017 |
| Louis C.K. 2017 | Self | 2017 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sorry/Not Sorry | Self | 2024 |
| The 2010s | Self | 2023 |
| Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy | (archive footage) | 2021 |
| The Comedy Store | Self | 2020 |
| VICE Investigates | Self | 2019 |
| The Worm Has Turned | Louis C.K. | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| I Love You, Daddy | Glen / Glen Topher | 2017 |
| Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show | Self / Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show | 2017 |
| Louis C.K. 2017 | Self | 2017 |
| Jim Norton: Mouthful of Shame | Barney / Himself (Uncredited) | 2017 |
| The Last Laugh | Self | 2017 |
| The History of Comedy | Self / Self - Comedian | 2017 |
| The Secret Life of Pets | Max (voice) / Max | 2016 |
| Horace and Pete | Horace | 2016 |
| Trumbo | Arlen Hird | 2015 |
| Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest | 2015 |
| Do I Sound Gay? | Self | 2015 |
| Tig | Self | 2015 |
| Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs | Himself / Self | 2015 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store | Self | 2015 |
| 72nd Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Winner | 2014 |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot | Self | 2014 |
| The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Dr. Fielding | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Heads Up America PSA / Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| American Hustle | Stoddard Thorsen | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Blue Jasmine | Al | 2013 |
| Maron | Louis C.K. | 2013 |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Self | 2013 |
| Louis C.K. Oh My God | Himself / Self | 2013 |
| Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs | Self | 2012 |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Self | 2012 |
| Gravity Falls | The Horrifying Sweaty One-Armed Monstrosity | 2012 |
| Inside Comedy | Self | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater | Himself / Self | 2011 |
| The Undefeated | Self - The Tonight Show Guest / Self - on The Tonight Show (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Talking Funny | Himself / Self | 2011 |
| Portlandia | Louis C.K | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest / Himself (archive footage) | 2010 |
| Louie | Louie | 2010 |
| Louis C.K.: Hilarious | Himself / Self | 2010 |
| I Am Comic | Self | 2010 |
| Just for Laughs | Self | 2009 |
| The Invention of Lying | Greg / Greg Kleinschmidt | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Comedy Guest | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Dave Sanderson | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Guest | 2009 |
| Role Models | Security Guard | 2008 |
| Louis C.K.: Chewed Up | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| Diminished Capacity | Stan | 2008 |
| Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins | Marty | 2008 |
| Largo | Himself / Self | 2008 |
| Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis | Self | 2008 |
| Assume the Position 201 with Mr. Wuhl | Self | 2007 |
| Louis C.K. Learns About the Catholic Church | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Louis C.K.: Shameless | Himself / Self | 2007 |
| Comic Relief 2006 | Self | 2006 |
| Talkshow with Spike Feresten | Self | 2006 |
| Lucky Louie | Louie | 2006 |
| Searching for Nixon | Man in Richard Nixon Mask | 2006 |
| Maxed Out | Self | 2006 |
| London | Therapist | 2005 |
| One Night Stand | Self | 2005 |
| Weekends at the DL | Self | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Guest / Himself (archive footage) | 2003 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Late Friday | Self | 2001 |
| Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special | Self | 1999 |
| Home Movies | Andrew Small | 1999 |
| Family Guy | Louis C.K. | 1999 |
| Comedy Central Presents | Self | 1998 |
| Tomorrow Night | 1998 | |
| ShortCuts | Self - Host / Narrator of 'Ugly Revenge' | 1998 |
| The Chris Rock Show | Strip Club Patron / Sneezing Man / Police Officer / Park Ranger / Naked White Man / EMT | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Dana Carvey Show | Various / Radio Executive / Movie Theater Cashier | 1996 |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | Louis | 1995 |
| Hello There | Man on Street / Voice on Tape | 1995 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| HBO Comedy Half-Hour | Self | 1994 |
| Two Drink Minimum | Self | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself / Himself - Guest / Self - Guest / Self - Comedy Guest / Roseanne / Apple Tree | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| Ice Cream | Flower Vendor | 1993 |
| 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | Self | 1989 |
| Fourth of July | Therapist | 1988 |
| An Evening at the Improv | Self | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | The Shoemaker / Various / Self - Host / Escaped Prisoner / Abraham Lincoln | 1975 |
| Jeopardy! | Himself - Clue Giver / Himself - Celebrity Contestant (as Louie C.K.) | 1964 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I Love You, Daddy | 2017 |
| Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 |
| Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You | 2016 |
| Better Things | 2016 |
| Horace and Pete | 2016 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store | 2015 |
| Louis C.K. Oh My God | 2013 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater | 2011 |
| Louie | 2010 |
| Louis C.K.: Hilarious | 2010 |
| Louis C.K.: Chewed Up | 2008 |
| Louis C.K. Learns About the Catholic Church | 2007 |
| Searching for Nixon | 2006 |
| Pootie Tang | 2001 |
| Tomorrow Night | 1998 |
| ShortCuts | 1998 |
| Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies | 1995 |
| Hello There | 1995 |
| Highjacker | 1995 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 |
| Ice Cream | 1993 |
| Fourth of July | 1988 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| I Love You, Daddy | 2017 |
| Louis C.K. 2017 | 2017 |
| Barry Crimmins: Whatever Threatens You | 2016 |
| Better Things | 2016 |
| Horace and Pete | 2016 |
| Baskets | 2016 |
| One Mississippi | 2015 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Comedy Store | 2015 |
| Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour | 2014 |
| Louis C.K. Oh My God | 2013 |
| Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater | 2011 |
| Louie | 2010 |
| Louis C.K.: Hilarious | 2010 |
| Louis C.K.: Chewed Up | 2008 |
| Louis C.K. Learns About the Catholic Church | 2007 |
| Louis C.K.: Shameless | 2007 |
| Lucky Louie | 2006 |
| Searching for Nixon | 2006 |
| Cedric the Entertainer Presents | 2002 |
| Pootie Tang | 2001 |
| Tomorrow Night | 1998 |
| ShortCuts | 1998 |
| The Chris Rock Show | 1997 |
| The Dana Carvey Show | 1996 |
| Howie Mandel's Sunny Skies | 1995 |
| Hello There | 1995 |
| Highjacker | 1995 |
| Ice Cream | 1993 |
| Fourth of July | 1988 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Nominated |
| 2017 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Won |
| 2015 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Won |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
