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Trivia
Is the tenth child out of eleven children.
Formerly worked
as a counselor at a home for abused children.
In 1981, met
comedy legend Henny Youngman, and began writing one-liners
for him.
Lived in Las
Vegas during most of his career, but now lives in Los Angeles
30 September
2003 - Recovering in an LA hospital for treatment of an
undisclosed heart problem.
Louie's show
"Life With Louie" won two Emmys and three humanist
awards. He has said that it was his favorite project.
Shortly after
the attacks on New York City of 9-11-01, Louie came up with
the idea that they do a special NYC police vs. firemen week
for the show, the prize money going to the NYPD and NYFD
Widow's Fund. Louie put his own personal money to start
a pot at the beginning of the week -- $75,000.
When
ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire hit the air, Louie thought
it would be a good idea to raise the Family Feud jackpot
from $10,000 to $20,000. He got his way, and Family Feud's
ratings went up as a result. The jackpot had been $10,000
for many years.
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