Louis C.K. (born Louis Szekely; September 12, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, Emmy-winning writer, actor, producer and director. He was ranked #98 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
Louis Szekely was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mary and Luis Szekely, an economist. His mother was of Irish Catholic descent and his father, a native of Mexico, was of Mexican Catholic and Hungarian Jewish ancestry. Aft...
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Louis C.K. (born Louis Szekely; September 12, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, Emmy-winning writer, actor, producer and director. He was ranked #98 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
Louis Szekely was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Mary and Luis Szekely, an economist. His mother was of Irish Catholic descent and his father, a native of Mexico, was of Mexican Catholic and Hungarian Jewish ancestry. After four years in Mexico City, Szekely grew up in Massachusetts—first Framingham and then Newton. His family pronounces their surname, Hungarian-origin Szekely, roughly as [se'-ke], and in his grade-school years he resorted to "C.K." as an easy way to get his name pronounced almost correctly as [si' ke].
He divorced his wife and mother of his two daughters in 2008.
His credits as a writer include Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Dana Carvey Show and the Chris Rock Show. His work for the Chris Rock Show was...
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