Redigerer Louie Anderson (avsnitt)

== Tidlig liv ==
[[Fil:Louie Anderson.jpg|miniatyr|upright|Anderson på Sin City Rules Premiere Party i 2012]]
Anderson ble født og oppvokst i [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]], sønn av Ora Zella (''née'' Prouty; 1912–1990), en ''[[Mayflower]]''-etterkommer, og Louis William Anderson (1901–1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/awards/baskets-emmy-nominee-louie-anderson-1201817642/|title='Baskets' Emmy Nominee Louie Anderson on the Role of His Career|first=Geoff|last=Berkshire|date=2016-07-21|website=Variety.com|access-date=2017-11-10}}</ref> Faren hans var [[trompetist]] for sangeren [[Hoagy Carmichael]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://popgoesthenews.com/2019/07/25/jfl-louie-anderson-shares-ups-and-downs-of-his-career/|title=JFL: Louie Anderson shares ups and downs of his career|date=2019-07-26}}</ref> Anderson var den nest yngste av 11 barn i familien hans. I et intervju fra 2016 på ''[[WTF med Marc Maron]]'', avslørte Anderson at moren hans faktisk fødte 16 barn, men fem av dem – den første babyen og deretter to sett tvillinger – døde ved fødselen.<ref name="Episode 715: Louie Anderson">{{cite news |url=http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-715-louie-anderson |title=Episode 715: Louie Anderson|date=2016-06-13|publisher=[[WTF with Marc Maron]]}}</ref> Anderson described his father as "abusive" and an alcoholic.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview with Stephen Colbert|work=Late Show with Stephen Colbert|publisher=CBS|date=2018-04-10}}</ref>

Anderson gikk på [[Johnson Senior High School (Saint Paul, Minnesota)|Johnson Senior High]] i Saint Paul.<ref name="A Real-Life Family Feud, Talk Show Host Repairs Family Ties">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/05/48hours/main146416.shtml?source=search_story |title=A Real-Life Family Feud, Talk Show Host Repairs Family Ties |date=2000-07-20 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103084402/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/01/05/48hours/main146416.shtml?source=search_story |archive-date=2012-11-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>