Louis C.K.

Louis C.K.
C.K. at the 2012 Time 100 gala
Birth name	Louis Székely
Born	(1967-09-12) September 12, 1967 (age 49) Washington, D.C., United States
Medium	Stand-up television film
Years active	1985–present
Genres	Observational comedy black comedy blue comedy insult comedy cringe comedy surreal humor satire deadpan
Subject(s)	Everyday life human interaction human behavior social awkwardness sex marriage parenting gender differences self-deprecation current events
Spouse	Alix Bailey (m. 1995; div. 2008)
Children	2
Website	louisck.net

Louis Székely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K. (/ˈluːi siːˈkeɪ/), is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and editor. He began his career writing for several comedy shows in the 1990s and early 2000s for comedians including David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, and Chris Rock. Also in this period, he was directing surreal short phonographic films and went on to direct two features—Tomorrow Night (1998) and Pootie Tang (2001)—before he starred in the short-lived HBO television sitcom Lucky Louie in 2006.

Louie, an acclaimed semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series that C.K. created, stars in, writes, directs, executive produces, and is the primary editor of, began airing in 2010 on FX. He had supporting acting roles in the films The Invention of Lying (2009), American Hustle, Blue Jasmine (both 2013), and Trumbo (2015). During an extended Louie hiatus, C.K. created and starred in his web series Horace and Pete in 2016, and voiced the lead role in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets the same year.