Three-time Emmy Award winner, comedian and game show host Louis Anderson died Friday morning after a battle with cancer, his publicist told Deadline. He was 68 years old.
The star of the comedy series "Baskets" died in Las Vegas, where he was hospitalized earlier this week for treatment for diffuse large B cell lymphoma, publicist Glenn Schwartz told the entertainment publication.
Anderson was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, winning one in 2016 for her role as Christine Basketts on the FX series.
He also won two Daytime Emmys in 1997 and 1998 for Outstanding Performance in an Animated Program for "Life with Louie," a program aired on Fox.
The St. Paul, Minnesota, native was a counselor for troubled children before taking first place in a Midwest comedy competition in 1981, according to Deadline.
Anderson was in Eddie Murphy's 1988 hit film "Coming to America". He also hosted "Family Feud" from 1999 to 2002 and starred in several situation comedies over the past two decades.
Anderson wrote several books, including "Goodbye Jumbo... Hello Cruel World," a self-help book for people struggling with self-esteem issues. (Reuters)