Comic Louie Anderson Modeled His ‘Baskets’ Role After His Own Mom
Comic Louie Anderson has had a hugely successful stand-up career for the last 30 years, but he admits he wasn’t a very good actor early on. “I didn’t know who I was or how to do it,” he tells Fresh Air’s Terry Gross.
Now, at 62, Anderson is delivering a stand-out performance on the FX comedy series Baskets. In it, he plays Christine Baskets, the mother of an embittered rodeo clown (played by Zach Galifianakis). Christine is both exasperated by her son and deeply supportive of him. “I feel like this part gave me an opportunity to play the most real person — a really real person,” he says.
The comic drew from his memories of his late mother for the role of Christine. “I really loved playing this part for a big reason that my mom gets to come to life,” he says.
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