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Louis Szekely, known professionally as Louis C.K., is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian, television and film writer, actor and director. He is the star of the FX comedy series Louie, which he also writes, directs, and edits.

Louis goes by the surname C.K. because those letters spoken aloud are a close phonetic pronunciation of his true surname Szekely.

Born: September 12, 1967 (age 44), Washington, D.C.

Spouse: Alix Bailey (m. 1995–2008)

Albums: Chewed Up, Hilarious, WORD: Live at Carnegie Hall, Live in Houston

Parents: Mary Louise Davis, Luis Szekely

His father is Hungarian/Mexican and Louis grew up part of the time in Mexico. Although C.K. was born in D.C., he lived in Mexico City until the age of seven. His first language is Spanish, and he still retains Mexican citizenship.