Lewis Black

Lewis Black

Lewis Black is an American stand-up comedian and actor.

Fast Facts

Full name: Lewis Niles Black
Birthdate: August 30, 1948
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Trademark: On-edge, finger-pointing demeanor
Attended University of North Carolina
Resides in North Carolina
Won 2007 Grammy Award for "Best Comedy Album"
Won an American Comedy Award in 2001
Nominated for an Emmy Award in 2007
Has written over 40 plays

Background

After earning his Masters at Yale School of Drama in 1977, Black wrote hundreds of one-act plays with composer Rusty Magee. In 1990, they premiered the musical The Czar of Rock and Roll at the Alley Theatre in Houston.

Before his plays, Black would do stand-up comedy to get the audience warmed up. After acting in a few TV shows like Law and Order and Homicide: Life on the Street in the mid-1990s, Black pursued comedy full-time.

He occasionally appears as his on-stage persona in some films like Accepted and Man of the Year.

Comedy

Black's on-stage persona is that of a man who is at the edge of his sanity, often ranting sardonically about politics, news, religion, history and other things he finds absurd. His performances at Carnegie Hall in 2006 were recorded for a live comedy album, which won him his first Grammy.

Black also has a recurring three-minute segment on Comedy Central's The Daily Show called "Back in Black," which has since become the longest-running segment on the program. The network eventually gave Black his own show, The Root of All Evil, in 2008.

As an author, he has written his autobiography, Nothing's Sacred, in 2005, and Me of Little Faith in 2008.

Categories

Entertainment | Comedians | Actors | Film Actors | Television Actors | The Daily Show

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Lewis Black Timeline

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1948: Born August 30 in Washington, DC
1986: Hannah and Her Sisters - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
1990-1991: The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd - IMDb Listing
2000-Present: The Daily Show - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2002: Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief - IMDb Listing
2004: Lewis Black: Black on Broadway - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2006: Lewis Black: Red, White and Screwed - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2006: Unaccompanied Minors - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2006: Man of the Year - IMDb Listing
2005-2007: Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
2008: Dark as Day - IMDb Listing
2008: Root of All Evil - IMDb Listing

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