LOUIS C.K.
Date of Birth: 1968
Starting his career off as a stand-up comic, C.K. became a staff writer for
Late Night with Conan O'Brian. Working on the show's first two
years on air, C.K. focused on creating a number of comedy sketches to be
performed. He then went on to write for Late Show with David
Letterman, followed by a gig as head writer for The Dana Carvey
Show. In the late '90s, C.K. latched onto The Chris Rock Show,
acting as co-producer and writer. His three year experience on the show
paid off with a CableAce award and an Emmy.
During his years as a late night writer, C.K. also had a passion for
creating short films. His first short, Caesar's Salad, won awards
at a number of festivals including the Chicago Film Festival. His most
successful short to date is Ice Cream, which not only won the
Grand Prize at the Aspen Short Film Festival, but has been sold in
several foreign television markets.
In 1998, he directed his first feature, Tomorrow Night, which was
viewed in film festivals around the world. His working relationship with
Chris Rock led to C.K. writing the screenplay for Down to Earth,
in which Rock starred. He continued to work with Rock into the new
millennium with the completion of his second directorial feature, Pootie
Tang.
Filmography (director):
Pootie Tang (2001)
Tomorrow Night (1998)
Filmography (writer):
Pootie Tang (2001)
Down to Earth (2001)
Tomorrow Night (1998)