louie anderson
The reason why the photo was originally posted will break comedy fans’ hearts.
"Louie and I talked the whole flight ― and we kept that conversation going for over 20 years."
The portly, round-faced comedian used his girth and a checkered childhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota, as fodder for his early stand-up routines.
Anderson, 68, was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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The "Coming 2 America" stars recalled being ordered to pick from a list of white men for the 1988 original.