Lewis Black
American comedian and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lewis Niles Black[1] (born August 30, 1948)[2] is an American stand-up comedian and actor. His comedy routines often escalate into angry rants about history, politics, religion, and cultural trends.
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Birth name | Lewis Niles Black |
Born | (1948-08-30) August 30, 1948 (age 75) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Education | University of Maryland, College Park University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
Years active | 1970s–present |
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Website | lewisblack.com |
He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment, which he has been doing since The Daily Show was hosted by Craig Kilborn.[3] He was voted 51st of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004; and was voted 5th in Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008 and 11th in 2010. In 2015, he appeared as the voice of Anger in the Pixar film Inside Out, a role he will reprise in the 2024 sequel, Inside Out 2.
Lewis Black is also a spokesman for the Aruba Tourism Authority, appearing in television ads that first aired in late 2009 and 2010. He has served as an "ambassador for voting rights" for the American Civil Liberties Union since 2013.[4]
When not on the road performing, Black resides in Manhattan, but also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.