Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 20, 1970
Place of Birth:
Singapore
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Louis Theroux
Biography
Louis Sebastian Theroux (/ˈluːi θəˈruː/; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentary filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award.
After graduating from Oxford University, Theroux moved to the US and worked as a journalist for Metro Silicon Valley and Spy. He moved into television as the presenter of offbeat segments on Michael Moore's TV Nation series and later began to host his own documentaries, including Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met..., and several BBC Two specials.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Louis Theroux's Forbidden America | Self |
| 2022 | Louis Theroux Interviews | Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge | Self |
| 2018 | Louis Theroux: Altered States | |
| 2018 | The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer | Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show | Self |
| 2017 | Louis Theroux: Dark States | Himself |
| 2017 | The Russell Howard Hour | Self |
| 2016 | Peston on Sunday | Themselves - Guest |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity | Himself |
| 2014 | Louis Theroux's LA Stories | Himself |
| 2014 | Chicken Shop Date | Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery | Self |
| 2013 | The Last Leg | Self |
| 2012 | Louis Theroux: Extreme Love | Himself - Presenter |
| 2011 | Louis Theroux: Miami Mega-Jail | Louis Theroux |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | De Wereld Draait Door | Self |
| 2001 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self - Guest |
| 2001 | Lorraine | Self |
| 2000 | When Louis Met... | Himself |
| 1998 | Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends | |
| 1994 | TV Nation | Himself |