Lewis Black

About Lewis Black

American stand-up comedian and actor most known for his appearance on The Daily Show's Back in Black segment. In God We Rust, his ninth comedy album, was published in 2012. In the 2015 Disney film Inside Out, he plays the character Anger.

Lewis Niles Black is an American comedian. His comedies often turn into jokes about history, politics, religion or any other cultural trend. He hosted Lewis Black's Root of All Evil Comedy Center series and appeared regularly on The Daily Show with the comment segment “Back in Black”, which he has been doing since The Daily Show organized by Craig Kilborn. When not on the road, Black resides in Manhattan, but also has a residence in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He is also a spokesperson for the Aruba Tourism Authority, appearing in television commercials that first aired in late 2009 and 2010, and expressing anger in the 2015 Pixar film Inside Out. He was voted by Comedy Central as the 51st of the 100 Best Comedians of All Time in 2004; he was voted 5th at Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008 and 11th in 2010 .

Genres	Political satire/news satire, observational comedy, black comedy
Years active	1981–present
Born	August 30, 1948, Washington, D.C, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Maryland, College Park, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA), Yale School of Drama (MFA)
Subject(s)	American politics, American culture, current events, pop culture
Education	Springbrook High School
Birth name	Lewis Niles Black
Medium	Stand-up, television, film

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Trivia

He was voted 51st in a 2004 list of the 100 greatest comedians by Comedy Central but was voted 5th in Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008. 

Lewis Black before fame

After a year at the University of Maryland, he transferred to the University of North Carolina. He graduated from Yale with a Master of Fine Arts in 1977 and began his career as a playwright in Hell's Kitchen, New York. In 1990, he penned the musical The Czar of Rock and Roll, which had its world premiere at Houston's Alley Theatre.

Achievement of Lewis Black

He was voted 51st in a 2004 list of the 100 greatest comedians by Comedy Central but was voted 5th in Comedy Central's Stand Up Showdown in 2008.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$1.5 Million

Lewis Black family life

His mother was a teacher, while his father was an artist and mechanical engineer. When he was 26 years old, he was married for less than a year.

Associations of Lewis Black

Several well-known comedians, including George Carlin, have impacted him greatly.

Lewis Black Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	in kg - N/A
Height	175 cm
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