Lewis Black
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lewis Niles Black (born August 30, 1948) is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor. He is known for his comedy style, which often includes simulating a mental breakdown, or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. He hosted the Comedy Central series Lewis Black's Root of All Evil, and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart delivering his “Back in Black” commentary segment. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan. He also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C. He is currently the spokesman for Aruba Tourism, appearing in television ads that aired in late 2009 and 2010. He was voted 51st of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time by Comedy Central in 2004. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Aug 30, 1948 In Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 76
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary
- Latest Project:
- Movie Atrabilious 2024-08-01
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary | Self | 2026 |
| Movie | Atrabilious | Roy Altman | 2024-08-01 |
| Movie | Downwind | 2023-01-20 | |
| Movie | The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks | Self | 2022-03-15 |
| Movie | Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 | Self | 2021-09-11 |
| Movie | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self | 2020-05-11 |
| Movie | The Last Laugh | Max Becker | 2019-01-11 |
| Movie | Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self | 2018-01-19 |
| Series | The History of Comedy | Self | 2017-02-09 |
| Movie | Imitation Girl | Lew | 2017-03-04 |
| Movie | Gilbert | Self | 2017-04-20 |
| Series | Madoff | Gregory Perkins | 2016-02-03 |
| Movie | Better Off Single | Charlie's Therapist | 2016-10-07 |
| Movie | Rock Dog | Linnux (voice) | 2016-07-08 |
| Series | Crisis in Six Scenes | Al | 2016-09-30 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Black to the Future | Self | 2016-10-07 |
| Movie | Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) | Self | 2015-04-16 |
| Movie | Misery Loves Comedy | Self | 2015-01-23 |
| Movie | Inside Out | Anger (voice) | 2015-06-17 |
| Movie | Riley's First Date? | Anger (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
| Movie | Mind Candy | Anger (voice) | 2015-11-03 |
| Movie | Introducing Parker Dowd | Drew | 2015-08-15 |
| Movie | Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor | Self - Coach | 2014-04-05 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata | Self | 2013-08-24 |
| Movie | The Muslims Are Coming! | Self | 2013-09-13 |
| Movie | The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall | Self | 2013-12-06 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: In God We Rust | Self | 2012-03-17 |
| Movie | Give It Up for Greg Giraldo | Self | 2011-03-18 |
| Movie | Afghan Luke | Lewis Black | 2011-09-23 |
| Movie | Caris' Peace | Self | 2011-10-21 |
| Movie | Teenage Paparazzo | Self | 2010-01-22 |
| Movie | I Am Comic | Self | 2010-01-10 |
| Series | The Green Room with Paul Provenza | Himself | 2010-06-10 |
| Series | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated | Mr. E | 2010-07-12 |
| Series | Robotomy | Gore-Ax | 2010-10-25 |
| Movie | Peep World | Narrator (voice) | 2010-09-15 |
| Movie | Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan | Self | 2010-12-17 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black | Self | 2009-10-08 |
| Movie | Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black | Self | 2009-11-23 |
| Movie | Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget | Self | 2008-08-17 |
| Series | Lewis Black's Root of All Evil | Self - Host | 2008-03-12 |
| Movie | History of the Joke | Host | 2008-02-28 |
| Series | The Big Bang Theory | Unknown | 2007-09-24 |
| Movie | Heckler | Self | 2007-11-04 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed | Self | 2006-06-10 |
| Movie | Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge | Self | 2006-01-01 |
| Movie | Falling for Grace | Rob York | 2006-03-31 |
| Series | Live at Gotham | Unknown | 2006-07-21 |
| Movie | Accepted | Uncle Ben | 2006-08-18 |
| Movie | Unaccompanied Minors | Oliver Porter | 2006-12-08 |
| Movie | Farce of the Penguins | Jimmy (voice) | 2006-12-01 |
| Movie | Man of the Year | Eddie Langston | 2006-10-09 |
| Movie | Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-17 |
| Movie | The Happy Elf | Norbert (voice) | 2005-12-02 |
| Movie | The Aristocrats | Self | 2005-07-29 |
| Movie | Last Laugh '05 | Self | 2005-12-11 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Black on Broadway | Self | 2004-05-15 |
| Movie | Lewis Black Unleashed | Self | 2003-09-23 |
| Movie | 60 Spins Around the Sun | Self | 2003-01-01 |
| Movie | Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief | Professor Black | 2002-01-01 |
| Series | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Unknown | 2000-12-30 |
| Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
| Series | Comedy Central Presents | Unknown | 1998-12-01 |
| Series | The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
| Series | The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
| Series | Homicide: Life on the Street | Unknown | 1993-01-31 |
| Movie | The Night We Never Met | Marty Holder | 1993-04-30 |
| Movie | Joey Breaker | Pete Grimm | 1993-05-14 |
| Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
| Series | Mad About You | Unknown | 1992-09-23 |
| Movie | The Hard Way | Banker | 1991-03-08 |
| Series | Law & Order | Unknown | 1990-09-13 |
| Movie | Jacob's Ladder | Jacob's Doctor | 1990-11-02 |
| Series | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd | Bernie | 1987-05-21 |
| Movie | Hannah and Her Sisters | Paul | 1986-02-07 |
| Series | CBS News Sunday Morning | Unknown | 1979-01-28 |