Louie Anderson, the legendary stand-up comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor, has died at the age of 68. Anderson has had a constant presence on both the stage and the screen as a comic since the mid-1980s, though he is perhaps best known for his performance on the FX series Baskets as the mother of Zach Galifianakis' dual characters, Chip and Dale. The late actor won the 2016 Emmy for Outstanding ing Actor in a Comedy Series for the role and was nominated for the award three years in a row. 3b2443