Actor
Lewis Black
Biography

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 ...

Known For
Acting
2024 -- Atrabilious | Roy Altman
2024 -- Inside Out 2: A Special Look | Anger
2024 -- Inside Out 2 | Anger (voice)
2023 -- Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You | Self
2023 -- Downwind |
2022 -- The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks | Self
2021 -- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 | Self
2020 -- Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life | Self
2020 -- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self
2019 -- The Last Laugh | Max Becker
2018 -- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind | Self
2017 -- Gilbert | Self
2017 -- Imitation Girl | Lew
2016 -- Lewis Black: Black to the Future | Self
2016 -- Better Off Single | Charlie's Therapist
2016 -- Rock Dog | Linnux (voice)
2015 -- Riley's First Date? | Anger (voice)
2015 -- Mind Candy | Anger (voice)
2015 -- Introducing Parker Dowd | Drew
2015 -- Inside Out | Anger (voice)
2015 -- Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) | Self
2015 -- Misery Loves Comedy | Self
2014 -- The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa | Self
2014 -- Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor | Self - Coach
2013 -- The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall | Self
2013 -- The Muslims Are Coming! | Self
2013 -- Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata | Self
2012 -- Lewis Black: In God We Rust | Self
2011 -- Caris' Peace | Self
2011 -- Afghan Luke | Lewis Black
2011 -- Give It Up for Greg Giraldo | Self
2011 -- Brainwave |
2010 -- Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan | Self
2010 -- Peep World | Narrator (voice)
2010 -- Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story |
2010 -- Teenage Paparazzo | Self
2010 -- I Am Comic | Self
2009 -- Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black | Self
2009 -- Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black | Self
2009 -- Just For Laughs: Over The Edge | Self
2009 -- George Carlin : The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize | Self
2008 -- Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget | Self
2008 -- History of the Joke | Host
2007 -- Heckler | Self
2006 -- Last Laugh '06 | Self - Host
2006 -- Unaccompanied Minors | Oliver Porter
2006 -- Farce of the Penguins | Jimmy (voice)
2006 -- Man of the Year | Eddie Langston
2006 -- Accepted | Uncle Ben
2006 -- Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed | Self
2006 -- Falling for Grace | Rob York
2006 -- Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge | Self
2005 -- Last Laugh '05 | Self
2005 -- The Happy Elf | Norbert (voice)
2005 -- The Aristocrats | Self
2005 -- Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage)
2004 -- Lewis Black: Black on Broadway | Self
2003 -- Lewis Black Unleashed | Self
2003 -- The Gynecologists | Cookie LaMotte
2003 -- 60 Spins Around the Sun | Self
2002 -- American Dummy | Club Owner
2002 -- Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief | Professor Black
1993 -- Joey Breaker | Pete Grimm
1993 -- The Night We Never Met | Marty Holder
1991 -- The Hard Way | Banker
1990 -- Jacob's Ladder | Jacob's Doctor
1986 -- Hannah and Her Sisters | Paul
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