Louis A. Szekely (born September 12, 1967), better known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He is known for his use of observational, self-deprecating, dark, and shock humor. In 2012, C.K. won a Peabody Award and has received six Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at the Beacon Theater (2011) and Oh My God (2013). He has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album twice.

C.K. was born Louis A. Szekely in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 1967, the son of software engineer Mary Louise (nee Davis) and economist Luis Szekely. His parents met at Harvard University, where his mother was completing her degree in a summer school program. They were married at St. Francis Church in Traverse City, Michigan. C.K. has three sisters. His paternal grandfather, Dr. Geza Szekely Schweiger, was a Hungarian Jewish surgeon whose family moved to Mexico, where he met C.K.'s Mexican paternal grandmother, Rosario Sanchez Morales. C.K.'s mother, an American with Irish ancestry, grew up on a farm in Michigan. She graduated from Owosso High School in Owosso, Michigan. She attended University of Michigan and graduated from Ohio State University Phi Beta Kappa. C.K.'s maternal grandparents were M. Louise Davis and Alfred C. Davis.  When C.K. was a year old, his family moved to his father's home country of Mexico, where his father had earned a degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico prior to graduating from Harvard. C.K.'s first language was Spanish; it was not until after they moved back to the U.S. when he was seven that he began to learn English. He has said that he has since forgotten much of his Spanish. When C.K. left Mexico with his family, they moved back to the United States and settled in Boston.  Upon moving from Mexico to suburban Boston, C.K. wanted to become a writer and comedian, citing Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, and George Carlin as some of his influences. When he was 10, his parents divorced. C.K. said that his father was around but he did not see him much and when he remarried, C.K.'s father converted to Orthodox Judaism, the faith of his new wife. C.K. and his three sisters were raised by their single mother in Newton, Massachusetts. The fact that his mother had only "bad" TV shows to view upon returning home from work inspired him to work on television. C.K.'s mother raised her children as Catholic and they attended after-school Catholic class until they completed communion. C.K. has said that his father's whole family still lives in Mexico. C.K.'s paternal uncle Dr. Francisco Szekely is an academic and an international consultant on environmental affairs who served as Mexico's Deputy Minister of Environment (2000-2003).  C.K. attended Newton North High School, and graduated in 1985. He graduated with future Friends star Matt LeBlanc. After graduation, C.K. worked as an auto mechanic and at a public access TV cable station in Boston. According to C.K., working in public access TV gave him the tools and technical knowledge to make his short films and later his television shows. "Learning is my favorite thing", he said. He also worked for a time as a cook and in a video store. CANNOTANSWERAnswer this question using a quote from the following article:

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C.K. and his three sisters were raised by their single mother in Newton, Massachusetts.
Louis A. Szekely (född 12 september 1967), mer känd under sitt scennamn Louis C.K. (), är en amerikansk ståuppkomiker, författare, skådespelare och filmskapare. Han är känd för sin användning av observations-, självförnedrande, mörk- och chockhumor. 2012 var C.K. vann en Peabody Award och har fått sex Primetime Emmy Awards, samt ett flertal utmärkelser för The Chris Rock Show, Louie, och hans ståuppspecialer Live på Beacon Theater (2011) och Oh My God (2013). Han har vunnit Grammy Award för bästa komedialbum två gånger. C.K. föddes Louis A. Szekely i Washington, D.C. den 12 september 1967, son till programvaruingenjören Mary Louise (nee Davis) och ekonomen Luis Szekely. Hans föräldrar träffades vid Harvard University, där hans mor höll på att avlägga sin examen i ett sommarskoleprogram. De vigdes i St Francis kyrka i Traverse City i Michigan. C.K. har tre systrar. Hans farfar, dr Geza Szekely Schweiger, var en ungersk judisk kirurg vars familj flyttade till Mexiko, där han träffade C.K. Den mexikanska farmodern Rosario Sanchez Morales. C.K. Mamman, en amerikan med irländsk härkomst, växte upp på en gård i Michigan. Hon tog examen från Owosso High School i Owosso, Michigan. Hon gick på University of Michigan och tog examen från Ohio State University Phi Beta Kappa. C.K. Morföräldrarna hette Louise Davis och Alfred C. Davis. När C.K. var ett år gammal, hans familj flyttade till faderns hemland Mexiko, där hans far hade tagit en examen från National Autonomous University of Mexico innan han tog examen från Harvard. C.K. Första språket var spanska; det var inte förrän efter att de flyttat tillbaka till USA när han var sju som han började lära sig engelska. Han har sagt att han sedan dess har glömt mycket av sin spanska. När C.K. lämnade Mexiko med sin familj, de flyttade tillbaka till USA och bosatte sig i Boston. Vid flytten från Mexico till Boston i förorterna C.K. ville bli författare och komiker, med Richard Pryor, Steve Martin och George Carlin som några av hans influenser. När han var tio skilde sig hans föräldrar. C.K. sade, att hans far var i närheten men han såg honom icke mycket och då han gifte om sig, C. K. Hans far konverterade till ortodox judendom, sin nya hustrus tro. C.K. och hans tre systrar uppfostrades av sin ensamstående mor i Newton i Massachusetts. Att hans mor bara hade "dåliga" TV-program att se när han kom hem från jobbet inspirerade honom att arbeta på TV. C.K. Mamman uppfostrade sina barn till katoliker och de gick i katolska klassen tills de avslutade nattvarden. C.K. har sagt att hans fars hela familj fortfarande bor i Mexiko. C.K. Hans farbroder dr Francisco Szekely är en akademisk och internationell konsult i miljöfrågor som tjänstgjorde som Mexikos biträdande miljöminister (2000-2003). C.K. gick Newton North High School, och tog examen 1985. Han tog examen med blivande Friendsstjärnan Matt LeBlanc. Efter examen, C.K. arbetade som bilmekaniker och vid en allmän access-TV-kabelstation i Boston. Enligt C.K. gav arbetet inom public access-TV honom verktygen och den tekniska kunskapen för att göra sina kortfilmer och senare sina tv-program. "Att lära är min favoritsak", sa han. Han arbetade även en tid som kock och i en videobutik. CANNOTANSWERAnswer denna fråga med hjälp av ett citat från följande artikel: Hur påverkade det honom
Louis A. Szekely (born September 12, 1967), better known by his stage name Louis C.K. (), is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and filmmaker. He is known for his use of observational, self-degrading, dark and shock humors. In 2012, C.K. won a Peabody Award and has received six Primetime Emmy Awards, as well as numerous awards for The Chris Rock Show, Louie, and his stand-up specials Live at Beacon Theater (2011) and Oh My God (2013). He has won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album twice. C.K. was born Louis A. Szekely in Washington, D.C. on September 12, 1967, the son of software engineer Mary Louise (nee Davis) and economist Luis Szekely. His parents met at Harvard University, where his mother was completing her degree in a summer school program. They were married at St. Francis Church in Traverse City, Michigan. C.K. has three sisters. His grandfather, Dr. Geza Szekely Schweiger, was a Hungarian Jewish surgeon whose family moved to Mexico, where he met C.K. Mexican Grandmother Rosario Sanchez Morales. C.K. The mother, an American with Irish descent, grew up on a farm in Michigan. She graduated from Owosso High School in Owosso, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan and graduated from Ohio State University Phi Beta Kappa. C.K. The grandparents were Louise Davis and Alfred C. Davis. When C.K. was a year old, his family moved to his father's native Mexico, where his father had graduated from the National Autonomous University of Mexico before graduating from Harvard. C.K. The first language was Spanish; it was not until after they moved back to the United States when he was seven that he began learning English. He has said that he has since forgotten much of his Spanish. When C.K. left Mexico with their family, they moved back to the United States and settled in Boston. Upon moving from Mexico to Boston in the suburbs of C.K. wanted to become a writer and comedian, with Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and George Carlin as some of his influences. When he was ten, his parents divorced. C.K. said that his father was nearby but he saw him not much and when he remarried, C. K. His father converted to Orthodox Judaism, the faith of his new wife. C.K. and his three sisters were raised by his single mother in Newton, Massachusetts. That his mother only had "bad" TV shows to watch when he came home from work inspired him to work on television. C.K. The mother raised her children as Catholics and they were in the Catholic class until they finished Communion. C.K. He said his father's whole family still lives in Mexico. C.K. His uncle Dr. Francisco Szekely is an academic and international consultant on environmental issues who served as Mexico's Deputy Minister for the Environment (2000-2003). C.K. attended Newton North High School, graduating in 1985. He graduated with future Friend star Matt LeBlanc. After graduation, C.K. worked as a car mechanic and at a public access television cable station in Boston. According to C.K., work in public access television provided him with the tools and technical knowledge to make his short films and later his television shows. "Learning is my favorite thing," he said. He also worked for a time as a chef and in a video store. CANNOTANSWERANSwer this question using a quote from the following article: How did it affect him
C.K. och hans tre systrar uppfostrades av sin ensamstående mor i Newton i Massachusetts.
C.K. and his three sisters were raised by his single mother in Newton, Massachusetts.