Lewis Black

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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.

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Known For

Inside Out

Anger (voice)

The Big Bang Theory

Professor Crawley

Inside Out 2

Anger (voice)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

B.J. Cameron

SpongeBob SquarePants

Santa Claus (voice)

Jacob's Ladder

Jacob's Doctor

Accepted

Uncle Ben

Hannah and Her Sisters

Paul

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2024	Dream Productions TV	Anger (voice)
2024	Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas MOVIE	Santa Claus
2024	Have I Got News for You TV	Self
2024	Atrabilious MOVIE	Roy Altman
2024	Inside Out 2 MOVIE	Anger (voice)
2023	Lewis Black: Tragically, I Need You MOVIE	Self
2023	Downwind MOVIE	Self
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks MOVIE	Self
2021	Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 MOVIE	Self
2021	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years TV	Santa Claus (voice)
2020	Lewis Black: Thanks For Risking Your Life MOVIE	Self
2020	Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics MOVIE	Self
2019	The Last Laugh MOVIE	Max Becker
2018	The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants TV	Ragely J. Snarlingtooth (voice)
2018	Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind MOVIE	Self
2017	Gilbert MOVIE	Self
2017	Imitation Girl MOVIE	Lew
2017	The History of Comedy TV	Self
2016	Better Off Single MOVIE	Charlie's Therapist
2016	Lewis Black: Black to the Future MOVIE	Self
2016	Crisis in Six Scenes TV	Al
2016	Rock Dog MOVIE	Linnux (voice)
2016	Madoff TV	Gregory Perkins
2015	Mind Candy MOVIE	Anger (voice)
2015	Riley's First Date? MOVIE	Anger (voice)
2015	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! TV	Mayor Stoughton (voice)
2015	Introducing Parker Dowd MOVIE	Drew
2015	Inside Out MOVIE	Anger (voice)
2015	Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) MOVIE	Self
2015	Misery Loves Comedy MOVIE	Self
2014	The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa MOVIE	Self
2014	Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor MOVIE	Self - Coach
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall MOVIE	Self
2013	The Muslims Are Coming! MOVIE	Self
2013	Lewis Black: Old Yeller - Live at the Borgata MOVIE	Self
2012	Gotham Comedy Live TV	Self - Host
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV	Vic / Spider Bytez (voice)
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TV	Self
2012	Lewis Black: In God We Rust MOVIE	Self
2011	Caris' Peace MOVIE	Self
2011	Afghan Luke MOVIE	Lewis Black
2011	Give It Up for Greg Giraldo MOVIE	Self
2011	Brainwave MOVIE	Self
2010	Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan MOVIE	Self
2010	Robotomy TV	Gore-Ax
2010	Robotomy TV	The Gore-Ax/The Scrap Metal Spirit of Insanus
2010	Peep World MOVIE	Narrator (voice)
2010	Teenage Paparazzo MOVIE	Self
2010	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated TV	Mr. E (voice)
2010	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated TV	Mr. E / Ricky Owens (voice)
2010	Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story MOVIE	Self
2010	The Green Room with Paul Provenza TV	Self
2010	I Am Comic MOVIE	Self
2009	Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black MOVIE	Self
2009	Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black MOVIE	Self
2009	Celebrity Ghost Stories TV	Self
2009	Just For Laughs: Over The Edge MOVIE	Self
2008	The Penguins of Madagascar TV	Dale (voice)
2008	Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget MOVIE	Self
2008	Lewis Black's Root of All Evil TV	Self - Host
2008	History of the Joke MOVIE	Host
2007	Heckler MOVIE	Self
2007	The Big Bang Theory TV	Professor Crawley
2006	Last Laugh '06 MOVIE	Self - Host
2006	Unaccompanied Minors MOVIE	Oliver Porter
2006	Farce of the Penguins MOVIE	Jimmy (voz)
2006	Man of the Year MOVIE	Eddie Langston
2006	Accepted MOVIE	Uncle Ben
2006	Live at Gotham TV	Self
2006	Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed MOVIE	Self
2006	Falling for Grace MOVIE	Rob York
2006	Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge MOVIE	Self
2005	Last Laugh '05 MOVIE	Self
2005	The Happy Elf MOVIE	Norbert (voice)
2005	The Aristocrats MOVIE	Self
2005	Celebrity Mix MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	Lewis Black: Black on Broadway MOVIE	Self
2003	Lewis Black Unleashed MOVIE	Self
2003	Duck Dodgers TV	Manobrain (voice)
2003	The Gynecologists MOVIE	Cookie LaMotte
2003	Comedy Central Roasts TV	Self
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher TV	Self - Guest
2003	60 Spins Around the Sun MOVIE	Self
2002	American Dummy MOVIE	Club Owner
2002	Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief MOVIE	Professor Black
2000	Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law TV	The Deadly Duplicator (voice)
2000	The Brak Show TV	Movie Zorak (voice)
2000	The Brak Show TV	The Slug (voice)
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	B.J. Cameron
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants TV	Santa Claus (voice)
1998	Comedy Central Presents TV	Self
1997	The View TV	Self
1996	Full Frontal Comedy TV	self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self - Guest Correspondent
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Guest
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV	Self - Comedian
1993	Joey Breaker MOVIE	Pete Grimm
1993	The Night We Never Met MOVIE	Marty Holder
1993	Homicide: Life on the Street TV	Laszlo 'Punchy' DeLeon
1992	Mad About You TV	Pizza Slice
1991	The Hard Way MOVIE	Banker
1990	Jacob's Ladder MOVIE	Jacob's Doctor
1990	Law & Order TV	Director Franklin Frome
1987	The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd TV	Bernie
1986	Hannah and Her Sisters MOVIE	Paul
1979	CBS News Sunday Morning TV	Self
	Untitled Mitch Hedberg documentary MOVIE	Self

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