In , C. He gained prominence and widespread acclaim for his FX semi-autobiographical comedy-drama series Louie β , which he created, directed and starred in.
The series received numerous accolades with C. In , he created and starred in his self-funded web series Horace and Pete , and co-created the shows Baskets and Better Things for FX and voiced the protagonist Max in the animated film The Secret Life of Pets in the same year. During this time he also had supporting acting roles in films such as David O. In , he admitted to several incidents of sexual misconduct following the release of an article in The New York Times.
This resulted in widespread criticism and caused his film I Love You, Daddy to be pulled from distribution prior to its release. In , he returned to stand-up comedy, and in , he announced an international tour. When C. He has said that he has since forgotten much of his Spanish.
Upon moving from Mexico to suburban Boston, C. He graduated with future Friends star Matt LeBlanc. In at 17, C. The New York University Tisch School of the Arts showed an interest in him as a filmmaker, but he instead decided to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. He was given five minutes of time, but had only two minutes of material. In , he unsuccessfully auditioned for Saturday Night Live , [ 5 ] although he did later work with Robert Smigel , writing on the TV Funhouse shorts for the program.
Throughout the spring of , C. It was canceled after seven episodes. Katz, Professional Therapist. From to , he wrote for The Chris Rock Show. The film received largely negative reviews from critics, but has become a cult classic ; [ 51 ] [ 52 ] in a half-star review, Roger Ebert declared it a "train wreck" and felt the film was "not in a releasable condition". In August , C. Inspired by the work ethic of fellow comedian George Carlin , who had committed to dropping all of his existing material and starting over every year, [ 58 ] in June , C.
