Lewis Black
Born: 1948-08-30 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Known For: Acting
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2026
- Ophira Eisenberg: I Used To Be Nicer ... (Producer)
2024
- Inside Out 2 as Anger (voice)
- Dream Productions as Anger (voice)
- Have I Got News for You as Self
- Spongebob and Sandy’s Country Christmas as Santa Claus
- Atrabilious as Roy Altman
2023
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks as Self
2021
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years as Santa Claus (voice)
- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
2020
2019
- The Last Laugh as Max Becker
2018
- The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants as Ragely J. Snarlingtooth (voice)
- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind as Self
2017
- The History of Comedy as Self
- Gilbert as Self
- Imitation Girl as Lew
2016
- Crisis in Six Scenes as Al
- Madoff as Gregory Perkins
- Rock Dog as Linnux (voice)
- Better Off Single as Charlie's Therapist
- Lewis Black: Black to the Future as Self
2015
- Inside Out as Anger (voice)
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! as Mayor Stoughton (voice)
- Riley's First Date? as Anger (voice)
- Misery Loves Comedy as Self
- Mind Candy as Anger (voice)
- Lewis Black & Friends - A Night to Let Freedom Laugh (Live in Washington D.C.) as Self
- Introducing Parker Dowd as Drew
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- Comedy Warriors: Healing Through Humor as Self - Coach
- The Rant Is Due: Live From Napa as Self
2013
2012
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Vic / Spider Bytez (voice)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- Lewis Black: In God We Rust as Self
2011
- Afghan Luke as Lewis Black
- Caris' Peace as Self
- Brainwave
- Give It Up for Greg Giraldo as Self
2010
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated as Mr. E (voice)
- The Green Room with Paul Provenza as Self
- Robotomy as Gore-Ax
- I Am Comic as Self
- Teenage Paparazzo as Self
- Peep World as Narrator (voice)
- Kathleen Madigan: Gone Madigan as Self
- Basic Black: The Lewis Black Story
2009
- Celebrity Ghost Stories as Self
- Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black as Self
- Just For Laughs: Over The Edge as Self
- Lewis Black: Stark Raving Black as Self
2008
- The Penguins of Madagascar as Dale (voice)
- Lewis Black's Root of All Evil as Self - Host
- Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget as Self
- History of the Joke as Host
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Professor Crawley
- Heckler as Self
2006
- Accepted as Uncle Ben
- Unaccompanied Minors as Oliver Porter
- Man of the Year as Eddie Langston
- Live at Gotham as Self
- Farce of the Penguins as Jimmy (voz)
- Falling for Grace as Rob York
- Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge as Self
- Last Laugh '06 as Self - Host
- Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed as Self
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- The Aristocrats as Self
- The Happy Elf as Norbert (voice)
- Last Laugh '05 as Self
- Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
2004
- Lewis Black: Black on Broadway as Self
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self - Guest
- Duck Dodgers as Manobrain (voice)
- Comedy Central Roasts as Self
- 60 Spins Around the Sun as Self
- The Gynecologists as Cookie LaMotte
- Lewis Black Unleashed as Self
2002
- Lewis Black: Taxed Beyond Belief as Professor Black
- American Dummy as Club Owner
2000
- Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law as The Deadly Duplicator (voice)
- The Brak Show as Movie Zorak (voice)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as B.J. Cameron
- SpongeBob SquarePants as Santa Claus (voice)
1998
- Comedy Central Presents as Self
- The Deal ... (Author)
1997
- The View as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Full Frontal Comedy as self
1993
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Laszlo 'Punchy' DeLeon
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Night We Never Met as Marty Holder
- Joey Breaker as Pete Grimm
1992
- Mad About You as Pizza Slice
1991
- The Hard Way as Banker
1990
- Law & Order as Director Franklin Frome
- Jacob's Ladder as Jacob's Doctor
1987
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Bernie
1986
- Hannah and Her Sisters as Paul
1979
- CBS News Sunday Morning as Self