Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment

FILE - Actor-comedian Louie Anderson appears at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2016. A spokesman for Anderson says he is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson's publicist says he was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is resting comfortably. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) (Richard Shotwell)

LOS ANGELES ā€“ Louie Anderson is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital, a spokesman for the actor and comedian said.

Anderson, 68, was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and ā€œis resting comfortably,ā€ his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz said Tuesday.

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A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, Anderson lives in Las Vegas.

He won a 2016 Emmy for best supporting actor for his unlikely role in the comedy ā€œBasketsā€ as Christine Baskets, mom to twin sons played by Zach Galifianakis. Anderson received three consecutive Emmy nods for his performance.

He's been a familiar face elsewhere on TV, including as host of a revival of the game show ā€œFamily Feudā€ from 1999 to 2002, and on comedy specials and in frequent late-night talk show appearances.

Anderson voiced an animated version of himself as a kid in ā€œLife With Louie." He created the cartoon series, which first aired in prime time in late 1994 before moving to Saturday morning for its 1995-98 run. Anderson won two Daytime Emmy Awards for the role.

Anderson has appeared in series including ā€œScrubsā€ and ā€œTouched by an Angelā€ and on the big screen in 1988's ā€œComing to Americaā€ and in last year's sequel to the Eddie Murphy comedy.

He regularly tours as a stand-up comedian, Schwartz said.


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