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Louis Theroux

  • Podcaster
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Louis Theroux at an event for Attack the Block (2011)
Award-winning filmmaker Louis Theroux will sit down with a host of stars for interviews.
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Louis Theroux was born on 20 May 1970 in Singapore. He is a podcaster and writer, known for My Scientology Movie (2015), When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000) and Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998). He has been married to Nancy Strang since 7 July 2012. They have three children. He was previously married to Susanna Miriam Kleeman.
BornMay 20, 1970
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BornMay 20, 1970
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
Louis Theroux at an event for The Woman in Black (2012)
Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (2008)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail (2011)
Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars (2012)

Known for:

Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
My Scientology Movie
6.6
  • Writer
  • 2015
When Louis Met... Jimmy (2000)
When Louis Met... Jimmy
7.4
TV Special
  • Writer
  • 2000
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998)
Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends
8.5
TV Series
  • Writer
When Louis Met... The Hamiltons (2001)
When Louis Met... The Hamiltons
7.2
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2001

Credits

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Writer

  • Not Necessarily the Election
    • writer
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1996
  • Louis Theroux: Forbidden America (2022)
    Louis Theroux: Forbidden America
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021)
    Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
    • written by
    • 2021
  • Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge (2020)
    Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
    • writer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux in Grounded with Louis Theroux (2020)
    Grounded with Louis Theroux
    • Writer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020)
    Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family (2019)
    Louis Theroux: Surviving America's Most Hated Family
    • written by
    • 2019
  • Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge (2019)
    Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Louis Theroux: The Night in Question (2019)
    Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Louis Theroux's Altered States (2018)
    Louis Theroux's Altered States
    • written by
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017)
    Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017
  • Louis Theroux: Dark States (2017)
    Louis Theroux: Dark States
    • written by
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017
  • Jimmy Savile and Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Savile (2016)
    Louis Theroux: Savile
    • written by
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Louis Theroux: A Different Brain (2016)
    Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
    • writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion (2016)
    Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 2016
  • Louis Theroux in My Scientology Movie (2015)
    My Scientology Movie
    • written by
    • 2015

Producer

  • KSI in KSI: In Real Life (2023)
    KSI: In Real Life
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Joe Wicks: Facing My Childhood
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Louis Theroux: Forbidden America (2022)
    Louis Theroux: Forbidden America
    • consultant producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • Sex Actually with Alice Levine (2021)
    Sex Actually with Alice Levine
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Bambers: Murder at the Farm (2021)
    The Bambers: Murder at the Farm
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Seven Days Without Jam (2021)
    Seven Days Without Jam
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (2021)
    Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
    • consultant producer
    • 2021
  • Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge (2020)
    Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge
    • consultant producer
    • Consultant Producer
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux in Grounded with Louis Theroux (2020)
    Grounded with Louis Theroux
    • producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux: Selling Sex (2020)
    Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
    • consulting producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge (2019)
    Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
    • consultant producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Louis Theroux: The Night in Question (2019)
    Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
    • consultant producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Louis Theroux's Altered States (2018)
    Louis Theroux's Altered States
    • consultant producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia (2017)
    Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
    • consultant producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2017

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My Scientology Movie
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My Scientology Movie
Louis Theroux Interviews
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Louis Theroux Interviews

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • May 20, 1970
    • Singapore
  • Spouses
      Nancy StrangJuly 7, 2012 - present (3 children)
  • Parents
    • Paul Theroux
  • Relatives
      Justin Theroux(Cousin)
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    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Cousin of Justin Theroux.
  • Quotes
    As a student of bizarre organizations and eccentric people, the BBC feels like my natural home.
  • Trademarks
      Makes Documentaries about controversial issues and people

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