He's played two characters named Louie, people call him Louie in real life, but his professional name is Louis. Why?

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Sumatran_Ratmonkey — 11 years ago(January 27, 2015 06:25 PM)

Because Louis is his name.
I assume that he named the characters on his show Louie in order to differentiate his real self from the fictionalized versions of himself that he plays.

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charactercombo — 9 years ago(August 14, 2016 12:51 PM)

Right?! Every one knows how to pronounce
Szkely
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HelloMyNameIsMrBurns — 9 years ago(July 25, 2016 06:36 AM)

But why use C.K. so people know how to pronounce his last name and then use Louis instead of Louie?

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parisel — 11 years ago(January 26, 2015 06:20 PM)

I am going to explain something so simple, maybe even you can understand it. The pronunciation is French, not the person. Louis is a French name and it is pronounced by the French as LU EE.
With that, I do not plan to ever read another post by you.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.

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soulwaves2000 — 11 years ago(January 26, 2015 08:26 AM)

Hes not French. And hes half mexican you effin idiot.
There we were, minding our own business, when kids started killing themselves all over my property.

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parisel — 11 years ago(January 25, 2015 10:12 PM)

It's a French thing.
I guess it's like looking at clouds. You see one thing and I see another. Peace.

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soulwaves2000 — 11 years ago(January 06, 2015 07:00 AM)

Because people would pronounce the Sprobably. And you're not supposed to pronounce it in Louis. Maybe it's a Mexican thing idk
There we were, minding our own busine2000ss, when kids started killing themselves all over my property.