Louis Alfred Székely, known professionally as Louis C.K., is an American stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker. C.K. has won six Emmy Awards, and three Grammy Awards, three Critics' Choice Awards, three Peabody Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for two Golden Globe Awards. He was listed as one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2012 and Rolling Stone ranked him fourth on its 2017 list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.
From the “2017: Sexual misconduct allegations and fallout” section of Louis C.K.’s Wikipedia article.
In 2015, rumors about C.K.'s behavior toward women in his professional life began to appear on various websites, from high-profile sources such as Roseanne Barr, Jen Kirkman, and Tig Notaro.
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