Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux

Birth : 1970-05-20, Singapore

History

Louis Sebastian Theroux (/ˈluːi θəˈruː/; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American documentary filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received two British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award. After graduating from Oxford University, Theroux moved to the US and worked as a journalist for Metro Silicon Valley and Spy. He moved into television as the presenter of offbeat segments on Michael Moore's TV Nation series and later began to host his own documentaries, including Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met..., and several BBC Two specials. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Theroux, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Profile

Louis Theroux

Movies

Tell Them You Love Me
Executive Producer
A true crime documentary inspired by one of the most polarising criminal trials of recent history. It explores themes including disability, race, sex and perception of consent by looking back on the controversial case of philosophy professor Anna Stubblefield.
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Executive Producer
The writer and comedian looks at antisemitism and the progressive left. From theatre to football, Baddiel explores a political blindspot with Stephen Fry, Miriam Margolyes and Neil Gaiman.
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Writer
This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.
Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic
Self
This special sees Louis travel to America to investigate the story of a man who has become one of the most controversial and captivating icons of recent times: the gun-toting, self-described 'gay hillbilly' and 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic.
Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
Writer
Meet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.
Louis Theroux: Selling Sex
Himself
Meet women in UK, legally providing sexual services, either to make a living or to supplement their income, potentially earning hundreds of pounds per hour.
Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Writer
Louis returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family
Himself
Louis returns to visit the Westboro Baptist Church in the wake of the death of its leader.
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
Writer
Louis Theroux visits specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside their babies.
Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge
Himself
Louis Theroux visits specialist psychiatric units which treat mothers experiencing serious mental illness whilst allowing them to live alongside their babies.
Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
Writer
Louis Theroux heads to American college campuses and comes face-to-face with students whose universities are accusing them of sexual assault.
Louis Theroux: The Night in Question
Himself
Louis Theroux heads to American college campuses and comes face-to-face with students whose universities are accusing them of sexual assault.
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Writer
Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women. In this film, Louis Theroux embeds himself in two of London's biggest adult eating-disorder treatment facilities: St Ann's Hospital and Vincent Square Clinic. As he spends more time with patients both on and off the wards, he witnesses the dangerous power that anorexia holds over them, and finds himself drawn into a complex relationship between the disorder and the person it inhabits.
Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia
Himself
Anorexia, the pathological fear of eating and gaining weight, is now the most deadly mental illness in the UK, affecting around one in every 250 women. In this film, Louis Theroux embeds himself in two of London's biggest adult eating-disorder treatment facilities: St Ann's Hospital and Vincent Square Clinic. As he spends more time with patients both on and off the wards, he witnesses the dangerous power that anorexia holds over them, and finds himself drawn into a complex relationship between the disorder and the person it inhabits.
Louis Theroux: Savile
Writer
Sixteen years after his documentary When Louis Met Jimmy, Theroux seeks to understand how he was tricked by a man who became his friend
Louis Theroux: Savile
Sixteen years after his documentary When Louis Met Jimmy, Theroux seeks to understand how he was tricked by a man who became his friend
Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
Writer
Following on from his recent look at alcoholism, the UK’s premier documentarian returns with another sensitive film, this time on living with a brain injury. Earl’s personality and interests have radically altered since he was involved in a car crash, while Dan – who sustained his injury in the late 90s – is desperate to live independently again. Elsewhere, Amanda is struggling to readjust to family life, and Natalie’s carers share her especially affecting story.
Louis Theroux: A Different Brain
Himself
Following on from his recent look at alcoholism, the UK’s premier documentarian returns with another sensitive film, this time on living with a brain injury. Earl’s personality and interests have radically altered since he was involved in a car crash, while Dan – who sustained his injury in the late 90s – is desperate to live independently again. Elsewhere, Amanda is struggling to readjust to family life, and Natalie’s carers share her especially affecting story.
My Scientology Movie
Self
Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux.
My Scientology Movie
Writer
Following a long fascination with the religion and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Theroux won't take no for an answer when his request to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down. Inspired by the Church's use of filming techniques, and aided by ex-members of the organization, Theroux uses actors to replay some incidents people claim they experienced as members in an attempt to better understand the way it operates. In a bizarre twist, it becomes clear that the Church is also making a film about Louis Theroux.
Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
Writer
Louis spends time at King's College Hospital in London where he immerses himself in the lives of patients in the grips of alcohol addiction and the medical staff trying to make them better.
Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion
Louis spends time at King's College Hospital in London where he immerses himself in the lives of patients in the grips of alcohol addiction and the medical staff trying to make them better.
Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
Writer
Louis Theroux travels to San Francisco where a group of pioneering medical professionals help children who say they were born in the wrong body transition from boy to girl or girl to boy at ever younger ages.
Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids
Himself
Louis Theroux travels to San Francisco where a group of pioneering medical professionals help children who say they were born in the wrong body transition from boy to girl or girl to boy at ever younger ages.
Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life
Writer
Louis is at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in L.A to learn about the American way of death.
Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life
Presenter
Louis is at Cedars Sinai Medical Centre in L.A to learn about the American way of death.
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Writer
In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits some of the original programme's contributors as well as meeting the latest crop of porn performers dreaming of porn stardom.
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
Himself
In 1997, Louis Theroux made a documentary about the world of male porn performers in Los Angeles. 15 years later, he returns to find a business struggling with the deluge of free porn on the internet. Louis revisits some of the original programme's contributors as well as meeting the latest crop of porn performers dreaming of porn stardom.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
Writer
The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cats and dangerous primates. In the programme, Theroux visits GW Exotic Animal Foundation in Oklahoma.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets
Self
The programme follows Theroux as he travels to the United States to meet people who own animals normally found in Africa and Asia, including big cats and dangerous primates. In the programme, Theroux visits GW Exotic Animal Foundation in Oklahoma.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Writer
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.
Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis
Himself - Presenter
Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
Writer
Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.
Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists
Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.
Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Writer
Join Louis Theroux as he investigates the affect crystal meth addiction is having on the local community of Fresno in California's Central Valley.
Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth
Himself
Join Louis Theroux as he investigates the affect crystal meth addiction is having on the local community of Fresno in California's Central Valley.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Writer
Louis Theroux is in Lagos, following the local gangs and a paramilitary task force.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos
Himself
Louis Theroux is in Lagos, following the local gangs and a paramilitary task force.
Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
Writer
Faced with the challenging behaviour of their kids, more and more parents in America are turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope, even though the drugs, and sometimes the diagnoses, remain controversial. Louis travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to get to know the diagnosed children and hoping to understand what drives parents to put their kids on drugs.
Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids
Himself
Faced with the challenging behaviour of their kids, more and more parents in America are turning to psychoactive medication to help them cope, even though the drugs, and sometimes the diagnoses, remain controversial. Louis travels to one of America's leading children's psychiatric treatment centres, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to get to know the diagnosed children and hoping to understand what drives parents to put their kids on drugs.
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
Writer
Louis has gained access to Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, which houses more than 500 of the most disturbed criminals in America, convicted paedophiles. Most have already served lengthy prison sentences, but have been deemed unsafe for release. Instead, they have been sent here for an indefinite time. Spending time with those undergoing treatment, Louis wrestles with whether he can ever allow himself to believe men whose whole history is defined by deception and deceit.
Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles
Himself
Louis has gained access to Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, which houses more than 500 of the most disturbed criminals in America, convicted paedophiles. Most have already served lengthy prison sentences, but have been deemed unsafe for release. Instead, they have been sent here for an indefinite time. Spending time with those undergoing treatment, Louis wrestles with whether he can ever allow himself to believe men whose whole history is defined by deception and deceit.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Writer
Louis Theroux travels to Johannesburg, where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime as he looks at the issue of law and disorder.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Himself
Louis Theroux travels to Johannesburg, where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime as he looks at the issue of law and disorder.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
Himself
Louis visits on of America’s most crime-ridden cities in this installment of Law and Disorder.
Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia
Writer
Louis visits on of America’s most crime-ridden cities in this installment of Law and Disorder.
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
Writer
Louis goes to South Africa where American tourists pay to hunt wild animals in privately owned reserves.
Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday
Himself
Louis goes to South Africa where American tourists pay to hunt wild animals in privately owned reserves.
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Consulting Producer
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Writer
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
Louis Theroux: Behind Bars
Himself
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Writer
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux about the people and doctors involved in plastic surgery operations. Filmed mostly in the USA, in the programme, Louis himself ends up getting liposuction.
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife
Himself
Louis Theroux: Under the Knife is a TV documentary written and presented by Louis Theroux about the people and doctors involved in plastic surgery operations. Filmed mostly in the USA, in the programme, Louis himself ends up getting liposuction.
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Writer
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Himself - Presenter
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Writer
Louis heads to Las Vegas, to reveal the world behind the myths of casino culture. Among the people he meets are two of the casino's 'high-rollers' and an employee who looks after them as well as a retired doctor who says she has gambled away $4million in seven years.
Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas
Himself
Louis heads to Las Vegas, to reveal the world behind the myths of casino culture. Among the people he meets are two of the casino's 'high-rollers' and an employee who looks after them as well as a retired doctor who says she has gambled away $4million in seven years.
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
Writer
Louis Theroux narrates a compilation of clips from his documentaries.
The Weird World Of Louis Theroux
Himself
Louis Theroux narrates a compilation of clips from his documentaries.
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Writer
Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger. Louis meets him, his family and his publicity manager as well as following him to skinhead rallies and on a visit to Mexico.
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Nazis
Louis Theroux travels to California to meet the man dubbed "the most dangerous racist in America"; Tom Metzger. Louis meets him, his family and his publicity manager as well as following him to skinhead rallies and on a visit to Mexico.
Louis, Martin & Michael
Writer
In 2001, Louis Theroux decides to set out on a journey to interview Michael Jackson. When Michael comes to the UK, Louis approaches Uri Geller but gets turned down. He then finds out that ITV has been granted an interview and Louis sets out for LA to meet a close friend of the Jackson family, promoter and magician Majestik Magnificent, who claims he can set up an interview with Joe Jackson, Michael's father. However nothing seems to go easily for Louis and his target seems further away.
Louis, Martin & Michael
Himself
In 2001, Louis Theroux decides to set out on a journey to interview Michael Jackson. When Michael comes to the UK, Louis approaches Uri Geller but gets turned down. He then finds out that ITV has been granted an interview and Louis sets out for LA to meet a close friend of the Jackson family, promoter and magician Majestik Magnificent, who claims he can set up an interview with Joe Jackson, Michael's father. However nothing seems to go easily for Louis and his target seems further away.
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Writer
Louis stays with the residents of a soon to open brothel in Nevada for a few weeks.
Louis Theroux: Louis and the Brothel
Himself
Louis stays with the residents of a soon to open brothel in Nevada for a few weeks.
Living with Louis
himself
The people profiled by Louis Theroux in the documentary series "When Louis Met..." reflect on their time with Louis and he gives his thoughts on them.