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Actor-comedian Louie Anderson undergoing cancer treatment

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LOS ANGELES (AP) β€” A spokesman for Louie Anderson says the actor and comedian is being treated for cancer in a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson’s longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz says he was diagnosed with a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and β€œis resting comfortably.” Anderson, who lives in Las Vegas, won a 2016 Emmy for best supporting actor for the comedy series β€œBaskets.” Anderson received three consecutive Emmy nominations for his role as Christine Baskets, mom to twin sons played by β€œBaskets” star Zach Galifianakis. The 68-year-old Anderson appeared on the big screen in 1988β€²s β€œComing to America” and in last year’s sequel to the Eddie Murphy comedy.Β 

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