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Louis Theroux

Louis Sebastian Theroux (/ˈlu.i θə.ˈru/ LOO-ee thə-ROO; born 20 May 1970) is a British-American journalist, broadcaster, and author. He has received three British Academy Television Awards and a Royal Television Society Television Award.

After graduating from Magdalen College, Oxford, Theroux moved to the United States 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.

Theroux is known for his numerous documentaries with the BBC, beginning with Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends (1998–2000), followed by When Louis Met... (2000–2002) and 50 BBC Two specials (2003–present). His work includes studies of unusual and taboo subcultures, crime and the justice system, and celebrities. The majority of his documentaries are set in the United States, but he has also studied cultures in South Africa, Israel, Nigeria, and the UK. The New Yorker described Theroux's work as "a piercingly humane, slyly funny guide through the funkier passages of American culture".

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As actor

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

Louis Theroux: The Settlers

Louis Theroux: The Settlers

Together for Palestine

Together for Palestine

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex

Louis Theroux: Selling Sex

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Louis Theroux: The Night in Question

Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge

Louis Theroux: Mothers on the Edge

Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family

Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family

Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me

Louis Theroux: Docs That Made Me

Louis Theroux: Take My Baby

Louis Theroux: Take My Baby

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia

Louis Theroux: Talking to Anorexia

My Scientology Movie

My Scientology Movie

Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion

Louis Theroux: Drinking to Oblivion

Louis Theroux: A Different Brain

Louis Theroux: A Different Brain

Louis Theroux: Savile

Louis Theroux: Savile

Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids

Louis Theroux: Transgender Kids

Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life

Louis Theroux: LA Stories - Edge of Life

Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars

Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets

Louis Theroux: America's Most Dangerous Pets

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis

Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids

Louis Theroux: America's Medicated Kids

Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

Louis Theroux: The City Addicted to Crystal Meth

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Lagos

Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles

Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday

Louis Theroux's African Hunting Holiday

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg

As director