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Louis Theroux

history

Louis Sebastian Theroux (born 20 May 1970) is an English broadcaster best known for his documentaries in the television series Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends and When Louis Met... as well as his BBC2 specials. His career started in journalism and bears influences of notable writers in his family, such as his father Paul Theroux and brother Marcel Theroux. He currently works with the BBC producing his documentaries and popular TV series.

documentaries

Louis Theroux is a well known documenter. Some of is

documentaries are as follows: Louis Theroux’s Weird

Weekends, When Louis Met… (is a series in which Louis

find interesting/abnormal people with views or beliefs

which the average person would see as weird.) and finally

BBC Two Specials.

Louis Theroux’s documentaries are mainly reflexive and

observational. He has a camera crew with he but the

interview are not edited they are just as it happens.