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03-04-2016, 06:09 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,136	Louie Anderson modeled his Baskets character on his mom http://www.npr.org/2016/03/02/468868...er-his-own-mom "I really loved playing this part for a big reason that my mom gets to come to life,” he says of playing Zach Galifianakis’ mother.