After creating some of the most compelling documentaries in modern media, Louis Sebastian Theroux has been recognized as an award-winning journalist, presenter, and author. When Louis Met… and Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends are two popular projects he has helmed. As of 2022, Louis Theroux has a net worth of $4 million.
Background
Louis was born on May 20, 1970, in Singapore. He is the son of Anne Theroux, an Englishwoman, and Paul Theroux, a travel writer and novelist from America. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States.
He came to England with his family when he was one year old and grew up in London. In 1979 or 1980, he moved from elementary school to Tower House School in East Sheen.
The young man then attended Westminster School, a public institution located within the Westminster Abbey grounds. He majored in Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford, and graduated with honors in 1991.
Early Career
In the United States, Theroux’s first job as a writer was with Metro Silicon Valley, a free alternative local paper in San Jose, California. He was employed as a journalist for Spy in 1992.
He also worked as a reporter for Michael Moore’s TV Nation program, providing pieces on quirky cultural topics such as marketing Avon to women and the Jerusalem syndrome.
The Idler and Hip Hop Connection are two of the magazines for which he has written. When TV Nation came to an end, Theroux was offered a development deal by the BBC, which he used to create his first programs.
Making Documentaries
Theroux explored niche subcultures in his first BBC gig, Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends, frequently while living among or close to the people who were involved in them. He documented survivalists, porn stars, black nationalists, and white supremacists.
He then worked on When Louis Met.. from 2000 to 2002. He accompanied a new British celebrity daily in each episode, interviewing them along the way.
More documentary opportunities came to him after these undertakings. They can be viewed on BBC iPlayer. For his contributions, he has won a Royal Television Society Television Award and two British Academy Television Awards.
Other Ventures
In 2005, Theroux’s debut book, The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures, was published in the United Kingdom. He describes his return to the US to learn more about the backgrounds of some of the people he has profiled on TV.
His autobiography, ‘Gotta Get Theroux This’, came out in 2019. In November 2021, he published ‘Theroux the Keyhole’, a diary written during the UK COVID-19 lockdowns.
In April 2020, Louis began the BBC Radio 4 podcast titled, Grounded with Louis Theroux at his home. He conducts interviews with well-known individuals who he finds extremely fascinating.
Personal Life
From 1998 until 2001, Theroux was married to Susanna Kleeman. It was only a marriage of convenience, he revealed. On July 13, 2012, he had his second marriage to his long-time lover, Nancy Strang. They have three children, and all of them are boys. They currently reside in North London.
