Louis Carl "Lou" Dobbs is an American television personality, author and radio host on the Fox Business Network. He anchored CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight until November 2009 when he announced on the air that he would leave the network. He was born in Texas and lived there and in ...
Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award, Cable Ace Award, George Foster Peabody Award (1987), Luminary Award of the Business Journalism Review (1990), Horatio Alger Association Award for Distinguished Americans (1999), National Space Club Media Award (2000)
Nominations
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Lighting Direction & Scenic Design
Look at the choices we had over the last two presidential elections. Go back to 2000 -- Al Gore, a product of family of privilege, versus George W. Bush, a product of a family of privilege; 2004 was a contest between two men from families of privilege. If we can't do better than to put up mirror images of what is, frankly, not the most remarkable talent, what have we become and what are we to become?
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Fact
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Release of his book, "Space: The Next Business Frontier". [2001]
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Release of his book, "Independents Day: Awakening the American Spirit". [2007]
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Release of his book, "Exporting America: Why Corporate Greed is Shipping American Jobs Overseas". [2004]
4
Release of his book, "War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business and Special Interest Groups are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Back". [2006]
5
His first job was cleaning up the parking lot at a Dairy Queen.
6
Joining the Fox Business Network [November 11, 2010].
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Radio talk show host.
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Considering a run for the New Jersey U.S. Senate seat, held by Bob Menendez, in 2012 [November 25, 2009].
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A CNN original, he resigned on November 11, 2010, after 29 years.
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A bullet struck his home in Wantage, New Jersey on October 5, 2009.
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Father of Chance, Buffie, Jason, Michelle, Heather and Hillary.
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lou Dobbs Tonight
2006
TV Series Anchor - 3 episodes
Managing with Lou Dobbs
1993
TV Series executive producer
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
State of Play
2009
CNN Reporter
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Generation Zero
2010
Documentary
Himself
The American Matrix: Age of Deception
2009
Documentary
The Situation Room
2008
TV Series
Himself
The Colbert Report
2005-2008
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself
The Decline and Fall of America
2008
Documentary
Himself
Larry King Live
2007
TV Series
Himself
60 Minutes
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight (segment "Lou Dobbs")
American Morning
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself
The View
2007
TV Series
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2007
TV Series
Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher
2006
TV Series
Himself
The Young Turks
2005
TV Series
Himself (2007)
Now
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Moneyline
1992-1993
TV Series
Himself - Anchor / Himself - Host
Managing with Lou Dobbs
1993
TV Series
Himself - Host
Lou Dobbs Tonight
2005-2017
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself - Anchor / Himself
Hannity
2010-2017
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
The Greg Gutfeld Show
2015-2017
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight / Himself
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue
2013-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Panelist
Outnumbered
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
The O'Reilly Factor
2012-2016
TV Series
Himself (segment "Lou's the Boss") / Himself
Mornings with Maria Bartiromo
2015
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
Stossel
2014
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
Huckabee
2014
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Imus in the Morning
2014
TV Series
Himself - Fox Business
America Live
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Show
2006-2012
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2011
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Freedom Watch with Judge Napolitano
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
The Good Wife
2010
TV Series
Himself
Battle for America
2010
Documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Media Buzz
2015-2017
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight / Himself / Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs
Gold Rush: Alaska
2016
TV Series
Himself
The Greg Gutfeld Show
2015
TV Series
Himself - Host, Lou Dobbs Tonight
New World Order Bible Versions
2014
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Faithful Word Baptist Church
2014
TV Series
Himself
A Football Life
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Cartel
2009
Documentary
Himself - Journalist
The O'Reilly Factor
2008
TV Series
Himself - Host of 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'
The Colbert Report
2007
TV Series
Himself
Friends of God: A Road Trip with Alexandra Pelosi
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
2005
Documentary
Himself
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux
2002
Himself (uncredited)
Koyaanisqatsi
1982
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
ACE
CableACE Awards
Extended News or Public Affairs Coverage
Moneyline (1980)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1995
CableACE
CableACE Awards
Business or Consumer Programming Special or Series
Managing with Lou Dobbs (1993)
Known for movies
Lou Dobbs Tonight (2005-2017) as Producer
The O'Reilly Factor (2008-2016) as Himself (segment "Lou's the Boss") / Himself
$10 Million
