Louis Theroux's long career as a documentarian, journalist, and broadcaster has taken him across continents and into unusual corners of society, yet a short rap from decades ago unexpectedly pushed him into a new wave of global attention.
Louis Sebastian Theroux was born on 20 May 1970 and later studied at Magdalen College, Oxford. After graduating, he moved to the United States, beginning his career as a journalist with Metro Silicon Valley and Spy. His early work soon led him to television, where he presented segments for Michael Moore's TV Nation.
