Lou Eisen

Lou Eisen Comedian Keynote Speaker

Lou Eisen was a principal performer in the Imagine Entertainment, Miramax Film, Academy Award nominated boxing biopic Cinderella Man, starring Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Renee Zelwegger. Directed by Ron Howard, Lou played famed boxing trainer Ray Arcel to Russell Crowe's James J. Braddock.

He has made frequent television and radio appearances on such shows as CBC TV's Marketplace, Madly Off In All Directions (CBC Radio), Definitely Not The Opera (CBC) Open Mike with Mike Bullard (Comedy Network), Test of Faith (Vision) and Not Just The News (CBC) as well as Comedy At Club 54 (Global). Lou taped a stand-up comedy concert for the show Comedy Now (Comedy Network) entitled Rhapsody In Lou, as well as a series of Heritage Moments with Patrick Watson for Historica. Eisen also starred on the hit CBC series COMICS!, and appeared in the award-winning independent movie My Own Private Oshawa. Most Recently, Lou performed at Massey Hall on New Year’s Eve 2006.

Lou was a regular on-air at Toronto radio station Jazz FM. Lou has also achieved considerable success as a writer, being nominated for a Gemini Award for the CBC show Thick & Thin. Lou wrote for Dave Foley and Dan Aykroyd for the Phil Hartman Gala Tributes. As a frequent guest on CBC’S Newsworld, Lou offers his satirical views on political and topical issues of interest.