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Kitty Szekely, the daughter of renowned comedian Louis C. K., has led a life that has occasionally been in the spotlight due to her famous father. While she may not be a public figure herself, some facts and details about her life provide insights into the experiences of being part of a well-known family.
In March 2018, it was reported that Kitty Szekely was spotted walking in public with her father, Louis C. K. It was pointed out that she wore a "no means no" badge on this walk. Due to the controversy around her dad, it was seen as strange that she was with him while donning this badge.
Also, Kitty Szekely also wore another badge originally from the Women's March. While her father is a famous comedian, her mother is a painter, and she has a late grandfather who went to Yale.
Louis C. K. onstage at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour l on August 9, 2017, in Beverly Hills. | Source: Getty Images
Kitty Szekely's Mother
Born in 2002, Kitty is the eldest child of the comedian along with Alix Bailey, an artist and C. K.'s ex-wife. She is the older sister of Mary Louise Szekely, whom she shares with her parents, who officially divorced in 1995.
Kitty and her sister once lived with her mother, who studied painting at Bennington College and received an MFA from Indiana University, working in Taghkanic, NY, and New York City.
A Pony Once Bit Kitty Szekely
Kitty has been credited in two of her father's comedy specials: "Louis C.K. Oh My God" and "Louis C.K. Shameless." She continues to come up in C. K.'s public life with him once, talking about her being bitten by a pony. The comedian recalled:
"How do you more break a little girls heart more than a pony bite?"
The single dad stated that he felt terrible as a parent when a pony bit his daughter. He has said that having children has brought at least some stability to his life and that he enjoys taking them on the subway, minus the stares and attention.
Louis CK on Fatherhood
Kitty's father, who has worked with Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale, spoke about having kids in general. He expressed how it forces one to grow up, stating that the material for his comedy became more self-reflective. He has expressed:
"Having kids, you don't escape from it. It's a big, stressful, exhilarating, real-life thing. And it's permanent. You have to grow up."
He also spoke about not wanting his kids to grow up entitled and spoiled. Talking about one of his daughters, he says he makes her take the public bus, although he could ask his driver to take her to school in the Mercedes, but he does not do that.
Kitty Szekely's Accomplished Grandfather
On April 13, 2020, Kitty's maternal grandfather passed away at 89, with her mother confirming his death. William Bailey was a widely recognized and acclaimed artist. He taught at the Yale School of Art, where he worked from 1969 until 1995 as a tenured professor.
He became one of the leading figures to bring back figurative art in the 1980s and reportedly influenced his students at Yale. Before going into education, he studied at the University of Kansas and enlisted in the Army after graduation.
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