Uncle Louie

Uncle Louie
Born	Louis Lafayette Gregory (1978-07-27) July 27, 1978 (age 45) Queens, New York, U.S.
Other names	Louis Gregory
Occupation(s)	Entrepreneur, music producer, actor, stuntman
Children	2
Website	www.Uncle-Louie.com

Louis Gregory (born July 1978), also known as Uncle Louie, is an American talent manager whose hip-hop group was nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ^[1],music producer, and actor. He is the CEO of ULM Group.^{[2][unreliable source]} He was the former president and co-founder of The Legends of Wrestling.^[3] He formerly worked for the United States Department of Homeland Security.^[4][5] Louis Gregory has appeared on the sitcom The Goldbergs and is a TV stuntman for telenovelas on NBC Telemundo. He owns "LEO Challenge Coins".^[6]

Early life[edit]

He was born in New York City and was adopted by James and Penny Gregory. James Gregory was in the United States Army as an Army paratrooper and in the United States Air Force as an air force technical instructor. Penny was an automotive controller. Gregory attended Hillside Avenue High School in Queens and Sachem High School in Ronkonkoma, New York.^{[7][unreliable source]}

In 2016, Uncle Louie worked for the United States Department of Homeland Security as director of the Miami/Tampa Field Offices Communications Management Operations.^[5]

Music producer[edit]

Uncle Louie has produced songs for Prince Markie Dee, Wyclef Jean, Nas, LL Cool J, Rev. Run, DMX, Eric B. of Eric B. & Rakim and Jennifer Lopez.^[8] Louis became a studio engineer in 1996 working under Prince Markie Dee. Prince Markie Dee and Eric B. of Eric B. and Rakim were his mentors, guiding him into the world of hip hop music production.^{[9][unreliable source]}

Art[edit]

Uncle Louie began working with pop artist Romero Britto in 2011^{[10][unreliable source]} and continues to be close with the Brazilian-born artist.^[11] In 2014 Uncle Louie was honored as the subject of a Romero Britto portrait.^{[12][user-generated source]} Uncle Louie creates pop art-based challenge coins and has done so for Michael Strahan and high-profile clients.^{[13][user-generated source]}

Media[edit]

In 2010, Uncle Louie worked with blogger Jessica Gottlieb on a special project^{[14][unreliable source]} to custom build the perfect mom car. Uncle Louie has a syndicated column on HuffPost^[15] that covers a number of topics from entertainment to travel and the luxury lifestyle.^[15]

Television appearances[edit]

In 2018, Uncle Louie co-starred on the television^{[16][user-generated source]} show The Goldbergs as Uncle Louie, the uncle of Valley Erica on the 18th episode during the 5th season. In 2019, Uncle Louie became a recurring role on The Goldbergs, co-starring again, in season 6, episode 15.^[17] In 2021, Uncle Louie performed as a voiceover actor in Garbage Pail Kids.^[18]

Entertainment manager[edit]

In 2008, Uncle Louie began working in the professional wrestling world with Bill Goldberg.^{[19][unreliable source]} In 2008, Uncle Louie opened Uncle Louie Music Group and Uncle Louie Management,^[20] serving as president of both companies. The company offers promotional and collectible merchandise design and manufacturing under various companies as part of the Uncle Louie conglomerate. Some of Louis' first talent signings were Prince Markie Dee and Kool Rock-ski, of the Fat Boys.^[21] Recently, Louis worked with artist Eric B. to reunite him with his old partner Rakim of Eric B. & Rakim to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the album Paid in Full.^[22] He was the President of Legends of Wrestling, Uncle Louie promoted live wrestling events in the United States.^[23] In 2017, Uncle Louie client Bill Goldberg appeared on multiple episodes of ABC's The Goldbergs after Uncle Louie worked with the show's writer Adam F. Goldberg.^[24][25]

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