Woody Allen
1 FOLLOWER • 36 CREDITS • NOV 30, 1935 • 89
Biography
Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.
Known For
The Ed Sullivan Show
What's My Line?
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Oscars
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
El hormiguero
The Merv Griffin Show
The Texan
Hullabaloo
Leave It to Beaver
Kraft Music Hall
Company Man
Very Ralph
Café Society
Casino Royale
Allen v. Farrow
The Battle of Amfar
Bat Masterson
Just Shoot Me!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Crisis in Six Scenes
Woody Allen Looks at 1967
Play It Again, Sam
Production Credits
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