Steve Allen
Personal Info
Known For Actor
Gender Male
Birthday 1921-12-26
Deathday 2000-10-30 (78 years old)
Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen, Steven Allen, Steve Allen Jr.
Steve Allen
Biography
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, writer, and advocate of scientific skepticism. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late night television talk show. Though he got his start in radio, Allen is best known for his extensive network television career. He gained national attention as a guest host on Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts. After he hosted The Tonight Show, he went on to host numerous game and variety shows, including his own The Steve Allen Show, I've Got a Secret, and The New Steve Allen Show. He was a regular panel member on CBS's What's My Line?, and from 1977 until 1981 wrote, produced, and hosted the award-winning public broadcasting show Meeting of Minds, a series of historical dramas presented in a talk format. Allen was a pianist and a prolific composer. By his own estimate, he wrote more than 8,500 songs, some of which were recorded by numerous leading singers. Working as a lyricist, Allen won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition. He also wrote more than 50 books, including novels, children's books, and books of opinions, including his final book, Vulgarians at the Gate: Trash TV and Raunch Radio. In 1996 Allen was presented with the Martin Gardner Lifetime Achievement Award from the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSICOP). He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Hollywood theater named in his honor.
Known For
Actor
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Himself (Archive Footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Fear
as Himself
as Self (uncredited)
as Ray Masters
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Cochran
as Himself
as Steve Allen
as Himself
as himself
as Steve Allen (voice)
as Bart's Altered Voice (voice)
as Self
as Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")
as Self
as Himself
as Self
as Gentleman in Paper Suit
as Steve Allen
as Himself / Presenter
as [Self]
as Himself
as Self - Host
as Self
as Lech oseransky
as Barney Ambler
as Himself
as Steve Allen
as Himself - Host
as Self
as Steve Allen
as Self
as Himself
as Martin Kaplan
as Steve Allen
as Durwood Moss
as Himself - Host
as Self
as Himself
as Narrator of Fictional TV Program (uncredited)
as Self
as Self
as Steve Allen
as Himself / DJ (archive footage)
as Self - Host
as Steve Allen
as Herschel Lucas
as Radio Announcer
as Self (archive footage)
as Steve Allen
as Self
as Bookstore Customer with Little Boy (uncredited)
as Allen Stevens
as Self
as Psychiatrist
as Self - Guest Host
as Self
as Self - Host
as Steve MacInter
as Himself - Cameo appearance
as Dr. Ben Ellison
as Self
as Self
as Self - Host
as Benny Goodman
as Self
as Self - Host
as Self
as Host
as Self
as Andy Fletcher
as Self - Host
as Martin Kaplan
as Peter Pepper
as Self - Panelist
as Self - Mystery Guest
as Self
as Self
as Self - Comedian
Writer
Creator
as Creator
as Creator
as Creator
Sound
as Songs
as Songs