Steve Allen

Acting

Born Dec 26, 1921

From New York City, New York, USA

Died Oct 30, 2000

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.

Steve Allen

Known For

Casino

The Player

Amazon Women on the Moon

Night of 100 Stars

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

The Movie Orgy

Joys

Great Balls of Fire!

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

The Ratings Game

Filmography — Acting

Casino

The Player

Amazon Women on the Moon

Night of 100 Stars

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

The Movie Orgy

Joys

Great Balls of Fire!

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

The Ratings Game

The Comic

The Sunshine Boys

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

WWE WrestleMania VI

The Benny Goodman Story

Something's Got to Give

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Warning Shot

Heart Beat

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

The Big Circus

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

Now You See It, Now You Don't

Mitzi & 100 Guys

The Gossip Columnist

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

James Dean: A Portrait

Allen in Movieland

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

College Confidential

The Power of the Market

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

I'll Get By

Classic Comedy Teams

Down Memory Lane

Stone

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

Lucy Calls the President

James Dean and Me

Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

Nichols and May: Take Two

The Funny Farm

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

Nobody's Perfect: The Making of Some Like It Hot

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

Have I Got a Christmas for You

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

The Vent Event

Elvis: Rare Moments with the King

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

James Dean Remembered

The Making of the Stooges

The Universal Mind of Bill Evans

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill