Steve Allen

Acting · 1.1 popularity

Age

104

Movies

Born: December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000
From: New York City, New York, USA

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.

Works

71 films

Casino

19958.0

The Player

19927.2

Mitzi & 100 Guys

19752.0

Amazon Women on the Moon

19875.9

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift

20106.1

Great Balls of Fire!

19896.3

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

20226.5

The Movie Orgy

19686.7

Tab Hunter Confidential

20157.3

The Ratings Game

19845.7

Night of 100 Stars

19825.8

Joys

19766.0

The Muppets Go Hollywood

19796.2

On the Road to Desolation

1997

The Big Circus

19596.6

The Making of the Stooges

19849.0

Warning Shot

19676.4

Bob Hope's World of Comedy

1976

The Comic

19696.1

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story

20216.2

50 Years of NBC Late Night

20015.0

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

20057.7

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

19685.3

Have I Got a Christmas for You

1977

Heart Beat

19805.6

Don't Ask Me, Ask God

1984

Down Memory Lane

19497.0

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances

20075.5

The Sunshine Boys

19756.9

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

20017.0

Now You See It, Now You Don't

19687.0

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears

19725.0

James Dean Remembered

19748.0

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

20167.4

Nichols and May: Take Two

19966.5

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

200710.0

Stone

19799.0

The Benny Goodman Story

19566.4

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius

1982

The Gossip Columnist

19807.3

Lucy Calls the President

19777.5

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted

19888.0

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

19927.0

WWE WrestleMania VI

19908.4

Elvis: Rare Moments with the King

20036.0

Allen in Movieland

19554.5

James Dean and Me

19958.8

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography

1996

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

19886.0

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

1986

The Funny Farm

19836.0

College Confidential

19606.5

Classic Comedy Teams

19867.0

James Dean: A Portrait

19957.0

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

19665.3

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

20079.0

On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill

200010.0

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth

19987.7

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show

19918.8

Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

19977.0

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

19997.0

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

1983

The Universal Mind of Bill Evans

19669.0

The Vent Event

1978

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years

20025.2

On Location: Myron Cohen

1976

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

20137.0

The Power of the Market

1980

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer

1984

I'll Get By

19505.9

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

19971.0