Steve Allen
Acting
Born 1921-12-26
Died 2000-10-30
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
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Filmography
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The Simpsons
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
The Love Boat
Diagnosis: Murder
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Batman
Homicide: Life on the Street
Love, American Style
Get Smart
St. Elsewhere
What's My Line?
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Merv Griffin Show
Hart to Hart
WWF Wrestling Challenge
American Masters
Hotel
Medical Center
The Steve Allen Show
The Oscars
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
I've Got a Secret
McCloud
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
The Ed Sullivan Show
Kraft Music Hall
Casino
Pinky and the Brain
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Behind the Music
Solid Gold
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
The Critic
Rich Man, Poor Man
The Player
The Thin Man
Nurse
The Judy Garland Show
The Snoop Sisters
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
The David Susskind Show
Alice in Wonderland
The Emmy Awards
Amazon Women on the Moon
Mitzi & 100 Guys
The Movie Orgy
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Meeting of Minds
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Ratings Game
Great Balls of Fire!
Tab Hunter Confidential
The Sunshine Boys
On the Road to Desolation
General Electric Theater
Joys
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
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