
Steve Allen
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 ForActing
- Born26 December 1921 (age 104)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA
Steve Allen

- Known ForActing
- Born26 December 1921 (age 104)
- Place of BirthNew York City, New York, USA

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022

Boulevard! A Hollywood Story
2021

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
2018

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
2016

Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read
2013

2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010

Elvis: #1 Hit Performances
2007

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007

Elvis: The King of Rock 'n' Roll
2007

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005

Elvis: Rare Moments with the King
2003

The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002

Nobody's Perfect - The Making of Some Like It Hot
2001

On and Off the Res' with Charlie Hill
2000

Let Me In, I Hear Laughter: A Salute to the Friars Club
1999

Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth
1998

No More to Say & Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg
1997
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
1997
On the Road to Desolation
1997

Abbott & Costello Meet Biography
1996

Nichols and May: Take Two
1996

Casino
1995

James Dean and Me
1995

James Dean: A Portrait
1995

The Player
1992

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
1992

Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991

The Power of the Market
1990

WWE WrestleMania VI
1990

Great Balls of Fire!
1989

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988

Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted
1988

Amazon Women on the Moon
1987

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines
1986
The Making of the Stooges
1984

Don't Ask Me, Ask God
1984

The Ratings Game
1984

Computability: How to Make the Most of Your Home Computer
1984

The Funny Farm
1983

Night of 100 Stars
1982

Heart Beat
1980

The Gossip Columnist
1980

Stone
1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979

Lucy Calls the President
1977

Have I Got a Christmas for You
1977
On Location: Myron Cohen
1976

Joys
1976

Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975

The Sunshine Boys
1975

James Dean Remembered
1974

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972

The Comic
1969

The Movie Orgy
1968

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?
1968

Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968

Warning Shot
1967

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966

The Universal Mind of Bill Evans
1966

Something's Got to Give
1962

College Confidential
1960

The Big Circus
1959

The Benny Goodman Story
1956

Allen in Movieland
1955

I'll Get By
1950
