Alan King

Age: 76 (passed away May. 9th, 2004)
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Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 26th, 1927

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Alan King's Main TV Roles

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

Three children: Robert, Andrew and Elaine Ray.
Was the Abbot of the New York Friars Club and attended all celebrity roasts until shortly before his death.
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 307-309. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
Dropping out of high school, he was schooled instead in rimshot comedy by 'Milton Berle' (qv) in the Catskills.
Thrived on social humor and life's annoyances. 'Jerry Stiller' (qv) once called him "the Jewish 'Will Rogers (I)' (qv)".
Played drums and formed a group called Earl Knight and His Musical Knights while a teenager.
Produced the Broadway plays "The Lion in Winter" and the revival of "Dinner at Eight".
In January 1961, he was the emcee for a portion of President Kennedy's inaugural party.

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