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Steve Allen
Age: 78 (passed away Oct. 30th, 2000)
Height: 6' 3"
Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 26th, 1921
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Steve Allen's Main TV Roles
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at
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BIOGRAPHY: [no bio found]
TRIVIA:
- Appears on a 44¢ USA commemorative postage stamp, issued 11 August 2009, in the Early TV Memories issue honoring "The Tonight Show". Allen hosted the first incarnation of the program, which was called simply _"Tonight!" (1953)_ (qv).
- Brother-in-law of the late actress 'Audrey Meadows' (qv).
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith; pg. 12-13. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387.
- Claimed that the melody of his biggest hit, "This Could Be the Start of Something Big", came to him in a dream.
- He was awarded two Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (1720 Vine Street) and for Radio (1537 Vine Street) in Hollywood, California.
- At one point in his broadcasting career he was a commentator for professional wrestling. He later admitted that in order to juice up his commentary, he made up the names of wrestling holds. Apparently, nobody ever questioned him about it.
- Wrote more than 50 books and 7,400 songs.
- Son of vaudeville stars Carroll Allen and 'Belle Montrose' (qv).
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