Woody Allen Add to My Celebs Age 76 Birthday Dec. 1st, 1935 Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA Height 5' 5"

Woody Allen's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) I've Got A Secret (1952) Woody Allen

Main Movie Roles 2006 - Scoop 2003 - Anything Else 2002 - Hollywood Ending 2001 - The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 2000 - Small Time Crooks 2000 - Picking Up the Pieces 1999 - Sweet and Lowdown 1998 - Antz 1998 - The Impostors 1997 - Deconstructing Harry 1996 - Everyone Says I Love You 1995 - Mighty Aphrodite 1993 - Manhattan Murder Mystery 1992 - Husbands and Wives 1991 - Scenes from a Mall 1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989 - New York Stories 1987 - Radio Days 1986 - Hannah And Her Sisters 1984 - Broadway Danny Rose 1983 - Zelig 1982 - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy 1980 - Stardust Memories 1979 - Manhattan 1977 - Annie Hall 1976 - The Front 1975 - Love and Death 1973 - Sleeper 1972 - Play It Again, Sam 1971 - Bananas 1969 - Take the Money and Run

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Woody Allen was born on December 1, 1935, as Allen Konigsberg, in Brooklyn, New York. At the age of 15, he started selling one-liners to gossip columns. After working a while as a stand up comedian, he was hired to write What's New Pussycat (1965) in 1965. He directed his first film a year later, What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) in 1966.


TRIVIA:

• Longtime fan and season ticket holder of the NBA's New York Knicks.
• According to Eric Lax's book Woody Allen's favorite films are (in order): _Match Point (2005)_ (qv), _The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)_ (qv), _Stardust Memories (1980)_ (qv), _Broadway Danny Rose (1984)_ (qv), and _Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)_ (qv).
• Of his own movies, _Match Point (2005)_ (qv) is his favorite. His other favorites are _The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)_ (qv), _Husbands and Wives (1992)_ (qv) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994)_.
• Ranked #43 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list (October 1997).
• He has more Academy Award nominations (14) for writing than anyone else, all of them are in the Written Directly for the Screen category.
• His godson 'Quincy Rose' (qv) is also a successful writer and actor.
• Some sources have incorrectly referred to his formal professional name as Woodrow. In his stand-up days, he referred to himself as Heywood.
• Was once invited to appear with the Royal Shakespeare Company. 'Stanley Kubrick' (qv) also considered casting him in 'Sydney Pollack' (qv)'s part in _Eyes Wide Shut (1999)_ (qv).

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