Woody Allen

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-11-30 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Woody Allen

Biography

Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, comedian, writer, musician, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball sex comedies, have made him a notable American director. He is also distinguished by his rapid rate of production and his very large body of work. Allen writes and directs his movies and has also acted in the majority of them. For inspiration, Allen draws heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema, among a wealth of other fields of interest. Allen developed a passion for music early on and is a celebrated jazz clarinetist. What began as a teenage avocation has led to regular public performances at various small venues in his hometown of Manhattan, with occasional appearances at various jazz festivals. Allen joined the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and the New Orleans Funeral Ragtime Orchestra in performances that provided the film score for his 1973 comedy Sleeper, and performed in a rare European tour in 1996, which became the subject of the documentary Wild Man Blues.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • El hormiguero

    El hormiguero

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Just Shoot Me!

    Just Shoot Me!

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

    Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Parkinson

    Parkinson

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Trespassing Bergman

    Trespassing Bergman

  • The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

    The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV

  • Antz

    Antz

  • The Culture Show

    The Culture Show

  • The Roaring 20's

    The Roaring 20's

  • Groucho & Cavett

    Groucho & Cavett

  • Sleeper

    Sleeper

  • Thirteen Talks

    Thirteen Talks

  • Annie Hall

    Annie Hall

  • The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

    The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy

  • Twiggy

    Twiggy

  • Mighty Aphrodite

    Mighty Aphrodite

  • King Lear

    King Lear

  • Deconstructing Harry

    Deconstructing Harry

  • Fading Gigolo

    Fading Gigolo

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Very Ralph

    Very Ralph

  • Radio Days

    Radio Days

  • Bananas

    Bananas

  • Everyone Says I Love You

    Everyone Says I Love You

  • Stardust Memories

    Stardust Memories

  • Hollywood Ending

    Hollywood Ending

  • The Impostors

    The Impostors

  • Zelig

    Zelig

  • Hannah and Her Sisters

    Hannah and Her Sisters

  • To Rome with Love

    To Rome with Love

  • What's Up, Tiger Lily?

    What's Up, Tiger Lily?

  • Anything Else

    Anything Else

  • Scoop

    Scoop

  • Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

  • Casting By

    Casting By

  • Ain't Misbehavin

    Ain't Misbehavin

  • Please Turn the Page

    Please Turn the Page

  • Always at The Carlyle

    Always at The Carlyle

  • The Unbelievers

    The Unbelievers

  • Love and Death

    Love and Death

  • New York Stories

    New York Stories

  • PBS News Hour

    PBS News Hour

  • Company Man

    Company Man

  • Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

    Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story

  • Play It Again, Sam

    Play It Again, Sam

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Manhattan

    Manhattan

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Manhattan Murder Mystery

    Manhattan Murder Mystery

  • Shadows and Fog

    Shadows and Fog

  • Café Society

    Café Society

  • What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

    What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael

  • Scene by Scene

    Scene by Scene

  • Sweet and Lowdown

    Sweet and Lowdown

  • Crimes and Misdemeanors

    Crimes and Misdemeanors

  • Picking Up the Pieces

    Picking Up the Pieces

  • Best of Enemies

    Best of Enemies

  • Filmmakers in Action

    Filmmakers in Action

  • Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

    Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

  • The Devil and Daniel Johnston

    The Devil and Daniel Johnston

  • Paris-Manhattan

    Paris-Manhattan

  • A City Runs Through the Festival

    A City Runs Through the Festival

  • Philip Marlowe

    Philip Marlowe

  • Take the Money and Run

    Take the Money and Run

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • David Blaine: Real or Magic

    David Blaine: Real or Magic

  • Broadway Danny Rose

    Broadway Danny Rose

  • Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

    Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

  • Scenes from a Mall

    Scenes from a Mall

  • Small Time Crooks

    Small Time Crooks

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

    The Curse of the Jade Scorpion

  • Crisis in Six Scenes

    Crisis in Six Scenes

  • Vittorio D.

    Vittorio D.

  • Allen v. Farrow

    Allen v. Farrow

  • Husbands and Wives

    Husbands and Wives

  • How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?

    How did Woody Allen become Woody Allen?

  • The Magic of Fellini

    The Magic of Fellini

  • The Sunshine Boys

    The Sunshine Boys

  • What's New Pussycat?

    What's New Pussycat?

  • The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

    The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

  • Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

    Erroll Garner: No One Can Hear You Read

  • Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

    Mia Farrow: Shadows and Light

  • Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

    Sugar Ray Robinson: The Bright Lights and Dark Shadows of a Champion

  • CyberWorld

    CyberWorld

  • Words in Progress

    Words in Progress

  • This Is Bob Hope...

    This Is Bob Hope...

  • Don't Drink the Water

    Don't Drink the Water

  • Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

    Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

  • Barcelona, la rosa de foc

    Barcelona, la rosa de foc

  • Meetin' WA

    Meetin' WA

  • Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

    Sophia: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

  • A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

    A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

  • Buñuel in Hollywood

    Buñuel in Hollywood

  • 100 Greatest Stand-Ups

    100 Greatest Stand-Ups

  • The Battle of Amfar

    The Battle of Amfar

  • The Front

    The Front

  • Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

    Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin

  • Fight of the Century

    Fight of the Century

  • Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

    Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On!

  • Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

    Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

  • Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

    Marvin Hamlisch: What He Did For Love

  • Woody Allen: A Life in Film

    Woody Allen: A Life in Film

  • To Woody Allen from Europe with Love

    To Woody Allen from Europe with Love

  • Woody Allen Looks at 1967

    Woody Allen Looks at 1967

  • Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women

    Casablancas: The Man Who Loved Women

  • Woody Allen: An American Comedy

    Woody Allen: An American Comedy

  • The Language Master

    The Language Master

  • Light Keeps Me Company

    Light Keeps Me Company

  • To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

    To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore

  • Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman

    Woody Allen on Ingmar Bergman

  • … But Film Is My Mistress

    … But Film Is My Mistress

  • CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

    CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel

  • The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

    The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

  • The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

    The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell

  • Jack Paar: Smart Television

    Jack Paar: Smart Television

  • Wild Man Blues

    Wild Man Blues

  • The Woody Allen Special

    The Woody Allen Special

  • François Truffaut, une autobiographie

    François Truffaut, une autobiographie

  • Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

    Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures - The Legend of Sid Caesar

  • Life Is Bearable at Times...

    Life Is Bearable at Times...

  • Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen

    Question de temps: Une heure avec Woody Allen

  • Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen

    Un día en Nueva York con Woody Allen

  • Woody Allen: Standup Comic

    Woody Allen: Standup Comic

  • Mr. Fischer's Chair

    Mr. Fischer's Chair

  • Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is

    Howard Cosell: Telling It Like It Is

  • Woody Allen: Granada 1971

    Woody Allen: Granada 1971