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GSNTue, May 13, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNTue, May 13, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
GSNWed, May 14, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNWed, May 14, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
GSNThu, May 15, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNThu, May 15, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
GSNFri, May 16, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNFri, May 16, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
GSNSat, May 17, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNSat, May 17, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
FMCSat, May 17, 9:30 AMI'll Get ByBuy
IFCSat, May 17, 9:00 PMThe PlayerBuy
GSNSun, May 18, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
IFCSun, May 18, 3:05 AMThe PlayerBuy
GSNSun, May 18, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
GSNMon, May 19, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNMon, May 19, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
FMCMon, May 19, 9:30 AMI'll Get ByBuy
GSNTue, May 20, 3:00 AMWhat's My Line?Buy
GSNTue, May 20, 3:30 AMI've Got a SecretBuy
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Steve Allen Biography

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  • Birth Name: Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen
  • Birth Place: New York City, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/26/1921, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 10/30/2000
  • Profession: TV host; composer; actor; comic; author; lyricist
Steve Allen Fast Facts:
  • Started out as a radio disc jockey in the '40s; in 1954, he landed a gig as the first host of what became The Tonight Show and single-handedly invented the late-night talk show genre, mixing monologues, interviews, musical guests, skits, audience interaction and on-the-street pranks.
  • A prolific songwriter with over 8,500 tunes to his credit, he once bet singer Frankie Laine $1,000 that he could write 50 songs a day for a week. He did — in the window of a Hollywood music store. One of them, "Let's Go to Church (Next Sunday Morning)" was recorded by Perry Como. "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" is among his other standards. 
  • Penned more than 50 books.
  • An outspoken social and political activist, he was a vocal opponent of capital punishment and nuclear proliferation, and considered running for Congress in the '60s.
  • Was inducted into the TV Academy Hall of Fame in 1986 along with Fred Coe, Walt Disney, Jackie Gleason, Mary Tyler Moore, Frank Stanton and Burr Tillstrom.
    Steve Allen Relationships:
  • Jayne Meadows - Wife
  • Brian Allen - Son
  • Carroll Allen - Father
  • David Allen - Son
  • Dorothy Goodman - Ex-wife
  • Isabelle Allen - Mother
  • Stephen Allen Jr. - Son
  • William Christopher Allen - Son

  • Steve Allen Awards:
  • 1958 Emmy: Best Continuing Performance in a Series by a Man Who Essentially Plays Himself - Nominee
  • 1957 Emmy: Best Male Personality - Continuing Performance - Nominee
  • 1959 Emmy: Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Program Achievement - Special Class - Nominee
  • 1978 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1963 Grammy: Best Original Jazz Composition - Winner
  • 1951 Emmy: Best Performance by an Actor (Continuing Character) in a Musical or Variety Series - Nominee
  • 1977 Peabody: Personal Award - Winner

  • College:
  • Attended Drake University, Des Moines, IA; attended Arizona State Teachers College, Tempe, AZ
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