Biography
Popular entertainment's jack-of-all-trades for more than 50 years, Steve Allen amassed a truly amazing body of work as an incredibly prolific talk show host, comedian, composer, actor, recording artist, playwright, lecturer and author. Emerging from the world of radio in the late-1940s, Allen moved to television where he hosted "Tonight Starring Steve Allen" (NBC, 1953-57), the late night talk show that laid the groundwork for Carson, …
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Career Milestones
| Hosted "Tonight Show" | ||
| Hosted and wrote "The Meeting of the Minds" (PBS) | ||
| Hosted syndicated talk show | ||
| Moderated "I've Got a Secret" | ||
| Starred on prime time "The Steve Allen Show"; later title, "The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" | ||
1942 | Began professional career as radio announcer, station KOY, Phoenix Arizona | |
1945 | First job as comedian, Mutual Broadcasting System | |
1949 | Film debut as writer (of narration) and performer, "Down Memory Lane" | |
1950 | Served as M.C. of "Songs for Sale" | |
1953 | First Broadway performance, "The Pink Elephant" | |
1955 | Wrote first book, "Fourteen For Tonight" | |
Awards
1957 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Personality-Continuing Performance |
1958 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Continuing Performance (Male) In a Series By a in The Steve Allen Show |
1959 | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Performance By an Actor (Continuing Character) In in The Steve Allen Show |
1987 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer In a Drama Series in St. Elsewhere |